General Advice

[chapechi]

Hi, we're looking to start a new sorority on our school. The reason we are starting a new one, is because the existing 3 sororities have seemed to loose their ideals over the years and now have become a "we do this just for parties and boys" kinda people. We want to bring the power back to the sororities on our campus, since fraternities are the only ones actually getting notice in a possitive way. We will be starting a service/social sorority, and we have already been aproved by the greek life council. We have almost everything ready, but we wish to do this the right way and be as traditional as possible. We already have a purpose, but we wonder if we need a mission and vision statement as well.

Thank you for your help in advance!

Chapechi.

Originally Posted by chapechi

Hi, we're looking to start a new sorority on our school. The reason we are starting a new one, is because the existing 3 sororities have seemed to loose their ideals over the years and now have become a "we do this just for parties and boys" kinda people. We want to bring the power back to the sororities on our campus, since fraternities are the only ones actually getting notice in a possitive way. We will be starting a service/social sorority, and we have already been aproved by the greek life council. We have almost everything ready, but we wish to do this the right way and be as traditional as possible. We already have a purpose, but we wonder if we need a mission and vision statement as well.

Thank you for your help in advance!

Chapechi.

http://greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=93174

[AlwaysSAI]

I knew it! ^^^^ Told ya so.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by chapechi

The reason we are starting a new one, is because the existing 3 sororities have seemed to loose their ideals over the years

Does anyone else think "the sororities are losing their ideals" = "they didn't give me and my friends a bid"?

I'm not trying to be mean or bitchy, it just seems that's the way it usually rolls.

Originally Posted by 33girl

Does anyone else think "the sororities are losing their ideals" = "they didn't give me and my friends a bid"?

I'm not trying to be mean or bitchy, it just seems that's the way it usually rolls.

Agree. For some reason I didn't pay too much attention to her posts because it was yet another "I want to start a new sorority" thread.

I just don't get how outsiders/non-members would even know how a group (let alone three) would lose their ideals over the years.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by OTW

Agree. For some reason I didn't pay too much attention to her posts because it was yet another "I want to start a new sorority" thread.

I just don't get how outsiders/non-members would even know how a group (let alone three) would lose their ideals over the years.

I really should have quoted 33 too, but I goofed.

I'm not that interesting in people forming new groups, but I can see how looking from the outside in at many campuses, some GLOs don't seem to be able the same things that are, say, listed in the history section of their webpage.

Now, I'm not saying that the groups aren't really living their values because that's not what's on display during Greek Week or whatever. But if you looked only at the surface with a critical eye, I can see why some people come away with "this campus needs a genuine sisterhood about the spiritually uplifting aspects of service and scholarship" or whatever it is that the outsiders think the groups ideals are.

It probably points to a PR problem for some of established groups as well as "they didn't give us bids" or "we were too scared to go through recruitment" or "I always have to be in charge."

[KSUViolet06]

If you're rushing this year, I highly recommend reading this particular recruitment story:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=97700

Not only is it a great read, but it contains alot of great lessons about recruitment including how important it is to be open-minded during the process, among other things.

[FSUZeta]

if you join a facebook group pertaining to recruitment on your campus, DO NOT put up an unflattering photo, or a racy photo and DO NOT use profanity-even if its just hinted at-in your name. honest to goodness, i saw a name that had "effin" in the middle, as in "anna "effin" smith". not a good idea.

[greekcheek]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

if you join a facebook group pertaining to recruitment on your campus, DO NOT put up an unflattering photo, or a racy photo and DO NOT use profanity-even if its just hinted at-in your name. honest to goodness, i saw a name that had "effin" in the middle, as in "anna "effin" smith". not a good idea.

actually im the exact opposite...I think my facebook profile is "too nice". I grew up in a conservative family and so I don't drink or go partying. I'm afraid they'll look at my profile and see someone boring, or a "goody two-shoes"
and that can impact me negatively..