honor societies

[Dal319]

I'm a member of Sigma Alpha, a professional sorority, as well as Alpha Zeta, a co-ed honor fraternity, at UGA. At Sigma Alpha, the main difference between us and Panhellenic sororities is the fact that we do not have weekly socials. We do get together weekly for meetings, but most of our priorities revolve around promoting academics and leadership opportunities. Unlike Panhellenic sororities, which have their own stereotypes, Sigma Alpha (and Alpha Gamma Rho, our brother fraternity) have to deal with stereotypes based on the fact that we promote agriculture in a modern world. Many of our events deal with this.
Alpha Zeta focuses mostly on philanthropy and service; I am not sure if there are socials other than initiation. We do have letters, obviously, and merchandise that members wear, but I guess we are supposed to feel "elite" among our peers, and so we don't do many things social or even professional sororities do.