Pass It On!!! Things I've Learned Since I've Been Greek

[FeeFee]

Originally posted by RBL
Learning NEVER ceases

Co-sign on the other quotes, but this one ^^ is the one that I strive to live by each day.

Keep them coming. Great thread.

[Luckie1922]

People are totally indifference to your process and more concerned with what you are doing now~

[crimsondanger10]

*You are a role model, whether you want to be or not!
*After I crossed I became crimsondanger (CD) the Delta, not just CD.
*You represent your organization wherever you are (at school, at home, at parties, in stores, etc.)
*Blood, Sweat, and Tears do not stop flowing because you cross

[PrettyBoy]

The poem "Don't Quit" will always stay with me.

[PhrozenGenius]

"Just because someone calls you 'brother', doesn't make them your friend"
"My grip is a privilege to have learned, it is just as much a priviliege to be given."
"Petty people are just that, petty. Be better."
"Some people never leave undergrad, physically or mentally."
"The work of Alpha is never done..."
"Alpha's work is not done in chapter meetings, rather in personal interactions with those you help and, in turn, whose lives you change."
"Change begins within."
"My life ain't been no crystal stair, that doesn't mean I can't die with one."
"The brethren will always be there, will your friends?"
"Never forsake your friends who have been tried by fire, for brothers who were supposed to be."
"Paper vs. Sand is unimportant if both only show up to parties with para on."
"You don't have to be Super Alpha to be her best representative."
"Dues are expensive, financial ones excluded sometimes."

[jovial1913]

Nothing is ever what it seems!!

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Diana "Jovial"
DST-PZ-Spr.01-6

[DSTinguished1]

Originally posted by SKEEphistAKAte
Good friend does not equal good potential soror.

(Just because we are homies, doesn't mean you will make a good soror.)

YESS, I couldnt agree more!

People that want to be your "best friend" all of sudden after you crossed are NOT really your friends.

The real work begins after you crossed

If you joined a Greek Organization for popularity, you are in for a RUDE awakening

If you "skated" to get in, it will eventually tell on you.

Blood, Sweat and Tears was literal.

Thats it for now. Great thread!

[DSTdimepiece]

The one who says they know everything about an org, usually doesn't know squat.

True sisterhood is shown within and across org. lines

Learning is lifelong

The hard part comes after you cross

Again, not everyone who is a friend makes a good soror.

Decisions will be made beyond your control, shut up and support.

Love deepens with time

[2Tuff2Quit]

After you cross and your friends say "You've Changed!"...9 times out of 10...they changed..you didn't!

Being greek helps you find out who your TRUE friends really are!

Chance made us sisters...love made us friends!

Every Org has some dirt in their house, and best believe someone is looking for it..and more times than not..they aren't even greek!

Most of the greek stereotypes are made up by non-greeks!

The real work starts the moment you cross the sands...so wipe off your feet and get to work!

Some people lose their identity, remember you are who YOU are...the organization shouldn't make you...you help make the org!


More to come as I sit and reflect.....Great Thread!!

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally posted by DSTdimepiece
The one who says they know everything about an org, usually doesn't know squat.

True sisterhood is shown within and across org. lines

Can I get a "AMEN" ?

[KAPPAtivating]

Being GREEK is like being in a family:

Unfortunately, you do not get to pick who your family is.

E'erbody would trade one or two members if you could.

You still deal wit' em cause they are your family.

You never put the family's dirty laundry out in public.

Don't worry about what another family does down the street, you just make sure you and your family do what they are supposed to be doing.

[hazelle]

Originally Posted by KAPPAtivating

Being GREEK is like being in a family:

Unfortunately, you do not get to pick who your family is.

E'erbody would trade one or two members if you could.

You still deal wit' em cause they are your family.

You never put the family's dirty laundry out in public.

Don't worry about what another family does down the street, you just make sure you and your family do what they are supposed to be doing.

Amen...too bad it is so all totally true cause it is too long for a great bumper sticker. Meanwhile, too many seem to think being "Greek" is everything and they can just sit back and let others "carry the ball."
That is one of the biggest problems in houses, those who promise to help and then cannot be found when the need arises but this is in families or friendships or whereever...

To be Greek is to totally accept the challenge and the opportunity to be the best you can be, share it with others and blend the two to be a true sisterhood of women or brotherhood of men. Sounds hokey as hell, but if you are lucky enough to do it right.....it really continues thru your entire life. I would give my life for my sisters if needed and really know they would do the same for me. I am truely blessed but this treasure comes with dedication and belief. No easy pass. But when I receive our handshake from a sister from another chapter, it means everything.

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by hazelle

....To be Greek is to totally accept the challenge and the opportunity to be the best you can be, share it with others and blend the two to be a true sisterhood of women or brotherhood of men. Sounds hokey as hell, but if you are lucky enough to do it right.....it really continues thru your entire life. I would give my life for my sisters if needed and really know they would do the same for me. I am truely blessed but this treasure comes with dedication and belief. No easy pass. But when I receive our handshake from a sister from another chapter, it means everything.

Very well put.

[NinjaPoodle]

I've learned that there are teachers out there that do not like you simply because you are a member of a greek lettered organization. Period.

[Proverbs31]

Originally Posted by NinjaPoodle

I've learned that there are teachers out there that do not like you simply because you are a member of a greek lettered organization. Period.

What happened?