Today's installation ceremony was really great! I especially loved Sharelle's "Charge" message. It really kind of inspired me to know that all 4 execs really are going to do amazing things in the next year even though we have no idea what these accomplishments will be yet. Over the past month, I think I've been so busy just trying to check things off my to do list and just get done what needs to be done that I forgot to sit back and actually think about the purpose for these things. This ceremony was really inspiring and reminded me again of my purpose here at OSU and as a Greek life member.
The other really cool thing to think about is how we are the first officers to use the new office in the Union! I can't even imagine what kind of traditions we can start and which ones will still be around 50 years from now!
This was a great way to wrap up the week and to get us into gear for our St. Louis trip very soon!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED TODAY??
For our in class assignment, we were asked to go around campus in search of fellow Greeks to ask them a few questions. There were three questions regarding ritual, chapter involvement and priorities. These three questions seemed easy enough to ask, harder to answer, and were even more difficult to hear. The answers sure did shed some unfortunate life on the amount of knowledge and lack of values within the Greek community.
As soon as we were told to find fellow Greeks, my mind went immediately to the O Patio. I even whispered to Sam that this was where we should head first...so we did. I spoke to a gentleman who was not afraid to give me the truth. What did his fraternity spend the most time on? Partying, drinking and girls. What was his motto? "Sex, drugs, and FRATeral." Seriously???! What kind of service did they do? ..uh can't remember is the reply I got. However...he did recite his Creed for me.
So, as for the "Sex,drugs and frateral" comment, I was at first annoyed that he wasn't taking the questions seriously. We all wanted real answers, and he was joking around. But..after thinking about this for a while, the answer he gave me might have been the real truth. Maybe this is what his fraternity spends time on, what they like to do, and don't really care about other opportunities out there. Afterall, he did throw out those answers in .343464 seconds and then asked if he would get in trouble for his answers. Anyways, this just showed me that maybe for some people, the point of fraternity life was only partying, drinking, and girls.
Please only watch the first 20 seconds of the video..
Seems like exactly what this gentleman was describing...
As for the next house I stopped at, the girls were able to give much more service oriented/purpose driven answers. They could not however, remember the words to their Creed and then preceded to say it was a secret.
The next house really made me understand the point of this interaction (at least I think so). I asked them all the same questions, and they could not answer any of the questions with straight answers. They had to think about what their chapter spends the most time on, what their values were, and most surprisingly...revealed that they did not know what a Creed was and that it was probably too long to remember anyways.
So what happened today? I realized that working with the 4 council exec boards, we as the leaders, are obviously not categorized into the general consensus of Greek life. We know our purposes, know our Creed, and find more purpose in Greek life than partying. We are not the reason that Greeks run into so many complications trying to reverse the stereotype. But, we are the minority in our beliefs. This is why it is so hard to build up our reputation and reach out to all the non Greeks because there are too many Greeks living up the stereotypes to the maximum potential. I realized even more that our quest to change Greek life is going to be much more difficult to do because how can we make a difference if individual chapters don't even know their purpose of existance?
The saddest thing I heard all day? One gentleman told me, "IFC makes the rules, and we are here to rebel against them." Now where are we even supposed to start with that???
As soon as we were told to find fellow Greeks, my mind went immediately to the O Patio. I even whispered to Sam that this was where we should head first...so we did. I spoke to a gentleman who was not afraid to give me the truth. What did his fraternity spend the most time on? Partying, drinking and girls. What was his motto? "Sex, drugs, and FRATeral." Seriously???! What kind of service did they do? ..uh can't remember is the reply I got. However...he did recite his Creed for me.
So, as for the "Sex,drugs and frateral" comment, I was at first annoyed that he wasn't taking the questions seriously. We all wanted real answers, and he was joking around. But..after thinking about this for a while, the answer he gave me might have been the real truth. Maybe this is what his fraternity spends time on, what they like to do, and don't really care about other opportunities out there. Afterall, he did throw out those answers in .343464 seconds and then asked if he would get in trouble for his answers. Anyways, this just showed me that maybe for some people, the point of fraternity life was only partying, drinking, and girls.
Please only watch the first 20 seconds of the video..
Seems like exactly what this gentleman was describing...
As for the next house I stopped at, the girls were able to give much more service oriented/purpose driven answers. They could not however, remember the words to their Creed and then preceded to say it was a secret.
The next house really made me understand the point of this interaction (at least I think so). I asked them all the same questions, and they could not answer any of the questions with straight answers. They had to think about what their chapter spends the most time on, what their values were, and most surprisingly...revealed that they did not know what a Creed was and that it was probably too long to remember anyways.
So what happened today? I realized that working with the 4 council exec boards, we as the leaders, are obviously not categorized into the general consensus of Greek life. We know our purposes, know our Creed, and find more purpose in Greek life than partying. We are not the reason that Greeks run into so many complications trying to reverse the stereotype. But, we are the minority in our beliefs. This is why it is so hard to build up our reputation and reach out to all the non Greeks because there are too many Greeks living up the stereotypes to the maximum potential. I realized even more that our quest to change Greek life is going to be much more difficult to do because how can we make a difference if individual chapters don't even know their purpose of existance?
The saddest thing I heard all day? One gentleman told me, "IFC makes the rules, and we are here to rebel against them." Now where are we even supposed to start with that???
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
"I'm trying to sell these bus tickets for some children's tylenol..."
So on the way home from our PHA exec meeting tonight, Sam, Julie, and I were stopped by a woman who look frazzled and worried. This woman said she lived somewhere close to Summit and 4th, wasn't recieving her social security money until next week, had a brain injury which makes her disabled, and works two days a week. She was explaining how her 4 yr old was at home for the past two days suffering from a 104.9 fever and she simply was trying to trade in her bus tickets for some money to buy children's tylenol...
I am going to be a nurse in the near future. This broke my heart and messed with my conscience that I chose not to help her. I didn't have really any money to give her, but I could have given her what I did have. However, I suggested that she call 911 and have the paramedics bring her son to the hospital..she responded that she didn't have enough money and that this would ruin her credit. So, we walked away and she went onto the next people she could find.
These kinds of situations happen all the time. Homeless people approach us for change, we tend to ignore them. But this lady looked like she was about to cry and seemed very worried about her son, despite not utilizing the necessary resources to get help for her son ASAP. So, upon talking with this woman, my first instinct was that this poor woman really does need help..then about 3 seconds later, my instincts tell me that she is lying to get money. But as I walk away, I kept thinking to myself...what if she wasn't lying? What if she really did need help? What if she really didn't have any money and was genuninely worried about her son's situation and how she would handle it? What if this woman's "homeless" appearance is what is stopping me, and everyone she runs into, from helping her?
So, in the midst of interviewing a gazillion people for Greek Week exec board, this got me thinking...so many people seem qualified for these positions, but how do I know from these 20 minute interactions that these people are who they say they are? First impressions mean so much...how do I know these people aren't just good at interviewing? How do we know they are going to actually doing the jobs they say they will? Or, how do I know that the quiet, more reserved people who aren't as enthsuiastic in their interviews are less qualified that everyone else? I hate that we have to judge so much off first impressions and guage how capable someone is based off a 20 minute interview. I hate that I judged in 20 seconds that the woman begging for help was homeless and lying.
It's the same for exec..how do we know that we are all going to do what we say? Yes, we are responsible for holding eachother accountable but in the end, it's up to us as individual leaders to live up to what we said we are capable of during our interview process? What is it that even makes us more willing do put in so much more effort than everyone else? And how do we automatically just trust that everyone is going to do their job to the best of their ability, just because those may be our own personal intentions?
I am going to be a nurse in the near future. This broke my heart and messed with my conscience that I chose not to help her. I didn't have really any money to give her, but I could have given her what I did have. However, I suggested that she call 911 and have the paramedics bring her son to the hospital..she responded that she didn't have enough money and that this would ruin her credit. So, we walked away and she went onto the next people she could find.
These kinds of situations happen all the time. Homeless people approach us for change, we tend to ignore them. But this lady looked like she was about to cry and seemed very worried about her son, despite not utilizing the necessary resources to get help for her son ASAP. So, upon talking with this woman, my first instinct was that this poor woman really does need help..then about 3 seconds later, my instincts tell me that she is lying to get money. But as I walk away, I kept thinking to myself...what if she wasn't lying? What if she really did need help? What if she really didn't have any money and was genuninely worried about her son's situation and how she would handle it? What if this woman's "homeless" appearance is what is stopping me, and everyone she runs into, from helping her?
So, in the midst of interviewing a gazillion people for Greek Week exec board, this got me thinking...so many people seem qualified for these positions, but how do I know from these 20 minute interactions that these people are who they say they are? First impressions mean so much...how do I know these people aren't just good at interviewing? How do we know they are going to actually doing the jobs they say they will? Or, how do I know that the quiet, more reserved people who aren't as enthsuiastic in their interviews are less qualified that everyone else? I hate that we have to judge so much off first impressions and guage how capable someone is based off a 20 minute interview. I hate that I judged in 20 seconds that the woman begging for help was homeless and lying.
It's the same for exec..how do we know that we are all going to do what we say? Yes, we are responsible for holding eachother accountable but in the end, it's up to us as individual leaders to live up to what we said we are capable of during our interview process? What is it that even makes us more willing do put in so much more effort than everyone else? And how do we automatically just trust that everyone is going to do their job to the best of their ability, just because those may be our own personal intentions?
Thursday, January 21, 2010
What makes me ME?
Values are what define a person. It is what separates one individual from another, what separates a good leader from a bad one, and what is the basis for finding self fulfillment. Values develop from an individual's upbringing, education, environment, and current and past issues surrounding them. It is how these individuals learn from these situations and take important lessons from their experience that strengthen their values.
My values are something that I strive to live by each day. My family is my top priority and I would give anything up to make sure my family stayed intact. However, I am sad that I have not always appreciated my family and realized how important they are until I came to college. I value my friendships and my passion for helping others whether they are friends, patients, or acquaintances. I think that finding true friends is something that is rare, and I try to show appreciation to the people that I care about as much as I can. As for everyday values, I also value my education because I know it is my key to becoming a successful nurse practitioner someday. I also hold respect, compassion for others, hard work, and responsibility as my values that I try to live up to. However, there are many days when I fail. There are times when I say something that I know I don't mean, give in to something when I know in my heart I don't want to do it, and waste time doing things when I clearly know I have more important things to do with my time. I say and do things that I know don't represent who I am, and I wonder why I said that particular statement or participated in something I didn't really believe in.
In this really busy time, it's so easy to forget the important things in life. When you're involved in Greek life, working, studying, and trying accomplish a million other tasks, it's easy just to get done what you need to get done. It's easy to forget what is truly important to you. It's easy to only focus on yourself. It's easy to forget your values.
I'm really glad that we are talking about our values because I am sitting here forced to refresh my mind about what makes me different from everyone else. Because my schedule is so jam packed with things to get done, I'm glad that I'm reminded to sit here and pick out the things that really are important to me. And, it's reinforced once again that because we have these positions, we are held to such a higher standard now. We can't be successful in all the changes we want to implement if we don't show the rest of the community that we are living by our values. I would not respect nor follow a Greek leader that was contradictory in their words and actions. So, remembering my values and being forced to really think about them has made me more motivated to bring the best I can to my position.
Watch this funny video below to see how values come in all different shapes and sizes, backgrounds, and develop from personal events.
I believe that as long as a person knows in their heart what they believe in, what they stand for, and live these beliefs through their actions, that in the big scheme of life, nothing else really really matters. This is will lead to self fulfillment and feeling successful in their accomplishments. This speaker couldn't have said it any better..."Success comes in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes it comes in color coordinated socks."
My values are something that I strive to live by each day. My family is my top priority and I would give anything up to make sure my family stayed intact. However, I am sad that I have not always appreciated my family and realized how important they are until I came to college. I value my friendships and my passion for helping others whether they are friends, patients, or acquaintances. I think that finding true friends is something that is rare, and I try to show appreciation to the people that I care about as much as I can. As for everyday values, I also value my education because I know it is my key to becoming a successful nurse practitioner someday. I also hold respect, compassion for others, hard work, and responsibility as my values that I try to live up to. However, there are many days when I fail. There are times when I say something that I know I don't mean, give in to something when I know in my heart I don't want to do it, and waste time doing things when I clearly know I have more important things to do with my time. I say and do things that I know don't represent who I am, and I wonder why I said that particular statement or participated in something I didn't really believe in.
In this really busy time, it's so easy to forget the important things in life. When you're involved in Greek life, working, studying, and trying accomplish a million other tasks, it's easy just to get done what you need to get done. It's easy to forget what is truly important to you. It's easy to only focus on yourself. It's easy to forget your values.
I'm really glad that we are talking about our values because I am sitting here forced to refresh my mind about what makes me different from everyone else. Because my schedule is so jam packed with things to get done, I'm glad that I'm reminded to sit here and pick out the things that really are important to me. And, it's reinforced once again that because we have these positions, we are held to such a higher standard now. We can't be successful in all the changes we want to implement if we don't show the rest of the community that we are living by our values. I would not respect nor follow a Greek leader that was contradictory in their words and actions. So, remembering my values and being forced to really think about them has made me more motivated to bring the best I can to my position.
Watch this funny video below to see how values come in all different shapes and sizes, backgrounds, and develop from personal events.
I believe that as long as a person knows in their heart what they believe in, what they stand for, and live these beliefs through their actions, that in the big scheme of life, nothing else really really matters. This is will lead to self fulfillment and feeling successful in their accomplishments. This speaker couldn't have said it any better..."Success comes in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes it comes in color coordinated socks."
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
"It's no mystery why Greek Life gets a bad rep..."
I was on facebook looking at all of new and exciting Bid Day pictures when I came across this:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?id=1418430017&pid=30856829#/photo.php?id=1434960052&pid=30949623
Please read the comments under the picture.
Unfortunately, I agree with this person that for non Greeks, the Greek community can be very non inviting to the outside world. Now I understand that this sorority wanted to make their new members feel extra special and privileged, but I think that the message is actually hurtful to non greeks, as well as those new members who didn't get into the house of their choice.
In class last week, I remember talking about how non Greeks have a stereotypical view of Greek life and that they don't understand that we truly are different until they become part of our community. I feel like the battle towards changing our stereotype is going to be a long and slow process. Those of us who are not the "typical sorority girl" can prove we are different through our community service, by reaching out to others, and by living by our personal and fraternal values. However, it's little incidents like these that have so much impact and seem to set the entire Greek community backwards towards changing our stereotype. If we really want to change and prove that greek life isn't all about partying, boys, and catty girls, then the only way a significant change can occur is if ALL the Greek houses are on board.
I'm usually an optomistic person, but I believe that in order to improve the Greek reputation as a whole is something that may or may not ever happen at OSU...
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?id=1418430017&pid=30856829#/photo.php?id=1434960052&pid=30949623
Please read the comments under the picture.
Unfortunately, I agree with this person that for non Greeks, the Greek community can be very non inviting to the outside world. Now I understand that this sorority wanted to make their new members feel extra special and privileged, but I think that the message is actually hurtful to non greeks, as well as those new members who didn't get into the house of their choice.
In class last week, I remember talking about how non Greeks have a stereotypical view of Greek life and that they don't understand that we truly are different until they become part of our community. I feel like the battle towards changing our stereotype is going to be a long and slow process. Those of us who are not the "typical sorority girl" can prove we are different through our community service, by reaching out to others, and by living by our personal and fraternal values. However, it's little incidents like these that have so much impact and seem to set the entire Greek community backwards towards changing our stereotype. If we really want to change and prove that greek life isn't all about partying, boys, and catty girls, then the only way a significant change can occur is if ALL the Greek houses are on board.
I'm usually an optomistic person, but I believe that in order to improve the Greek reputation as a whole is something that may or may not ever happen at OSU...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Mission Statements...
After reading Tyler's blog about Alpha Phi Alpha's Fraternity mission statement and their purpose to serve their members, I got to thinking about my own sorority's mission statement.
Alpha Xi Delta believes "Inspiring women to realize their potential" means we must dedicate ourselves to helping our members recognize and maximize their own strengths and talents. Our Fraternity is dedicated to helping our members develop life skills; to creating an environment in which Alpha Xi Delta members continuously support one another and their community in meaningful, genuine ways; and to ensuring that our members have a fun, socially rich collegiate experience.
I copied this from the national AXiD website. I know that one reason I fit so well with my sorority is that I do have a lot of the same values and goals as what the above statement includes. However, I'm aware that the basic message of every fraternal organization is dedicated to helping their members reach new potential, develop as a person, and give back to the community. Nevertheless, with the values topic we discussed in class and with recruitment refreshening my mind about the importance of rituals, I have been thinking about how my chapter lives up to our values.
Our motto is "Inspiring women to realize their potential." This is a concept that my sorority really strives for, however, I think that if an individual is dedicated to the organization in which they belong, strive for continous improvement, and take on leadership positions, then yes, a sorority will help them realize what they are capable of. But,just being a member doesn't really do anything if the member doesn't want to be involved and seek opportunities. I think that that's where a lot of women in Greek life go wrong and don't realize what Greek life truly can do for them....too many are just in it for the fun and partying... (which is where the whole stereotype issues come into play).
So, I have realized that I don't want to see women in my chapter become of like this if I have anything to do with it. Because I am one of the member educators for the winter pledge class, I think that I can help live up to Alpha Xi's values by presenting these new women with ways to get involved and for them to realize their abilities early in their Greek experience. I've been so busy just trying to sort paperwork and follow the manuals and plan a schedule than covers all the basics that I forgot to really think about how to seriously contribute to their well being and individual development of the new members. So, I'm really glad that we had this topic to talk about this past week!
Alpha Xi Delta believes "Inspiring women to realize their potential" means we must dedicate ourselves to helping our members recognize and maximize their own strengths and talents. Our Fraternity is dedicated to helping our members develop life skills; to creating an environment in which Alpha Xi Delta members continuously support one another and their community in meaningful, genuine ways; and to ensuring that our members have a fun, socially rich collegiate experience.
I copied this from the national AXiD website. I know that one reason I fit so well with my sorority is that I do have a lot of the same values and goals as what the above statement includes. However, I'm aware that the basic message of every fraternal organization is dedicated to helping their members reach new potential, develop as a person, and give back to the community. Nevertheless, with the values topic we discussed in class and with recruitment refreshening my mind about the importance of rituals, I have been thinking about how my chapter lives up to our values.
Our motto is "Inspiring women to realize their potential." This is a concept that my sorority really strives for, however, I think that if an individual is dedicated to the organization in which they belong, strive for continous improvement, and take on leadership positions, then yes, a sorority will help them realize what they are capable of. But,just being a member doesn't really do anything if the member doesn't want to be involved and seek opportunities. I think that that's where a lot of women in Greek life go wrong and don't realize what Greek life truly can do for them....too many are just in it for the fun and partying... (which is where the whole stereotype issues come into play).
So, I have realized that I don't want to see women in my chapter become of like this if I have anything to do with it. Because I am one of the member educators for the winter pledge class, I think that I can help live up to Alpha Xi's values by presenting these new women with ways to get involved and for them to realize their abilities early in their Greek experience. I've been so busy just trying to sort paperwork and follow the manuals and plan a schedule than covers all the basics that I forgot to really think about how to seriously contribute to their well being and individual development of the new members. So, I'm really glad that we had this topic to talk about this past week!
Thursday, January 14, 2010
I love my PB&J!
So the question is...Why did we choose to start a class about Fraternal Change with a service project, and what did you learn about yourself and your peers as a result of our shared experiences today?
Well...I think we started off our class by doing a service project because of the important, life changing concept we started talking about with Pay It Forward. I think that it is really easy for people to hear a concept, understand it...and then do nothing about it. Even if it is such a great idea, many people lack the motivation to participate in something new and shy away from their normal routine. So, I think it makes perfect sense as to why we made 300 PBJs to donate to the Holy Family Soup Kitchen. We heard of a great concept and ran with it! To be honest, I love the movie Pay It Forward, but I probably wouldn't get up and go do something right away for someone else. I'm glad that while making the sandwiches, we had the basic movie concepts fresh in our minds and were actually able to service others. I know that with how crazy everyone's schedules are, it can be hard to do things for other people. This was a great refresher of how good it feels to forget about how much I have on my to-do list and realize that no matter how much I stress out, there is always someone out there with more significant problems than me that I can actually help them with.
I think another reason for starting off our class with a service project is to get us thinking about how we CAN contribute more as a community. A lot of people mentioned during our class that we have so many resources available to help others, yet we as a community, we seem to be doing a minimal job. If we want the rest of the Greek community to live up to our values of service more effectively and have this recognized by the rest of the non Greek population, it has to start with the leaders of the Greek organizations. We have to practice what we preach in order to change the way people think about fraternities and sororities.
What did I learn about everyone? Well first off, everyone was very generous about sharing their peanut butter... and we have a new talent if changing the world doesn't work out how we planned. But really, I think that I am starting to realize that with such a strong group of leaders, we really can start to make a difference if we all work together. We made 300 sandwiches in about 30 min...we could do a lot in 52 weeks. I learned that we all seem to be on board with this Pay It Forward concept and that we seem to collectively agree that it starts with us. I'm not really sure exactly what I learned about myself this week, but part of the reason I wanted to be part of PHA was to learn more about myself and my abilities/weaknesses. I know I have a lot to discover in these next 52 weeks in myself and in everyone else!
Well...I think we started off our class by doing a service project because of the important, life changing concept we started talking about with Pay It Forward. I think that it is really easy for people to hear a concept, understand it...and then do nothing about it. Even if it is such a great idea, many people lack the motivation to participate in something new and shy away from their normal routine. So, I think it makes perfect sense as to why we made 300 PBJs to donate to the Holy Family Soup Kitchen. We heard of a great concept and ran with it! To be honest, I love the movie Pay It Forward, but I probably wouldn't get up and go do something right away for someone else. I'm glad that while making the sandwiches, we had the basic movie concepts fresh in our minds and were actually able to service others. I know that with how crazy everyone's schedules are, it can be hard to do things for other people. This was a great refresher of how good it feels to forget about how much I have on my to-do list and realize that no matter how much I stress out, there is always someone out there with more significant problems than me that I can actually help them with.
I think another reason for starting off our class with a service project is to get us thinking about how we CAN contribute more as a community. A lot of people mentioned during our class that we have so many resources available to help others, yet we as a community, we seem to be doing a minimal job. If we want the rest of the Greek community to live up to our values of service more effectively and have this recognized by the rest of the non Greek population, it has to start with the leaders of the Greek organizations. We have to practice what we preach in order to change the way people think about fraternities and sororities.
What did I learn about everyone? Well first off, everyone was very generous about sharing their peanut butter... and we have a new talent if changing the world doesn't work out how we planned. But really, I think that I am starting to realize that with such a strong group of leaders, we really can start to make a difference if we all work together. We made 300 sandwiches in about 30 min...we could do a lot in 52 weeks. I learned that we all seem to be on board with this Pay It Forward concept and that we seem to collectively agree that it starts with us. I'm not really sure exactly what I learned about myself this week, but part of the reason I wanted to be part of PHA was to learn more about myself and my abilities/weaknesses. I know I have a lot to discover in these next 52 weeks in myself and in everyone else!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
First PHA meeting!
So... I promise I will post about the prompts and other stuff as soon as I can get to it tomorrow. But, today was a big day because I had my first PHA meeting! It was really great to finally start meeting all the people who will be helping us change the world :) So, Julie and I met to go over my new position, and when she handed over her huge 4 inch binder, I had a mild heart attack. But then, to my surprise, I opened it and saw there were about 10 pages inside. THANK YOU JULIE!! haha but seriously, I don't know many people on the 4 councils yet, and Julie is the first person I started getting to know. We talked all about our futures and how we both love little kids and old people and then talked about how we take on too many projects and then realize its time to take some things off our plates...but anyhow, I'm very excited to work with everyone and get to know eachother better! Maybe we should make fluffernutter sandwiches this week as our way of servicing others :)
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Here's to blogging!
Hey Everyone! My name is Amanda Chin, and I'm a junior here at OSU. I'm currently in my 2nd year in the nursing program and I feel lucky to have found a profession that I truly love!! I'm from Dublin and I love being able to go home whenever I want to to get some clean clothes, eat a home cooked meal, and see my family :) I have 3 younger brothers, one of whom is a freshman at OSU as well.
So the big question...Why am I even in a sorority? I know the entire time I was in highschool, I NEVER in a million years saw myself joining a sorority. I hate drama, I hated the thought of living in a house full of girls, and I honestly thought that sorority girls were stupid and catty. Welll.. It sure is funny to look back and see now that one of the biggest and most important parts of my life right now is my sorority. So, the whole sorority idea began when a good friend from HS joined Alpha Xi Delta. She contacted me all through fall and winter, asking me to consider rushing. I came up with every excuse in the book to avoid telling her that I was flat out uninterested. Spring came around, and my friend did not give up on me. She gave all the information about recruitment, what kinds of things she was involved in, talked about her new friends, etc, etc. After all of this, I decided just to check out spring informal recruitment. I thought that I at least owed it to Meggin to see what all the fuss was about since she had spent so much of her time persuading me. Recruitment and COBS came, I went to a couple houses and then went to Alpha Xi Delta just to see Meggin. All I can remember is sitting down and having a real conversation with all of her friends who were so warming and welcoming to me. I went back to a couple more COBs, found that I truly enjoyed getting to know these women, and found myself accepting a bid from AXID a couple days later. I'm thankful that Meggin never gave up on me because joining Greek life has been the best decision I have made while being at OSU. I have met so many great people, met some of my absolute best friends, found my niche at such a huge school, and have been given so many wonderful opportunties (like PHA!!!) that I otherwise wouldn't have.
Well, sorry for typing up a book here..I guess you could say I like to share how I've gotten to the place I am today. So the other big question, how do I feel about this class? Well, not going to lie, but I'm not that pumped for Friday class. BUT, this class seems like it's going to be a lot of fun and I don't think I'm going to mind doing the work for EDU 270. I excited to meet all you awesome people, get a break from my nursing classes, and of course, CHANGE THE WORLD :)
See you all tomorrow!
So the big question...Why am I even in a sorority? I know the entire time I was in highschool, I NEVER in a million years saw myself joining a sorority. I hate drama, I hated the thought of living in a house full of girls, and I honestly thought that sorority girls were stupid and catty. Welll.. It sure is funny to look back and see now that one of the biggest and most important parts of my life right now is my sorority. So, the whole sorority idea began when a good friend from HS joined Alpha Xi Delta. She contacted me all through fall and winter, asking me to consider rushing. I came up with every excuse in the book to avoid telling her that I was flat out uninterested. Spring came around, and my friend did not give up on me. She gave all the information about recruitment, what kinds of things she was involved in, talked about her new friends, etc, etc. After all of this, I decided just to check out spring informal recruitment. I thought that I at least owed it to Meggin to see what all the fuss was about since she had spent so much of her time persuading me. Recruitment and COBS came, I went to a couple houses and then went to Alpha Xi Delta just to see Meggin. All I can remember is sitting down and having a real conversation with all of her friends who were so warming and welcoming to me. I went back to a couple more COBs, found that I truly enjoyed getting to know these women, and found myself accepting a bid from AXID a couple days later. I'm thankful that Meggin never gave up on me because joining Greek life has been the best decision I have made while being at OSU. I have met so many great people, met some of my absolute best friends, found my niche at such a huge school, and have been given so many wonderful opportunties (like PHA!!!) that I otherwise wouldn't have.
Well, sorry for typing up a book here..I guess you could say I like to share how I've gotten to the place I am today. So the other big question, how do I feel about this class? Well, not going to lie, but I'm not that pumped for Friday class. BUT, this class seems like it's going to be a lot of fun and I don't think I'm going to mind doing the work for EDU 270. I excited to meet all you awesome people, get a break from my nursing classes, and of course, CHANGE THE WORLD :)
See you all tomorrow!
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