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Originally posted by Zillini
It's really hard to change a chapter's image on campus, especially if you have members that don't want to try. (been there, done that) Even if every single one of your members sign on, the rest of the campus doesn't change their opinions easily. For example, if one GLO is known as heavy partiers and they then go completely dry, the rest of the campus will still think of them as partiers. Often the results of an image overhaul won't really kick in until after a college generation, meaning when the current students graduate.
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Totally agree with this!
I was always frustrated with this as an active because at Bama, every chapter has a stereotype, and quite frankly, it sucks.
I knew to look past it and get to know girls and guys individually, but a lot of the pledges out there will just listen to what their pledge director has to say about a certain chapter and it will stick with them.
My chapter is (still!) the youngest sorority chapter at UA, so we've had to deal with a lot of stereotypes over the years. But starting around the time I pledged (in '01), the girls started getting really active on campus again and representing themselves really well. It's been a mountain to climb, but the results are definitely starting to show.
I think if you just get your girls to basically throw themselves out there, you'll get the results you want. Whether it's coming up with a fun philanthropy project that involves all the Greeks on your campus, scheduling a joint party with another sorority, holding a president's roundtable, getting some of your most outstanding members in campus leadership positions.... you'll get the results you want.
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