retreat??

kbean · #1 07-24-2007, 04:04 PM

Hey guys!
I need help! The past couple of years our advisor plans our retreats. There not fun anymore! how can I change that'????
What are some good ideas for a sorority retreat??
-its for a weekend
-Non-alcoholic
-about 60 girls

any ideas????

please help out!

33girl · #2 07-24-2007, 04:27 PM

Is this a work retreat (i.e. to prepare for rush) or just a fun bonding retreat?

SoCalGirl · #3 07-24-2007, 09:25 PM

What do you currently do?

kbean · #4 07-25-2007, 01:22 PM

This is a bonding retreat
last year we did
- community service one day
- clean up the house
- helped the freshman move in (of course were wearing our letters)
- lock in at the house!!! (so called move night...)
- non-alcoholic
- 60 girls

I think we need more bonding time instead of just keepin us busy for a weekend. Most of the girls complain about it being non-alcoholic and the lock in, therefore not being able to see anyone that weekend (including our brother fraternity Mace)! It is the weekend before school starts. Our advisor does the planing and everything but now The president and vice president are planing it! we need help!

33girl · #5 07-25-2007, 01:31 PM

Does it have to be non-alcoholic? I mean, is there a point behind it? Most of the times when things are non-alcoholic it's because ritual is involved or you have work to do.

(and everyone, this is NOT an NPC sorority, so don't get your panties in a bunch about the alcohol factor)

Also, if at all possible, it sounds like it would be better to do this sort of thing midway through the summer, rather than right before everyone is coming back to school. I guess I don't understand the point of a retreat when you're all going to see each other in a week anyway.

fhchick22 · #6 07-25-2007, 02:40 PM

One thing that my sorority does at retreats is play "family feud." Grandbigs, bigs, and littles form teams and play against other families. Before you play the game each girl needs to fill out a questionaire that has general questions like "sister most likely to be wearing letters" or "sister most likely to be seen at the quad"

Its a lot of fun!!!

Another fun activity is that everyone puts their name in a bowl/envelope/whatever and people pick a name out of it. Then you create a collage out of old magazines representative of that the sisters name you picked.

Hope that helps!

kbean · #7 07-25-2007, 03:10 PM

It is a time to get together and bond.
its a tradition for about 20 years now
It has been fun in the past.. like the girls would look forward to it!
but now it just seems like a chore

how can i make this retreat fun again for me and the girls???