social ideas!

S_A_I · #1 12-09-2002, 11:21 PM

I was just wondering if you all could give me some ideas for some social things you do. At my chapter, we don't really do a lot of social things . . . We have a formal in the spring with Phi Mu Alpha and of course we have rush when we (sometimes) go of campu and do things but that's about it. I'd love to see my chapter do more sisterhood things and I'd love some ideas!

Also, I'd love to see us get more involved on campus as far as getting our name out there . . . any ideas are more than welcome!

Love and Roses,
Jessica

Aiya · #2 12-19-2002, 03:25 AM

Social ideas.... wow do my roommate and I (our chapter's social committee) have alot! Ok, so for starters, we all have to get recital attendance for our major or for class or something, so we get together before professional performances. This semester we had dinner before La Boheme and Brunch before Bach's Brandenburg Concertos. We also had a date function to a minor league hockey game. For homecoming we got a block for Gator Growl and had various bbq's during that time. Next semester we have formal with PMA, sisterhood spa night, a moonlight canoe trip date function and Fondue with Porgy and Bess (one of our Professor's Touring company is making a stop in town so we are going to go see her... she's an national arts associate). At the end of finals in may we are going to Music Midtown in Atlanta (an annual thing) and over the summer we do a ropes course or something of that nature. Plus we do lots of unofficial stuff, like tonight we went on a mini-road trip (drove for an hour and a half to see LOR Two Towers) or we have dinners at people's houses.
hope this helps,
PM me with any questions,
Alison

Aiya · #3 12-19-2002, 03:30 AM

Oops, I almost forgot.... We are organizing a MUB (the music building here at UF) Music Greek Social with PMA, KKPsi, TBS and us for Feb. And then there are the Theme parties, the last one was a toga party and our next one is going to be "dress like something that starts with K", for after one of our sister's recitals (her name is Katie, hehe). Those are always tons of fun, we get great pictures. Also an idea for getting your name out, have the Greek photographer come to your events, wear letters (totes, cars, books, lavalier, shirts) all the time (make sure you have correct "attire") and let people know how much this means to you. We have grown exponentially because of the love that my MIT class has for SAI.
ok, that's really it,
Love and Roses,
Alison

sairose · #4 12-22-2002, 04:53 PM

We did something recently here at Epsilon Gamma that went well: we hosted a Date Night. All of our members brought a date, and we all went bowling and out to eat. This is great because not only does it make a great social function, but helps to get our letters out there (my date had never heard of SAI).

PMA here hosts Monday Night Football Parties every Monday night at Wings To Go, and SAIs are always invited. This is always a lot of fun; we rarely actually watch the game...we just hang out.

Hope this helps!

Winterbloom · #5 12-22-2002, 06:13 PM

We do a huge hayride every autumn. Susquehanna University is in a pretty rural part of PA, and one of the PMA brothers struck up a deal with a local farmer to let us have his tractor and two haybeds to haul the brothers and sisters to a spot in the fields where we have a huge bonfire, sing songs and make smores. It is the best time, ever. We can invite non-sisters, and when my big invited me before I'd made up my mind on SAI, it was one of the things that really cemented my desire to pledge.

I'd had an idea for a Chinese night for our chapter--get Chinese food in bulk, as most Chinese places will discount if you order a lot. We found this out from personal experience. But anyway, do up some Chinese food, decorate the house, put on some kung-fu movies, and have the two Chinese professors on campus and a couple of the Chinese students come and teach the sisters how to write their name in calligraphy. Not musical, per se, but loads of fun.

We do a lot of barbeques with Phi Mu Alpha--mostly midnight ones, and they're very informal, but great--especially on the reading days before finals in the spring. We had a luau the other Semptember. Didn't have a whole pig, but we barbequed in the backyard, made faux daquiris and piña coladas, handed out leis, and a few of the boys played Jimmy Buffet tunes in the yard. We even got out the tiki torches. It was a blast.

~Emma

Aiya · #6 12-22-2002, 06:38 PM

OMG, Winterbloom I didn't know you went to Susquehanna U. I went to see your choir sing when I was up north last march. The place I went was this big Polish Cathedral in Chalfont, PA. I remeber being so happy to see so many badges in the group, and went up and talked to you guys afterwards. It was a great performance as well. Were you at that concert?
Ciao,
Alison

Winterbloom · #7 12-22-2002, 09:55 PM

Nope, I'm in the University Chorale as opposed to the Choir. The Choir's generally the elites of the music school--voice majors, music ed majors, etc.

I'm a religion major and I do music for fun. Ergo, I don't cout, according to that particular director.

This being said, our Choir is a great ensemble, and I love their work. I'd love to perform with them, but c'est la vie...

~Emma