Stories of Sisterhood

[WVU alpha phi]

I think this is a great story about West Virginia's Greek community.
Several years ago during our chapter meeting our President announced that a fraternity member's father had died from cancer. The family wanted his ashes to be scattered over Vietnam (they're Vietnamese) but couldn't afford it. Our president asked to each to throw in a couple bucks, which isn't a bad amount of money for a chapter with 90 girls.
Not sure how much money was raised, but I know the family was able to scatter the father's ashes over Vietnam. And that fraternity member is now a close friend of mine and was also president of his fraternity his senior year.

[jaade124]

I have a great story to share from March of this year. It was a Saturday night and my sorority was holding our annual (which we were mandated to do by our school even though its not really okay with our national headquarters). An annual is basically an on-campus, DRY, themed party that every organization holds to raise money for one cause or another. Anyway, I wasn't there bc of family stuff and so I didn't hear all this until I returned to school. Two of my sisters were in a very bad car accident driving from their house to campus for the annual. The driver basically lost control of her SUV and it went directly into a tree. A brother of SAE drove by the scene of the accident and saw a Phi Sig bumper sticker on her car and immediately knew who it was. He called one of our sisters at the party and immediately five sisters left the party and went to the hospital (only five bc we some of us had to wait until the party was over). They waited in the ER by the sides of our two injured sisters' beds and provided as much information to the doctors as they could. They also called their families.

The girls were separated into two rooms and, upon visiting, my entire chapter kept harrassing doctors, nurses, orderlies, WHOEVER to get them in the same room. Eventually they did move them together. There wasn't a blank space on their walls. There were cards, flowers, candy, signs, PHI SIG, EVERYWHERE and there was a constant flow of visitors coming in and out of their rooms...not only our sorority. But many members of other organizations on our campus visited them and brought them gifts. It was so touching when people I hardly knew on campus in other orgs came up to me and asked "How are your sisters? Let us know if you or they need anything". It was truly amazing and touching to see the outpour of love that came from other orgs and from within our own chapter.

We also helped out their parents/families whenever they needed it. If they needed a break to rest, clean, eat we'd stick with Hanna and Lara (the two injured). I, as well as many of my sisters, visited them everyday. I helped wash Lara's hair once or twice and I helped her brush her teeth often when I was there. Even though her hip was dislocated, she wouldn't give up good hygeine haha.

Anyway, thats my story. Sorry its kinda long but I think its a great story of sisterhood and love.

[Axid angel]

the thing that makes me really sad about this thread is how come stories like this don't make into the media, in books like pledged and the new show greek? these are all really great stories! i wish there was a way to share these in the media.

[blackngoldengrl]

"Chicken Soup" for the Sorority/Fraternity Woman's soul? Imagine the impact a book like that could have on the future of Greek life!

[audaz49]

Its funny, but my most touching story comes from the semester before I pledged. I went through the "rush" process for my sorority and during my interview, I revealed that my mom had just been diagnosed with cancer. Though I was a strong candidate, the ladies decided not to accept me for that semester's pledge class because of what I was going through with my family. But over the course of the semester, I went from wanting to be a member, to knowing that I HAD to become a member, because without the way that the sisters rallied around me and supported me all through that hardest time, I would never have made it.

[Ilaria Ame]

another one...


this past wednesday night, i was in a car crash. the people who hit me (yes, it was their fault) were completely oblivious and didn't even come to the car to see if i was alive. they were completely unharmed but unfortunately i sustained severe injurues including a fractured ankle, a shattered anke, and a completely destroyed kneecap. i called my fiance from the hospital and he called the president of my chapter, who is also my line sister, and within hours, there were tons of e-mails, visits, and flowers from all over the states. some of my line sisters even drove in from all over Louisiana to come to the hospital. one of the girls kept a live update through e-mail so that all my sisters could keep informed. the outpouring of love and support, especially from sisters i've never even met before really got me through the emotional trauma better than most patients would. I LOVE MY SISTERS!!!!!!!

[alrphimu]

i just got my wisdom teeth out on friday and was TERRIFIED...when i came home and was snuggled in bed, not only did i have 15 voicemails waiting for me (and my surgery was at 8am, so that means my sisters had more than likely woken up just to leave me a voicemail), but within the hour i had three sisters knocking on my door, feeding me jello and watching movies with me all day...

not much, but it sure means a lot to a girl like me!

[SWTXBelle]

Ilaria -WOW - glad you are alright (well, other than the busted kneecap and ankles!) and your sisters are there for you. Get well soon!
Alrphimu - the whole wisdom tooth thing is no fun - hope you recover quickly!