[Krista#78]

If only it were so simple, to join a completely non-dysfunctional chapter, well... there is no such thing. Because I would imagine that even a membership containing only one person, would still be dysfunctional at times. I know that if I were the only one, it would still be dysfunctional, and sisterhood, like family is never flawless.

One of the things our chapter has done is asked the question: "Why Beta Sigma Phi?". Why did you choose to join? Why are you glad you joined? What positive things does the sisterhood bring to your life? I was truly amazed at the responses by my sisters, and sharing the answers with the rest of the chapter was incredible. Our initial plan was to put a list of most of the answers on the back of a rush shirt with the "Why Beta Sigma Phi?" on the front, but budget constraints prevented that from happening. Instead, we (well, one of my ambitious sisters, actually) took some plain printer paper and a whole bunch of markers and made a poster for each answer. We then hung these up where we held our meetings. Sometimes, all of us just need that reminder of why? and sometimes we just need the push to bring back all those reasons.

I definitely wish you and Nu Eta the best, every chapter struggles with a variety of things at different times, but I'm sure that if you hold the torch up high and not hide it from the wind's fury, it will burn brighter as the days pass by.