Panhellenic Spirit?

[SigKapSweetie]

This is just my personal observation - YMMV. At UF, plenty of sisters have friends in other chapters, but as a Panhellenic whole...I'd say the amount of "No matter the letter, we're all Greek together!" spirit is sitting securely between 'no way' and 'no how'. It's a shame, really - the Greek community could be so much stronger, and do so much more good, if they tried to get along!

[honeychile]

It was more common to cultivate a Panhellenic atmosphere when I was in school than what I see today. We really worked at it, though, at least the nine sororities who were in the one hall. The other two were close in their own ways.

As someone who was on Panhel longer than not, the more everyone works at realizing that, once you're out of school, it's not ABC v. XYZ, it's Greek v. Uninformed People, the easier it is for everyone. Competition should stay in its own particular times, like Greek Week, Homecoming, Recruitment - not 365 days of the year.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by honeychile

As someone who was on Panhel longer than not, the more everyone works at realizing that, once you're out of school, it's not ABC v. XYZ, it's Greek v. Uninformed People, the easier it is for everyone. Competition should stay in its own particular times, like Greek Week, Homecoming, Recruitment - not 365 days of the year.

This is SO true. I try to encourage girls to get active in Panhellenic Council, because it's one of the best ways to get to know girls in other chapters. Some of my best friends from undergrad are women in other sororities that I met through PHC activities.