Well, I held Info Night in the campus center yesterday, and five girls came. Not bad. Three of them took membership applications with them, and they seemed really excited about the sorority. Best of all, they were already making suggestions and swapping ideas for future plans. That made me feel really happy.
One girl said that she needed to consider her other time commitments. I can certainly understand that.
The last girl really sort of puzzled me. She was very nice and gracious. She seemed very interested. She asked questions, and she even offered some ideas on advertising. But then when I passed out the membership applications, she put her hands up and said that she needed to get back to me. Maybe it was the money thing...I don't know. Maybe she needed to talk to her parents or something. It could be a million different things, but I'm just worrying that it had to do with the way I presented the sorority. I think I was just my bubbling-over-with-excitement self, but since I am a grad student and a teacher on campus, I sometimes put on my "teacher voice" without meaning to. These girls are all undergraduates, and I hope I didn't act too old!
Overall, I think the evening was a success. We arranged another meeting time, and the girls are going to work on making fliers. If I have as much fun as a member of Beta Sigma Phi as I did preparing for Info Night, I have plenty to look forward to. I spent yesterday afternoon baking cookies and decorating them with Greek letters. I made these cute little treat bags with Beta Sigma Phi in yellow lettering, and I tied them with yellow curly ribbon. Inside, I put strawberry candies (one of the sorority symbols is the strawberry) and black & yellow M&Ms (sorority colors). On the outside, I tied a tiny silk yellow rose in the ribbon (sorority flower).
Well, I think those are all of my details for now!
Erica
P.S.
MTSUGURL......The best way to find out if there are chapters in your area is to contact Keri Marshall in the membership department. You can e-mail them at
membership@betasigmaphi.org or call 1-888-Beta-2-b-1. If you can't find a chapter in your area, starting one is certainly possible. The organization is really advocating collegiate chapters right now. Keep in touch!!!