I didn't know...
I wanted to go greek and I had decided to take a semester off from school during the spring. My chapter is only 3 years old and a friend of mine had a brother who was engaged to a girl who was going to West Chester. It was mentioned in passing that she was a founding sister of a sorority (I didnt remember which one). Anyway I had been looking at West Chesters greek website to find out who was COB'ing and ZTA, who I wanted to pledge, was not. Then I saw Phi Mu and the name clicked... this was the sorority that the girl had helped establish. So I emailed the president and immediately we started talking and discovered we had a lot in common. I didn't look anywhere else and went home to Phi Mu. I love my chapter and I loved the women I met at the COB and wanted to be a part of that bond... I would later discover that a lot of the women I met were graduating and a lot of the newer incoming members I don't share that bond with.
It's a very frustrating situation, being that I would say I bleed rose and white and want to do as much as I can to help further establish us on campus. It seems that many of the newer members don't share my enthusiasm and it feels sometimes like I'm pulling teeth to get a sisterhood together. Our chapter isn't given the credit it deserves. And we need new ideas for a succesful philanthropy project (because our current one is not getting the job done).
So I sit here replying to this post and don't know wether to be happy or sad. Recruitment is fast approaching and I have been researching and getting other chapters ideas left and right... but then I can't help but think, will it be worth it in the end? Will we bring home enthuiastic women??
I love Phi Mu with all of my heart and even though I can't always find a bond with some of my sisters, I still have a bond with Phi Mu in that regardless of my frustrations I do as much as I can to be involved and stay involved...
LIOB,
Jess Linn
Phi Lambda Chapter
West Chester University
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