Why Should I Join A Sorority?

Success: I Want To Be Successful In Life

What Does This Mean To Me?

• I want to do well academically.
• I want to graduate in four years and have a job that pays me well.
• I want to do reserach or have an internship in my field of study.
• I want to have a rapport with my professors.
• I want to provide leadership to my organization. I do not just want a pin and a certificate.
• I want to have mentors and friends to help me develop as a student and as a person.

How Will Joining A Sorority Help Me?

• Sororities stress academics and reward those who excel academically. They have academic expectations for members and resources to assits members during their education and into their job search. Sororities are committed to achieving your goals.
• Members develop relationships with chapter alumni who can assist with resumes, job placement, marketing your Greek experience, and settling in a new location after graduation.
• Sororities provide opportunities to meet many people who will assist you. Through educational programs, you will be introduced to many campus resources that will help you excel.
• You will improve your communication and interpersonal skills. This will happen through your interactions and leadership experiences. Employers will value the skills you will develop through your Greek experience.

Personal Development: I Want To Be A Better Person

What Does This Mean To Me?

• I want leadership opportunities.
• I want to learn to work efficicently with others and learn how to confront inappropriate behavior.
• I want to learn how to ineract socially with others in an appropriate way.
• I want responsibility, both personally and professionally.
• I want to be involved in my community.
• I want to be aware of and celebrate diversity.
• I want to develop life skills, including money management, working within a team, living on my own, and running an organization.

How Will Joining A Sorority Help Me?

• Chapters have leadership positions, financial responsibilities, and policies and procedures to follow, much like most organizations and companies. There is an executive board of offices as well as other leadership positions in each chapter. The chance to lead others is not only available, but expected.
• Sororities offer leadership training and development at a chapter, campus, regional, and national level. There is a specific training for new members, for initiated chapter members, and for those holding positions within the chapter.
• Within weeks of being affiliated with a chapter, you will have specific sisters with whom you will form a mentoring relationship and go to for guidance and support. Additionally, there are chances to shadow and learn from current officers.
• A sorority is a group of women who work together to achieve goals they have set for themselves. You will learn how to plan events, work with people, hold members accountable for their behaviors, confront inappropriate behavior, build relationships, and praise them for a job well done.
• Part of a sorority is that it is social in nature, but that does not simply imply the stereotype of drinking and partying. It allows you to meet other people in a fun environment and become comfortable getting to know people you have met for the first time.
• Campus chapters are diverse in of themselves, with members from many different racial, religious, regional, and other backgrounds. But, sororities are sensitive to and edcuated upon diversity issues. Chapters celebrate their diversity and the diversity that is here on campus, in the community, and all around us.

 Lifelong Friends: I Want To Form Lifelong Friendships

What Does This Mean To Me?

• I want to find a close-knit group of friends and create a positive "home away from home" environment.
• After graduating from college, I want to have a connection with my alma mater and look forward to returning and contributing to my school.
• I want to form a network of friends who will assist me personally and professionally in the future.
• I want friendships based on a set of common values and interests.

How Will Joining A Sorority Help Me?

• A sorority gives you the opportunity to make new friends who will be with you long after graduation. The women you meet today will be the ones who stand up in your wedding, provide guidance when you are struggling, and share in your happiness for many years.
• Many sororities have alumni who will share their experiences and help prepare you for life after graduation. The common bond of a sorority will carry beyond the members you join with and into the many alumni who have this shared experience.Their knowledge will be beneficial to you as you prepare for a career.
• By seizing the opportunity to join a chapter, you will have the chance to share common experiences, challenge your thoughts and beliefs, learn from others, and thus create the basis for lifelong friendships.
• Sororities have a foundation of values and standards known as the ritual. Through ritual, you will learn the basic concepts of friendship and values that will bring you closer to your sisters. This common bond will be with you for you life.