The excitement of fraternity and sorority recruitment is in the air. Today is August 1 and it signals the start of Delta Gamma’s #IAmASororityWoman campaign. I love sharing the stories of all Greek-letter organizations connecting the past to the present and the future. There are more than 1,200 posts on this blog and the search bar can help readers know more about their own and other GLOs.
Yes, I am confident we all love our organization the most, and yet, we are all family. The more success our organizations have, the better for all of us. And when one of the chapters fails and falls short of living up to their values, we all suffer. The world at large does not know the difference in our letters. We are all painted by the same brush when things go awry. It is incumbent upon all of us to make sure that we live up to the ideals we espouse and recite with conviction.
Kudos to Delta Gamma for their #IAmASororityWoman
The North-American Interfraternity Conference is debuting a “#myFraternity” campaign on September 12.
Phi Delta Theta’s new video (link below) is well done, without the braggadocio that can sneak into these kinds of things. The point is made that “You get out of it what you put into it.” Yes, that is true, but I would add that the more you put into it, the more you will get out of it. “Join the right fraternity for the right reasons,” is another wonderful point made in the video.
The core of any of the fraternities and sororities is friendship – a brotherhood or sisterhood – with the promise that one can be connected to the organization throughout their lifetime. Hearing alums say, “I am a…” rather than “I was a…” is an indicator of a great experience as a collegian. Staying involved past graduation, mentoring young members, helping plan for the future of the organization and supporting it financially with donations are a way of paying forward what one receives as a collegian.
