Potential Leadership in House

[RaggedyAnn]

Originally Posted by abbeydae

Is there a way for me to show that I am interested in leadership freshman year (without the position) that would open the door for a potential position later on?

Originally Posted by psusue

there will certainly be opportunities to prove yourself both responsible and a leader during your NM period (if you do get a bid, of course). Some things that you may not even be thinking of are; completing and exceeding your study hours (as many chapters require you to attend or complete a certain amount of hours spent studying each week, both as a NM and an active), volunteering for things around the chapter house/chapter suite (ex: cleaning, decorating for upcoming COB parties that may happen in the spring), volunteering to be a part of a committee like others have said, applying for all-Greek leadership positions (ex: Greek Sing, Greek Week, especially positions that relate to your major), paying all of your dues on time, having an excellent attendance record, hanging out with your sisters as much as possible (how can you lead if you do not know the girls you are leading?), studying up on the history and policies of your sorority (not in an overbearing way, but to lead your sorority to success it could help to know where you came from), getting the best grades that you can so as to be an asset to your sorority

This is very good advice, because leaders do not always have positions...and those with positions are not always leaders. If you concentrate on the above, you will have a full sorority experience, even if your name never makes it to slate.