Being Greek and Being an RA

[PennyCarter]

I was an RA, but it was in the upper classmen apartments, so it wasn't quite like being in a dorm, but I didn't have any problems. Though I hated giving up one weekend a month to be on duty...without fail something fun would seem to come up at the last minute.

But many of my sisters were RAs in dorms and even RD's (directors over a dorm), we also had some RA's for Greek Villiage, so they lived in the house and stuff. It was never a problem. They couldn't come to our rush retreat because of RA training, but neither could our orienation assistants because of OA training. They did disaffiliate at the beginning of the year, but then they were back with us!!

[AXORissa]

Originally posted by reverie
I was just wondering if anyone has had the experience of being an RA in a residence hall while also being a member of a sorority or fraternity? Obviously some things will be different (like where you live) so I was just looking for a couple opinions on this...

I'm actually going to be going through recruitment at the same time while I'm an RA. Girls have done both in the past so I'm not too worried about it, but if anyone has any advice, I'd appreciate it!



(I tried to do a search for this, but RA was too short of a search term and I couldn't get anything under Resident Adviser or Assistant to come up, so I apologize if this has already been discussed.)

two of my pledge sisters were RAs when we "new membered"- they just needed to budget their time accordingly. They both survived and were on exec later on.

I am not an RA, but I am a member of a NPHC org (ZPhiB). One of my LS's was an RA while we were going through our process so I have some experience on the subject. Her job required her to do a hell of a lot of work including planning and attending social functions, forums, dinners with residents, weekly meetings, and even taking care of minor issues such as residents losing toothbrushes in the middle of the night yeah..i know lol...but u get the picture..While it is definitely a challenge, trust me it CAN be done.
You should be upfront with the people you are going through the process with as well as with the members of the sorority and they should be willing to work with you a little as far as time commitment is concerned. Just make sure you use every bit of free time that you have wisely. Good Luck!