National Panhellenic Conference Essays

Since being a freshman year here at JMU, I wanted to become a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated for both professional and personal growth reasons. I have always shied away from Greek life because of the stigmas associated with it, however, Zeta has debunked those many of those stigmas by not conforming to the majority. I appreciate that this organization embodies virtues, genuine sisterly love and self-confidence. There is beauty in a group of women using their knowledge to uplift each

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. was founded on Sisterhood, Scholarship, and Community Service on January 13th 1913 on the campus of Howard University by 22 collegiate women previous members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. left the organization after wanting to change the direction of the sorority including the name, colors, motto, creed, and the shield. These 22 women wanted to use their collective strength to promote academic excellence and to provide assistance to those in need. After the

It is a really complicated process and she explained that, "It depends on the Panhellenic which is the community that runs all of the sororities on campus. They determine campus totals, so when we recruit all of our new members we can only recruit a certain amount and that is based on how many people go through recruitment" (Vanyo)

operational effectiveness. She has a bachelor’s in biology and served as the Panhellenic Delegate and President of Eta Lambda Chapter. Libby is new to our Chapter Consultant team and brings a wealth of knowledge from her collegiate experience at Butler University where she majored in political science and served as the Risk Management Chairman for Mu Chapter as well as the Vice President of Conduct for the college Panhellenic. Foundation Our thriving Foundation continues to grow and expand its staff

How To Spot Fake Friendships Mark Twain, the renowned humorist, once said,” Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life”. And only a nincompoop would disagree to the same. Through the centuries, the mankind has evolved, yet the definition of friendship hasn’t changed. Allegiance ,candor ,love; friendships still work on these conditions. Melodramatic motion pictures, Pop songs, Prominent personalities, everyone have had their fair share of opinion on friendship. What

big part of greek life in Stillwater is philanthropy events. Alpha Delta Pi has proven that investing your time into something you are passionate about really does pay off, Alpha Delta Pi just had a couple of philanthropy event to support their national philanthropy, Ronald McDonald House Charities. Allie said, “Alpha Delta Pi’s philanthropy is a big deal because it helps families with kids who are in

impacted my life. For example, I was a member of the Dance Depot competition team for 11 years and developed many close relationships with girls I danced with. Also, I was in an organization of mothers and daughters in the Valley Forge area, called National Charity League, for 6 years that provided girls with leadership skills and qualities and provided them cultural and philanthropic experiences. Both of these communities I have formed meaningful connections and bonds with girls that I cherish and

Pi Lambda Phi is a nationally recognized Fraternity of the Inter Fraternity Council (IFC). Known for its small size on campuses without huge Greek presence we analyze the experience of Pi Lambda Phi as an unhoused organization on the highly Greek campus of Indiana University Bloomington. Informants included in this investigation were New Member Educator Ben Axelrod and members Paul Oyoma of the Alpha Theta chapter. Due to the atmosphere of Greek life and its presence on IU’s campus I began to develop

“Sisters” to most people would mean girls who share the same parents, but with sorority girls, “sisters” are the members in your sorority who share a bond between each and every one of them. I am a member of Delta Zeta sorority, I joined at the University of West Georgia but still feel the bond between me and my sorority sisters. Sisterhood means the world to the girls in sororities and it is an extraordinary thing to behold despite the fact that it may mean something else entirely to everyone else

chapter. I have a few ideas on how to better communication, such as a weekly email informing the chapter of any updates and important meetings they should be aware of. I want to start utilizing “MyASA” more as a tool for communication and organization. National Headquarters has created these as a service to us and often times they go unused. All important dates and documents can all be found on this website, and it would be a great means of communication that everyone has access to. I want to revamp the

A Girl into a Woman The University of Nevada, Reno supplies endless amounts of opportunities to get involved on and off campus, one being Greek Life. Greek Life consists of numerous fraternities and sororities who share common ideals, morals, values, and interests. The sorority I affiliate with is known as Delta Delta Delta, or most commonly known as Tri Delta. I am an active pledge of Tri Delta. A pledge is a new member that has been invited into membership, but has not been initiated

Introduction I. Since the 19th century fraternities and sororities have been a part educational institutions. II. According to a study conducted by the New Jersey Institute of Technology there are over 9 million Greek members nationally. III. When I first came to college this fall I decided to go through the rush process. Having joined the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity here at East Carolina University has motivated me to shed light on the positive aspects of joining Greek life. IV. Today I am

Gemini team was founded January this year. We are a group of students who are interested in politics, history, international relations and history. We hear human rights experts, historians, and advocates, as well as take part in hands-on activities, discussions, and field trips. We do this so as to inspire our fellow students to have a positive impact on the world. Our mission statement is to provide in-depth human rights education for local high school students and teachers. Whether it is through

I’ve always wanted to be an Alpha man since 2007 when my 7th grade teacher Micholas Credle began the branding of the Alpha image. It all started from Greek alphabet to my own personal research of the organization. Receiving the knowledge of this organization only made it clear to me that from that moment forward I knew I wanted to be an Alpha man. The meaning behind the organization, its past, present, and the future plans on making the organization better. As a son, a brother and an uncle I feel

volunteering in the HUB garden that planted the importance of serving those less fortunate in our community in me. I understood that I was blessed by people that were paying it forward and that I too could be influential to others. So I made it my National Honor Society duty to take that initiative, serving my peers through that platform. Ms. Penick was my number one college influence, she aided me through the entire college process, from applying to schools, scholarships, and even sharing her college

Why do I want to become a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.? I want to be a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. because when I was in high school I would go to step shows with my sister and while there I would observe the different sororities that were there. While observing I noticed that none of the other sororities had a sisterly bond like the Zetas did. So, when I did my research and saw that community service played a big part of the sorority; I knew that this would be the perfect sorority

franchise's history. With the exception of the Steelers the browns, franchise has been around the longest in the conference with the Bengals being established in 1967(Browns Source 1967) and the Ravens being established in 1996. This shows the Browns have had the worst playoff success out of any team and nothing to show for the franchise despite being around for the 2nd longest time in their conference while everyone else has something to show for

"The Olympics remain the most compelling search for excellence that exists in sport, and maybe in life itself” (Bell). Beginning in 1896, the games have successfully continued to this day with each nation’s top athletes competing at the highest level. A controversy on the continuation of the Olympics has arisen recently with proponents arguing that the games are economically beneficial to the host nation, they promote nationalism and a sense of union, and increase a host country’s global trade and

The Giver Literature essay I have read the dystopian novel “The Giver” (1993) which is written by the beloved American author Lois Lowry. “The Giver” is about a twelve-year-old boy with the name Jonas. Jonas lives a similar life as all the others in the community, until the Ceremony of Twelve when he got assigned the task as the Receiver of Memory. As The Receiver of Memory it is Jonas’ task to keep all the memories of the past so not everyone needs to keep this burden. Although Jonas received beautiful

Societies in America today do not imply the Golden rule to their everyday lives. This rule explains the karma effect that whatever you do comes back around to either break or make you. This applies to every aspect of life. The main aspects are showing compassion, building relationships due to loyalty, and overall respecting others. These crucial characteristics allow for a better way of life and to overall become better human beings socially while being religiously by obeying one out of the ten commandments