Grad Students as Phi Sig
HI All,
Thanks to my Iota Gamma Sister Beth I am now checking out Greek Chat. Anyway, one of the subjects I've noticed coming up is recruitment and the fact it is often hard, especially for campuses like CSU Dominguez Hills which are commuter based and the average age is 29.
Anyway, when I was at LTS last year everyone seemed surprised that I was Archon since I am a graduate student. They all assumed that since I'm a graduate student that I must be an Alumna. Were they ever surprised when they discovered that I became a founding sister of the Iota Gamma chapter as a graduate student. Have any of you thought of approaching graduate students and inviting them to recruitment events and inviting them to join Phi Sigma Sigma. This is an untapped base for most chapters - remember we are called Collegiate Chapters now not undergraduate chapters because we are encourged to include graduate students.
Along these same lines don't be afraid to approach women in their 30's. I was 32 when Consultants Casey and Peggy were at CSUDH trying to colonize us. I was trying to get info about Phi Sig for women in the program I worked for on campus. They asked me if I wanted to join. I said I was 32 they said "so", I said I was a grad student. Again they said "so" the rest is history I was the founding MOC and the second Archon. I never had the opportunity to join a sorority as an undergrad and always regreted it. Now I'm having the time of my life thanks to Phi Sig. I hope I've contributed to my chapter as much as they given to me.
We also have another sister who is 36 and a grad student. Plus there are two more women interested in joining in the fall with the same type of background.
Remember we are inclusive - this includes graduate students and "older" women :P . Let me know what you think and what your chapters say.
Carolyn
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