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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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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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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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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Sorority life can be fun, no doubt about it. But before you jump at the sorority recruitment opportunity, take a few minutes to make sure you are prepared for the decisions that lay in front of you.
Remember, sorority recruitment is a mutual selection process. You are also choosing what chapter you feel will be the best fit for you. Be sure to know what is expected of you and how each sorority will enhance your college experience.
Here are two lists of questions you must ask yourself to help you get ready for making the big decision. Read the rest of this entry »
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Have you registered for formal Panhellenic sorority recruitment on your campus? As you embark on a fantastic journey into the world of Greek life, you are probably using a lot of question marks while preparing to become a sorority member. Luckily, there is a group of women known as recruitment counselors (or a variation of Greek letters) available to help you navigate this process.
A recruitment counselor is a sorority woman representing the Greek community who is Read the rest of this entry »
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Frenemies. You know what they are. You know who yours are. But, will you find them in a sorority?
When working with a diverse group of women, you are likely to find at least one woman with whom you are unable to see eye-to-eye. In fact, you may meet a woman during recruitment like this. When you have no choice other than to engage her, these four tips will help keep matters civil and avoid social damage. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tomorrow I’m going to an Ice Cream Social at the local Sigma Kappa Sorority chapter. I will be meeting the new member I have volunteered to mentor as an “Alum Chum.” She joined this sorority following the most recent recruitment week at the University of Washington.
It has been a long time since I was part of sorority recruitment, but in some ways that experience helped prepare me for my technical recruiter career. My job entails work with senior level hiring managers and teams at a Fortune 100 company in the Seattle area.
A while ago, I realized something about the Greek alumnae who are interviewing or making important hiring decisions. Read the rest of this entry »
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