pan-hel vs. non

[gwen1982]

Here's a thought that came about only because I'm an advisor on a campus with 16 sororities and 14 fraternities. There is one all-encompassing Greek Senate for all GLOs. There are sororities that are members of NPC, NPHC and NAFLO as well as a number of locals. There has been some discussion among the advisors of trying to organize the sororities into a group. Sororities and fraternities may have a number of the same issues, but they also have different issues.

The idea behind having the women have a council on their own is to address the different issues (such as domestic violence and sexual assault - not to say that the issues may not be of interest to the men, but they may be of more interest to the women). Having such a council is not to replace a ruling group, which would continue to be the Greek Senate. It would assist the women with such thing as avoiding scheduling conflicts during recruitment. As recruitment is fairly informal at all times on this campus because of the diverse member groups, no one wants to step on anyone else's toes. Most of the time, you find out that happens after the fact. It would also help the women bond a bit better, we think, having a general council of their own.

Again, it is not meant to be a ruling body, but a place where the sorority members can exchange ideas, network, and learn together as women.