Our Ambassador Mary Kate Lobough recently attended the 2011 Annual Meeting of Fraternity and Sorority Advisors (AFA). Although SureSister staff members did not deliver an educational session this year, we are happy to provide you with this update written by Mary Kate: Read the rest of this entry »
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So you are packing your bags and heading off to college? Surely you are excited to attend orientation events, learn about your new campus and make new friends. As you plan for your arrival on campus, who else can you befriend to help you plan?
Alumni in general are great resources for information about preparing for college. Sorority alumnae (pronounced “uh-lum-nee”), women who are no longer active collegiate sorority members, can be fabulous resources for you right now, even before you set foot on campus. This article explains what Panhellenic alumnae are, both in terms of individuals and organizations, and how they can help you. Read the rest of this entry »
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As summer vacation is weeks or even just days away now, you are probably envisioning yourself with tons of free time, catching up on your reading. We are here to help! Check our staff recommendations of almost a dozen great books. To make it an even dozen, we need your help. Comment below with YOUR favorite book recommendation for the summer too! Read the rest of this entry »
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Your campus may have one sorority or it may have twenty-something. Fraternities? Now you can double the number of Greek-letter groups. Starting to feel Greek-letter overload? Add the professional, ethnic, religious, service and academic groups with Greek-letter names and keeping them all straight can be a challenge. But there are auxiliary groups you may join in addition to your primary Greek-letter sorority or fraternity and you’ll definitely want to know about them now. Read the rest of this entry »
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One of your jobs during sorority recruitment is to look for women who will inspire you, lift you up, help you grow into the woman you are meant to be. However, you often have just a few minutes to determine if the woman before you will be friend or foe. How do you quickly determine if she could be your future enemy? To rule out potential sisters who are likely to become toxic, look for these five signs. Read the rest of this entry »
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College students often to want to be part of a sisterhood, but have concerns about participating in the recruitment process. Some miss out completely on a positive experience for all the wrong reasons. Is it possible you are seeing sorority life–or yourself–through tainted eyes?
Here are three common concerns and tips to help you get through any misconceptions that might prevent you from enjoying a rewarding collegiate sorority experience. Read the rest of this entry »
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Like most college women, I joined a sorority for the new friends I would meet and the lifelong relationships I would form. But my experience with my sorority, Sigma Delta Tau, was different from that of many sorority women. During my year and a half as an initiated and active sister within my chapter, my status rapidly changed from new member to Executive Board Secretary to Chapter President to an alumna. My chapter was experiencing some judicial trouble, and for a while, I lost my sense of what a sorority could actually offer me. Read the rest of this entry »
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Remember when “selective listening” was a bad thing? This skill, which is often highly developed during the teen years, can be of great use during your sorority recruitment experience. How so? By knowing which information is relevant and “selecting” out of the noise.
Let’s look at three factors that may seem important, but only serve to make your recruitment experience complicated and stressful. Read the rest of this entry »
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Do you wonder what your life might look like as a sorority woman? Here is an example of a sorority member’s typical Monday on a campus where the sororities have chapter houses. Read the rest of this entry »
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Does your roommate like to be naked? While this preference may present a big problem, it is only one of the potential “personal preferences” you and your roommate may not agree upon.
For many college students, living in university housing will be their first experience not only living on their own but also sharing space with another individual. In the game of roommate roulette, you never know who you’re going to get. Sometimes roommates have different values and beliefs, which may include divergent views on fraternity/sorority life.
What if your roommate has a negative attitude about the fraternal experience? Here are six tips on how to handle a skeptical roommate. Read the rest of this entry »
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