Sister Unity
 

What are some unity activites that can make my chapter closer as a whole. Things that we could do if we had a sister unity workshop. Please anyones help would be appreciated. thank you for your help in advance

no fraternities or sororites have done any type of unity activites????

Ropes Courses are a great team building opportunity...

Do you guys have sister retreats?

Hi honey. Some ideas ~

~ at a CD, have each member write her name at the top of a piece of paper. Circle the papers through the room -- each sister writes what she respects/likes/admires about me on the sheet of paper with my name on it.

~ have a sleepover. Self-explanatory!

~ have a candle-passing -- for that matter, anything you did to get to know each other as Phis.



what, more specifically, are you looking for?

It's been said already, but Candle Pass is the possible way to bond. It's emotional and you'll shed some tears ( we do at least) but it's worth it in the end.

Sister Retreat- try going to another city, or state- road trips are always bonding experiances.

Monthly Dinners- you can do it every month or just for Holidays-- have everyone bring something so it will be inexspencive

Sister Kegs- your favorite girls and your favorite beer.. always a fun time. try playing drinking games too!! It always results in a funny story.

Toilet Paper night- while hanging out together pass around a roll of toilet paper- have every sister write down as many nice things about the sister next to her as possible. One nice thing goes on each ply. Keep going until the entire roll has been used and then read it.

Or, depending on the size of your GLO, start an email. List everyone on it and write down what you love about everyone. Send it to everyone and tell them that they have to make their own. There was a time when my entire sorority was at each other's throats, and honesty--- This really helped us get back on track.

Hope that helped ;)

First of all, MSSTCY1 had some awesome ideas! I like the email idea especially! Another thing you can do, and this is easy at retreats, is a fireside. Just sitting around with your chapter with pillows, blankets, snacks and PJs and talking about your favorite experience with your chapter, or why you joined your chapter as opposed to another, or just talking about your life at that time can really help you bond with your sisters. We had a retreat once where everyone wrote a secret about themselves on a piece of paper, we shuffled them in a hat and everyone picked one. We would go one-by-one and read the secrets and everyone would get to guess who it was. This was really helpful in getting to know the wild side of some of my sisters. I never would have guessed some of the things that were written about certain individuals!

My chapter, as well as many Gamma Phi chapters, does love notes. We do them for our little sisses especially. Everyone writes a personalized note to each little (or senior, or rush group member depending on what we're doing at that time) telling them why they are so amazing. I have a book that my big gave me and all my love notes from rush, senior bye-bye weeks, my new member period, and just random notes are in the book. I cherish that book like you wouldn't believe!

Hope these ideas help!

Our unity is accomplished in a variety of ways. We do have several sisterhood events throughout the semester. In the past we have done things such as indoor rock climbing, canoeing. Not such phyiscal activities like camping and scavenger hunts are always fun. that is some good bonding time! We also try to incorporate family dinners. that way you get close and get to know your grand big/little too.
But some of the best ways to maintain unity is just having good old girl time. for us the best time is getting ready for a party. all of us singing and dancing, tyring to decide what to wear is always comical.
we aslo watch those reality tv shows together. lately its been all about american idol and bachelorette. Just sitting around the TV is so relaxing and its good bonding as well.

Thank you guys so much these are great ideas

What's a candle pass? Is it just a Phi Mu thing?

We do a candle pass too.
You are in a circle, lights off, there is one lit candle. You pass it around and talk about whatever you like, from family issues, to school, and of course the house. Only the person with the candle can talk and nothing can ever be mentioned again. (unless brought up by the person who said it during the circle) That is a big thing! We call it Tau Silence, it is up there with ritual silence. It allows people to air issues that are bothering them and really clear the air in the house. you need to have boxes of tissues or tp, people start crying a ton. This really helps us. we forget to ask some times and people have more in life than just the letters.

we do reatreat, bowling, potlucks, and are doing the 'Rules of Sex". It is going to reinforce women in their choices, ie abstience. We are aiming to talk about sexual assult on campus and helping women deal with the things that happen to them. Our aim is to have sisters realize that telling someone that they are being a dirty girl isn't proactive, rather, looking at what else is going on and how we can help her from doing destructive and dangerous behaviors. It will be moderated by a school counselor, who is female, also give women that connection to someone they can talk to about this issue.

hope that helps!
lil e

Phi Mu candle passes are a little different, but I think the *concept* is most important -- sisters opening up to each other.

We're working on this too and we played this awesome game...you stand in a doorway and have 2 girls on a chair w/a sheet....half of the girls go on one side of the door way and half go on the other. The two girls at the doorway hold the sheet up to cover it. Each team picks someone to go up to the doorway. When both from each team are in place in front of the sheet, the sheet is dropped and the girls standing there have to race to say eachother's name (first and last). Whoever's faster brings the other person with them to their side, and the sheet is brought back up to play again. This sounds easy enough...but trust me, IT'S NOT! Then, once everyone has gone once, Round 2 you shout the other person's major, Round 3 fav. color, Round 4 hometown....etc... You learn so much about your sisters, and it's really fun!