Dumb question time: What's work week?

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We called it Spirit Week! It was a week of practicing conversation, skits (back in the day), songs, door chants, clothing checks to make sure we had the proper attire for each round to match whatever theme was going on that day, learning about the PNMs, workshops on membership selection, working on decorations and props, and bonding as a chapter. Our alumnae brought us dinners, and at some point we'd have a mock recruitment sponsored by Panhellenic where we'd pair up with another sorority and mock rush one another at our respective houses.

Our week culminated in "Pi and Tea" where we invited alumnae to the house for a brunch. We gave them a sneak peak at our skits/videos/songs, and we'd take them on house tours and practice conversation. It was a great way to connect with the alumnae and they often gave us practice recruitment tips or shared stories about their experiences in college.

After the alumnae left, we'd make our final preparations, and then we had a special chapter tradition called "Pass the Lion." We'd all sit in a circle in the chapter room and pass around a stuffed lion. When you got the lion, you had a chance to speak about your experience with the sorority and your reflections on the past week/summer. One of my favorite chapter traditions.

Spirit Week was intense, but it was nothing compared to the adrenaline rush of Recruitment Week!

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Originally Posted by adpiucf

We called it Spirit Week! It was a week of practicing conversation, skits (back in the day), songs, door chants, clothing checks to make sure we had the proper attire for each round to match whatever theme was going on that day, learning about the PNMs, workshops on membership selection, working on decorations and props, and bonding as a chapter. (clip) at some point we'd have a mock recruitment sponsored by Panhellenic where we'd pair up with another sorority and mock rush one another at our respective houses.

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Spirit Week was intense, but it was nothing compared to the adrenaline rush of Recruitment Week!

Ditto to all of the above. The two Oregon KD chapters are about 45-60 minutes away from each other and the spirit weeks are usually the same week, which is the week before school starts and a lot of it is moving in and preparing the house. The chapters visit each other and hold a mock recruitment. I loved visiting Alpha Kappa or having them visit. It was fun to see the similarities and difference between chapters.

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The chapters at my school did not have houses so we spent that week practicing our conversation skills, getting our outfits approved, preparing our decorations and props, etc. Usually we were not allowed to begin setting up our rooms until the opening day of recruitment. I think practicing with another sorority or even fraternity guys would have been a nice way to expand our conversational skills.