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PO Box 7870
Tacoma WA 98417
(253) 230-3059
petals at SureSister dot com

Publisher: AVIVA Publishing, New York

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

SUNDAY TOLLEFSON is an author, professional speaker, coach, and America's Leading Authority on sorority recruitment preparation. She is the author of RUSH RIGHT: Reveal Your Best YOU During Sorority Recruitment, which is the result of two decades of involvement in the sorority recruitment process. Sunday wrote this book because she noticed an absence of education and advice for young women who are considering joining sororities—education that could dramatically improve their experience during and results from sorority recruitment.

Sunday's sorority experiences include: Panhellenic Formal Recruitment Participant Panhellenic Recruitment Counselor Collegiate Sorority Chapter Experience: Informal Recruitment Chair Vice President of Membership (Formal Recruitment Chair) Alumna volunteer - formal recruitment Formal Recruitment Advisor Advisory Board Chairwoman National Sorority Experience: State Recruitment Introduction (Recommendations) Chair National Recruitment Supervisor Four-time National Convention Attendee National Sorority Scholarship Application Evaluator & Committee Member Professional Expert Roles: 2010 Faculty Member Association for Fraternal Values & Leadership Central/ National Black Greek Leadership Conference 2010 Faculty Member Association for Fraternal Values & Leadership West/ National Cultural Greek Leadership Conference

After her college years, Sunday moved on to advisory positions within the sorority and individual contributor roles within Fortune 100 companies. Similar to sororities, those companies excelled in both training their employees and recruiting the best talent.

Professionally, Sunday worked for GE, Intel Corporation, and Morgan Stanley, which collectively trained her in depth on topics like interpersonal communication skills, persuasive communication skills, psychology, sales skills, personal branding, marketing, personal development, organizational recruiting strategies, behavioral interviewing, and emotional intelligence. Each of these subject areas has influenced the philosophies she discusses in her book, which is designed to make the sorority recruitment experience easier for everyone involved in the process. Sunday brings the pertinent lessons from all of these organizations together with the SureSister PETAL System™.

Sunday speaks to sorority hopefuls, both through her book and at college campuses across North America. Her audiences enjoy her talks about putting forth their best impression during this most unique interview experience known as sorority recruitment. Sunday savors the opportunity to assist women through an often exhilarating, stressful, exhausting, adventuresome, invigorating, and life-changing week.

Sunday holds a bachelors degree in business management from the University of Washington. She lives in Tacoma, Washington with her young son and old dog.

Speaking Engagements

Sunday Tollefson's speaking fee of $3,000 is inclusive of air fare, hotel, meals, ground transportation, and other miscellaneous expenses.  This fee also includes pre-speech interviews so Sunday can customize her presentation to meet the goals and objectives of your meeting.  Additional savings are available if you select the Pre-Pay Option.  Ask for more details on this option.  Sunday makes every effort to work within your budget.  Books may be added to the speaking package at a generous discount.  The deadline for booking is 45 days in advance of your event.  To inquire about Sunday's availability for a speaking engagement on your campus, please email  petals at SureSister dot com.

"Creating a Phenomenal Recruitment Experience" - Recruitment Orientation or Convocation

Listening to Sunday Tollefson’s own story of her "rush" experience as a college freshman helps the audience understand the dynamic nature of Panhellenic formal recruitment.  Sunday's heart-felt talk gives women the honest truth about the recruitment experience and encourages them to stay “in-the-game” even if their experience doesn’t match their expectations.  Posture tips, conversation ideas, etiquette tips, damage control techniques, and listening tricks are sprinkled in with the fun anecdotes and stories.  Sunday closes with a call to action for audience members, inviting them to be self-confident and joyful by revealing their authentic selves.  Sunday helps your future Panhellenic community members to have a great recruitment experience by reminding them why they are awesome candidates for sorority life.  Students enjoy her comforting nature and energy. 

"She's adorable and her speech makes me feel prepared!" - Shelby P.

"She was well prepared and entertaining.  I was well informed.  Good job!"  -Marissa W.

"Her speech really helped me prepare myself for meeting the girls.  She helped me feel more relaxed about the whole process as well." -Brooke W.

"Sunday gave very useful information about what to expect and how to put my best foot forward." - Jennell L.

"I thought Sunday's speech was very relevant.  She was articulate and well mannered.  Super cute!"  -Emily B.

"Sunday's speech was certainly useful.  (It) made a lot of impact in forcing me to consider my happiness level within different sororities rather than just worry about whether or not the sororities are interested in me." - Alexandra S.

"Very useful and inspiring.  Great job!" - Eliza C.

"I thought her speech was relevant to recruitment and useful in the fact that we are more comfortable & know what questions to ask the chapters and what's appropriate to talk about." -Brittany P.

"Sunday was very confident and passionate in her speech and made me feel more confident in myself." -Caitlin D.

 "I liked how she created the people to compare ourselves to.  She was fun and energetic - good flow!  -McKenzie W.

"This was inspiring! Now I am much more excited rather than nervous." -Whitney B.

"Very useful; calmed my nerves quite a bit!" - Audrey S.

"Sunday was entertaining and all of her information was extremely useful and helped me to better understand what I should expect and how to prepare myself for recruitment."  -Morgan R.

"She was energetic & informed." -Kelsey G.

"Sunday was very helpful and made me more comfortable for recruitment."  -Paige N.

"Sunday's speech was relevant and reassuring.  It was a good way to get ready." -Courtney M.

"It really made me feel more relaxed about this week!" - Erin S.

"It was very relevant and prepared me for carrying on a conversation while at a party."  -Erica N.

"It was very useful & helped prepare me; I got "inside tips."  -Laura M. 

To book Sunday Tollefson, email petals at SureSister.com with your preferred date, time, location, and purpose/audience.  Sunday makes every effort to work within your budget.  Inquiries and phone consultations with Panhellenic representatives are always complimentary.

Consultations

Sunday accepts a limited number of consulting clients each year.  A consulting package includes two copies of RUSH RIGHT: Reveal Your Best YOU During Sorority Recruitment, resume review, help sourcing recommendations (if appropriate on your campus), and three 30-minute individual phone consultations.  Cost: $495. *Does not include a recommendation from any SureSister staff.

If you are interested in becoming a client, please send an email to petals at SureSister dot com with the word "CONSULTING" in the title.  Include the students resume.  Indicate the campus on which you will be participating in Panhellenic sorority recruitment and the dates.  You'll receive a response within 48 hours letting you know if there are openings.  ***Consulting agreement does not guarantee you will receive a bid.***

Ambassadorship. 

It’s a mix between an internship and a cheerleadership.

Thank you for taking a look at the future of SureSister.com.  This organization is designed to support the needs of PNMs by providing advice for students participating in the formal membership recruitment process of National Panhellenic Conference organizations. 

We believe prospective sorority members deserve the tools for success.

Our mission is to be the premier pre-recruitment resource for all PNMs, through a number of channels including books, blogs, podcasts, videos, speaking engagements, paired coaching, team consulting, and whatever other methods we can dream up.

In 2010, we will select four special women to advance the concept of pre-recruitment PNM support to a new level.  These SureSister.com Ambassadors will define the future of the organization by using their years of sorority membership and passion for helping young women to deliver relevant, effective content.  They will work closely together to support each others national and regional initiatives for improving PNM experiences and developing their regional recruitment expertise.  They’ll add a fun, lively, and positive dimension to the content in the social media platforms, next edition of the book, speaking engagements, and overall growth of the organization.

These Ambassadors will change the face of sorority recruitment.

We are seeking four phenomenal women, NPC sorority alumnae living in North America with a history of service to her sorority or her College/Alumnae Panhellenic as an undergraduate student, graduate student, or alumna.   Former traveling consultants are encouraged to apply.

Is it for you?

It could be, if:

• You are passionate about helping young women prepare for sorority recruitment and learn how to put their best foot forward.

• You have completed your undergraduate studies and are still involved with Panhellenic collegians at some level.
• You would proudly represent SureSister.com at national conferences and on campuses you may visit. 
• You are mature, classy, funny, kind, charismatic, disciplined, eloquent, and ethical.
• You are creative and can help an organization grow in new directions.
• You believe you could coach any young woman about to enter sorority recruitment on any campus in a concise and effective manner.
• You know you can commit the number of hours needed and are willing to defer potential compensation.

• You are ready for an unforgettable experience in a "start-up" in which you are unsure of the coming twists and turns.
  

What is expected of you?

• Participate in weekly phone calls (Sunday night) with other ambassadors and set aside two weekends per year for training, planning, bonding, visioning, celebrating one another, our goals, our accomplishments, and our future. Must have Skype.
  
• Commit 10-15 hours per month, not including national/regional Greek conferences and training weekends. Hours will be skewed during recruitment season in your region (imagine that!).

• Be available to attend the major fraternal conference held in your region (AFA, AFLV, SEPC, or NGLA).

• Write for the sorority recruitment blog each month.  Help manage the Facebook Fan Page.  Help manage the Twitter feed.   Help with whatever new social media platforms manifest in the coming years, months, or minutes.
• Contribute to the next edition of RUSH RIGHT: Reveal Your Best YOU During Sorority Recruitment.
• Help create, edit, distribute, and manage podcasts and videos, emails, newsletters, etc.
• Participate in Facebook and Twitter discussions and posts.  Be prepared to ghost-tweet.
• Work on special projects related to the company mission as needed.
• Two year commitment.

What you can expect of SureSister.com:

Pecuniary Compensation:  

• Commissions on some volume book sales (to be negotiated).

• Registration fee & cost of shared hotel room paid at your regional conference (AFLV, SEPC, or NGLA).

Non-pecuniary Compensation:

• You will have a close personal relationship with your mentor, author and speaker Sunday Tollefson.  Learn about her inspiration to write a book, how she wrote it, how she published it, and how she markets the book and its philosophies.  Learn about her inspiration for the dedication and plans for the next edition.   
• How do you want your career to grow?  Do you want to write a book too?  Allow her to mentor your growth as you need it during your Ambassadorship, be it in literature, business, education, social services, higher ed, or any other area.  
• Know that you are helping countless young women to present their best selves during sorority recruitment.

Final point:

Ambassadors are responsible for making their way to Seattle, Washington for a special weekend to launch our journey together.  SureSister.com will provide all accommodations and meals.  (Specific dates are TBD, assume early January and early June.)  This is mandatory.

Timeline:

Selection process continues until all positions have been filled.

APPLY:

If you are interested in becoming one of the first SureSister Ambassadors, please complete the application form available here in MS Word or here as a PDF.

Instructions are included on the form.  If you have any further questions, please contact petals at SureSister.com.