Recruitment Counselor Question

[jillybean123]

I am applying to be a rcruitment counselor at my school. One of the questions on the formis as follows

" Explain the idea of "Panhellenic Spirit" and it importance to our(the greek) sysem"

Does anyone have any ideas on how they would answer this???????

Thanks, Jill

[AGDLynn]

Panhellenic means all Greek even though, technically sorority isn't a Greek word, it's Latin...anyway..lol

By promoting Greek spirit, you are promoting the existence of the Greek system at your school. Just think of what your sorority/fraternity stands for. The other groups may have different symbols and rituals than yours but we are all Greek.

Sororities and fraternities depend on each other to promote our concepts of sisterhood/brotherhood, philanthropy, scholarship, etc.

Even though individual sorority members may not get along, it is important to promote a united front. As Eric Conrad, TKE, has said on another post, someone is at the top of the list and someone is at the bottom. If the bottom sorority/fraternity goes away, that leaves someone new to be the bottom group. Eventually, that may lead to no Greek organizations on campus.


Good luck with your application. It can be a tough yet rewarding job.

[aephi alum]

I don't know how I'd answer that. I was probably asked something similar on my rho chi application, but I don't remember what I wrote.

AGDLynn has given some good advice. You may want to talk about some of the benefits of sorority life in general, and the good that GLOs do for the university and local community. But keep it in terms of "all sororities" or "all GLOs" rather than "my sorority".

Good luck with the application - The year I was a rho chi was my most enjoyable year of rush.