Sorority Women Unite!

[TriSigmaNC]

Where are all of my sorority women at? Whether you're a member of an NPC (Panhellenic), NPHC, NALFO, Asian or Local sorority, come on in and say hi.

What sorority are you a member of?
Sigma Sigma Sigma

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Emporia State University, Emporia, KS

When did you pledge or join?
1992

Did you live in a house?
Yes

What is your favorite memory?
Honestly living in my house was. Having our formal meals with our servers (all fraternity men) was just a great experience. We learned so much about each other and shared so much too.

Are you currently active in any way?
Yes, I'm a national officer for Sigma creating our Horizons Resources. I'm also the President of the Wilmington Alumnae Panhellenic Association.

[TriSigmaNC]

I know you all are out there and looking, I'd love see what other sorority women are out there!

[kdotp]

What sorority are you a member of?
Kappa Kappa Gamma

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Iowa State University

When did you pledge or join?
1997

Did you live in a house?
Yes, for all of college except one semester

What is your favorite memory?
I have too many to pick just one.

And another question:
Are you currently active in any way?
I am the President of my local alumnae association as well as an advisor for the nearby chapter. I don't ever see myself not being involved with Kappa somehow.

[Sara07]

What sorority are you a member of?
Kappa Alpha Theta

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Washington & Jefferson College - Washington, PA

When did you pledge or join?
2001

Did you live in a house?
No, I was an RA.

What is your favorite memory?
I agree with kdotp, I just have too many to pick just one.

Are you currently active in any way?
I am an advisor with one of the chapters.

[solongtogo]

What sorority are you a member of?
ALpha Xi Delta

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

When did you pledge or join?
1998

Did you live in a house?
Yes

What is your favorite memory?
Hoo boy...I could go on and on...I have a great group of friends in that house that made me laugh constantly, from taco bell runs at 3am every morning, to trying to scare the crap out of our chapter president (who we disliked) at 2am by wearing a black cloak and a scream mask the night after we saw scream in the theatre. We also had this nasty chicken every other monday that we called chainsaw chicken, or it was chicken cordeon bleu, and we called those hamsters.

Are you currently active in any way?
No

[Delaney21]

What sorority are you a member of?
Sigma Sigma Sigma

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Eastern Michigan University

When did you pledge or join?
1998

Did you live in a house?
Yes

What is your favorite memory?
Formal was by far the best!

Are you currently active in any way?
No

[jjsanner]

What sorority are you a member of?
Gamma Phi Beta

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
University of California, Santa Barbara

When did you pledge or join?
1994

Did you live in a house?
Yes, for two years

What is your favorite memory?
Meeting my 2 very best friends in the whole wide world. Without GPhiB we never would have met as we didn't hang out in the same circles.

Are you currently active in any way?
No, unfortunately. My full time job and 2YO DS keep me busy, not a whole lot of time left for much else.

[maplekitty]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Pi Beta

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
local - university, currently seeking NPC bid

Where did you join?
Univ. of Northern BC - Prince George, BC

When did you pledge or join?
1999

Did you live in a house?
no, we didn't have a house. But I did live in various houses/basement suites with sorority sisters

What is your favorite memory?
ooohhh man, how to choose?? Road trip to Jasper AB; Winter Formal dances; snoeshowing trips; Easter potluck dinners; hanging out in our office; always have 30 sisters to share the good tims and the bad.

Are you currently active in any way?
Vancouver Alumni chapter head.

[jules1025]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Chi Omega

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
University of Houston, Houston, TX

When did you pledge or join?
1997

Did you live in a house?
No, but we did have one

What is your favorite memory?
My pledge semester was my favorite. So many good times, and everything was fun and new! I also enjoyed rush my junior and senior years b/c we had such a great group of women and we filled first! Woot!

Are you currently active in any way?
I was an officer advisor for a few years after college, but I haven't been involved the past few years.

[katmg]

What sorority are you a member of?
Delta Gamma

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
University of Texas, Austin

When did you pledge or join?
1997

Did you live in a house?
Yes

What is your favorite memory?
I think some of my favs. were from my two years living in the house. I also have a lovely memory of my sisters (including my mom and aunt!) singing at my wedding reception.

Are you currently active in any way?
No. :o I do try to keep in touch with some of my pledge sisters though. I would like to be more involved eventually. I wish I lived close to a university with a good chapter that I could help out.

[mamax2]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Chi Omega

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
University of Richmond

When did you pledge or join?
1995

Did you live in a house?
No - we didn't have a house, but after my first year, my roommate was a sister.

What is your favorite memory?
Pledging - back when it was still pledging! Having a 'Big' who made me feel so welcome and at home for my college experience.

Are you currently active in any way?
No. I was active in an alumnae chapter and alumnae Panhellenic when I was first out of college. If I lived near a chapter now, I'd definitely advise or something, but I'm several hours removed so it's not possible.

[TriSigmaNC]

You all make me so happy doing this :) Thanks for participating! I see I've found one sister so far. If anyone ever has questions about getting involved with their national organization, please do let me know. I'm a Greek Advisor and so is skraus(where is she?), and we are both national officers for our own organizations.

[skraus75]

What sorority are you a member of?
Sigma Kappa

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
SUNY Fredonia

When did you pledge or join?
1993

Did you live in a house?
Nope -- no house

What is your favorite memory?
One of my chapter sister's weddings -- a lot of sisters were in attendance and we just had a good time. :D

Are you currently active in any way?
Yep -- Director of Training

Much love to my NPC sister Tracie for starting this thread....

[Rosebud]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Phi
(waving at sister APhiJill)

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Boston University

When did you pledge or join?
1993

Did you live in a house?
No- B.U. doesn't allow sorority houses. I just roomed with 2 other sisters in an apartment.

What is your favorite memory?
Oh man-- where to start? Pledging was a blast. Ski trip to Vermont, a crazy Spring Break trip to Daytona Beach (via BUS from Boston), all the formals, winning Greek Games in 1994, openly feuding with the Gamma Phi Beta chapter on campus (always good, catty fun), parties at the BU and MIT fraternity houses... we had such a blast.

Mostly it was about my sisters and making those great friendships, though. There's 4 of us who are still super close and see each other all the time (despite the fact that we live in 4 different states). We're such an important part of each others' lives and that wouldn't have happened without Alpha Phi. I loved my sorority and the whole experience.

Are you currently active in any way?
No

[lisainpink]

Katmg!! I knew I liked you!!!;)

What sorority are you a member of?
Delta Gamma

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
University of Alabama at Birmingahm

When did you pledge or join?
1993

Did you live in a house?
Kinda- we had a townhouse- the only chapter on campus to have a house of any kind. I lived there during a summer- and during the rush season when I was VP Rush.

What is your favorite memory?
Welllllll- I don't think I can really share that here... although... I did enjoy rolling the ATO house with TP given to us from the Theta Chis. Then the Theta Chis (or Tater Pies as we so lovingly called them) took us out for pizza and beer. It was just dreamy!:p

My Girls are still some of the best friends I have in the world. A group of them trekked up here a couple of hours to be with me on my wedding day. When I was a Junior- I was VP Rush and my best friend was President. One of our closest friends/sisters died of a horrible disease. We all got so close- but my best friend and I became like glue. Now- 10 years later (Has it been 10 years?) we are going through the horror of having terminally ill parents together. I know God meant for us to be friends. I know we were destined to support each other for our entire lives.

Are you currently active in any way?
I pay my dues. I support the foundation. I send stuff to help the girls with Rush. I have been known to go down and help with formal rush. I won't this year (too pregnant!) That is about it.

[Mrs U]

What sorority are you a member of?
Tri Sigma

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
J&W U, Providence, RI

When did you pledge or join?
1994- Charter class

Did you live in a house?
No - we didn't have a house

What is your favorite memory?
The induction ceremony.

Are you currently active in any way?
nope

[katmg]

Hey LisainPink! So happy to see another sister on here! :D

[lawyergirl25]

Great thread!

What sorority are you a member of?
Kappa Delta

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio

When did you pledge or join?
Spring 1999

Did you live in a house?
Yes, but only for a semester while I was on exec board

What is your favorite memory?
Fall recruitment, both years that I was able to participate. The weeks leading up to recruitment were always brutal - workshops, song sessions, staying up way too late working on decorations. But once we were in recruitment, I had so much fun with my sisters, singing and dancing and cheering and meeting our potential new members. It was fabulous.

Can I have two? :) My other favorite memory is the night of my candle passing when DH and I got engaged. I was so happy I cried. (I might cry now just thinking about it! LOL)

Are you currently active in any way?
I wish! I was a Chapter Advisory Board member at my alma mater while I went to law school, but now I've moved 2 hours away and can't participate anymore. I plan to get involved in the alumnae association down here soon!

[jmvan74]

Hey Katmg and Lisainpink! Another DG here!

What sorority are you a member of?
Delta Gamma

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
University of Delaware

When did you pledge or join?
1997

Did you live in a house?
No, we didn't have one then. I did live with sisters though.

What is your favorite memory?
I have a lot of good memories. I think Chapter retreats were my favorite.

Are you currently active in any way?
I was until my son was born. I helped with Formal Rush and acted as alumni Foundation Advisor. I have since moved and had a child, so not so much now. I do pay dues and support our foundation.

[Winter Biscuit]

Another Big Ten Kappa checking in. (waves to kdotp)

What sorority are you a member of?
Kappa Kappa Gamma

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Michigan State University

When did you pledge or join?
Hmm, I think I was initiated in 1994. I'm not even sure :o

Did you live in a house?
Yes, one year only. That was enough! :p

What is your favorite memory?
I have to agree with PPs that there are too many to pick just one.

Are you currently active in any way?
No. Before I moved to this city, the local alumnae association was always inviting me to their functions but there would be a huge disclaimer at the top of the invite that said something to the effect of, "YOU MUST PAY YOUR DUES IN FULL BEFORE ATTENDING." That sorta rubbed me the wrong way and I was turned off from attending any of the events. Since we moved to this city over 1 year ago, I have not been contacted by the local alumnae association and don't even know if there is one in this area. I do keep in touch with a group of KKG sisters (6 on a regular basis, 1 on an infrequent basis) and faithfully read The Key :)

[PrincessTommi]

What sorority are you a member of?
Kappa Alpha Theta

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Colorado State University

When did you pledge or join?
1997

Did you live in a house?
Yes - 2 1/2 years

What is your favorite memory?
I don't know that I could choose a favorite. Probably my pledge semester is the most memorable. Living in the house. Road trips. There are so many.

Are you currently active in any way?
Not currently. There isn't a chapter anywhere close to me now, and I haven't found an alumni chapter either. But I'm moving to a city with an active chapter and active alumni group, so I'll look into that soon.

[TaterBaby]

What sorority are you a member of?
Chi Omega

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Austin Peay State University - Clarksville, TN

When did you pledge or join?
1997

Did you live in a house?
No, no house. All of my roommates on and off campus were sisters though.

What is your favorite memory?
My pledge semester and the lifelong friends I still keep in touch with.

Are you currently active in any way?
Yes, member of the local alumnae chapter.

[amtaylor]

What sorority are you a member of?
Sigma Alpha

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
Other - we are a member of the PFA

Where did you join?
North Carolina State University - Raleigh, NC

When did you pledge or join?
1999

Did you live in a house?
No, no house.

What is your favorite memory?
Being the MC educator... my Zeta class was the largest in chapter history and they were all amazing!

Are you currently active in any way?
No

[TriSigmaNC]

What sorority are you a member of?
Sigma Alpha

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
Other - we are a member of the PFA


Amber, is this also now known as Sigma Alpha Omega, the Christian sorority? We have a new (one year old) chapter here of that.

[kdotp]

TriSigmaNC
I believe she's a member of Sigma Alpha (http://www.sigmaalpha.org/) Professional Agriculture Sorority.

[TriSigmaNC]

TriSigmaNC
I believe she's a member of Sigma Alpha (http://www.sigmaalpha.org/) Professional Agriculture Sorority.

;) thanks.

[lisainpink]

Hi Jmvan74!!! Nice to see another sister! (I happen to be wearing an ancient Anchor Splash t-shirt this very second!

[jmvan74]

Hi Jmvan74!!! Nice to see another sister! (I happen to be wearing an ancient Anchor Splash t-shirt this very second!

LOL! I'm always wearing old T's from anchor splash, rush, and Greek Week to bed. They're sooo faded.

[katmg]

Doesn't everybody sleep/lounge in old sorority t-shirts?? :p I have a whole collection that I rotate through. They are so soft and comfy now.

My mom swore she should have bought stock in Hanes when I went to school we had so many darn t-shirts! :D

[skraus75]

My mom actually made a bunch of my old sorority shirts into a quilt for me. I love it -- always reminds me of good times!

[amtaylor]

Amber, is this also now known as Sigma Alpha Omega, the Christian sorority? We have a new (one year old) chapter here of that.

Kdotp is right. I'm in the pro ag sorority. I have a degree in animal science and agricultural education :)

[kdotp]

My mom actually made a bunch of my old sorority shirts into a quilt for me. I love it -- always reminds me of good times!
I did that for my chapter my senior year. They still have it in the TV room! I also made one for DH with his fraternity/sports t-shirts from college that we use all the time. I thought I was done with t-shirts, but half the time I'll get them from the chapter I advise, too, when they have leftovers!

[TriSigmaNC]

I always wear mine to work out, but I always feel old when I see students or younger women with 200....shirts and I'm wearing a 1999 or 1996 this shirt.

[lawyergirl25]

I wear mine all the time. I once had to stop in at my office on a Sunday while I was out running errands and now I'm "KD girl" to a particular partner.

[TriSigmaNC]

I know there are PLENTY more sorority women out there, let's get them in here!

[Natrat80]

What sorority are you a member of?
Zeta Tau Alpha

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Baylor University, Waco, TX

When did you pledge or join?
1999

Did you live in a house?
No, there aren't any houses at Baylor

What is your favorite memory?
I'd have to say the friendships were my favorite part of sorority life. I had friends from various sororities, but my best friend to this day I met during RUSH.

Are you currently active in any way?
no

[skraus75]

Any other Sigma Kappa's? :)

[GoCougs]

What sorority are you a member of?
Chi Omega

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Washington State University, Pullman WA

When did you pledge or join?
1992

Did you live in a house?
Yes-all 3 years (I pledged in the fall of my freshman year but didn't move in to the fall of my sophomore year)

What is your favorite memory?
Um...too many to recall, honestly. Having a keg in the chapter room on Senior Day is close to the top of the list!

Are you currently active in any way?
Not so much anymore. I was an advisor when I still lived in Pullman.

[BuffaloBlondie]

Checking in!!


What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Sigma Alpha

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Gannon University, Erie, PA

When did you pledge or join?
1994 (spring of freshman year)

Did you live in a house?
Yes, for two years

What is your favorite memory?
I loved pledging (probably not at the time. though)

Are you currently active in any way?
No, but I wish I was. I have thought about calling our alumnae chapter.

[skraus75]

Checking in!!


What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Sigma Alpha

Where did you join?
Gannon University, Erie, PA
[/B]

BuffaloBlondie I worked at Gannon in Greek life (from 2000-2002). :D And, I'm from Buffalo.... so, I had to respond!

You should definitely get involved in the Alumnae Chapter. I loved the Buffalo Sigma Kappa alumnae chapter after graduation and the Alumnae Panhellenic in the area was very active as well. I belong to my local alumnae chapter now but don't seem to be able to make their events regularly..... (And, didn't ASA start a collegiate chapter at Niagara University?)

[BuffaloBlondie]

skraus75~ What a small world!!! I'll have to check out the ASA Alumnae and Panhellenic chapters in Buffalo.:)

[BuffaloBlondie]

You guys motivated me. I just e-mailed my alumnae chapter!!

[lawyergirl25]

You guys motivated me. I just e-mailed my alumnae chapter!!
Me too. :)

[tgr68]

AOT to lawyergirl!!! ;)

What sorority are you a member of?
Kappa Delta

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Pittsburg State University, Kansas

When did you pledge or join?
Fall 1999

Did you live in a house?
Yes, but only for a semester while I was President

What is your favorite memory?
I loved fall recruitment!!! One year, I served as house tours chair. We had a blast, and the other houses kept asking if they could steal our theme! Hehe!

My first initiation as President. I was soooooooooooooo nervous!

Are you currently active in any way?
I wish! Our closest Alumnae Association is a good two hours away from where I live. :(
Doesn't everybody sleep/lounge in old sorority t-shirts?? I have a whole collection that I rotate through. They are so soft and comfy now. Guilty as charged!! I just can't part with them yet!

[skraus75]

Me too. :)

YEA!!! :D Hope they have some fun events coming up.

[skraus75]

BuffaloBlondie I worked at Gannon in Greek life (from 2000-2002). :D And, I'm from Buffalo.... so, I had to respond!

The funny thing is that I choose between Fredonia and Gannon when I went to college in '93. If I had chose differently, we might have been sisters..... who knows...

[lawyergirl25]

Hey tgr!! AOT! :)

[teddybg]

What sorority are you a member of?
Sigma Kappa
Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
University of Rhode Island Phi Chapter

When did you pledge or join?
Fall 1996

Did you live in a house?
YES! 2 years

What is your favorite memory?
GREEK WEEK

Are you currently active in any way?
Donations. I just got a note saying it was going to be my ten year anniversary this Fall. Some girls from my Pledge Class are thinking of going to the house this fall.

Hi skraus75!

[skraus75]

Where did you join?
University of Rhode Island Phi Chapter

Teddybg, I have been to your chapter a couple of different times. I love them!! And, so glad to see another sister! :D

[roberta]

What sorority are you a member of?
Theta Phi Alpha

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Northern Kentucky University

When did you pledge or join?
Fall 1997

Did you live in a house?
no Greek houses at NKU

What is your favorite memory?
I met my best friend and my DH through the Greek system.

Are you currently active in any way?
No, the closest chapter and alumnae assoc is three hours away from where I currently live.

I, too, sleep and go to the gym in my old Greek t-shirts. Some are even getting holes in them! What will I wear!?;)

[teddybg]

Teddybg, I have been to your chapter a couple of different times. I love them!! And, so glad to see another sister! :D

Really! :) What a small world.
What where you doing there?

[skraus75]

Really! :) What a small world. What where you doing there?

I visited as a national officer delivering a letter of challenge one time (about 5 years ago maybe) and then doing the National Panhellenic Conference's Something of Value program for Panhellenic about 2 years ago....

I love the women -- very welcoming. :D

[TriSigmaNC]

I LOVE this ladies! Keep it up!

[katmg]

So...what was Rush (Recruitment - gotta get those PC terms down ;) ) like at your school?

University of Texas is known for having a very competitive formal rush. I was just wondering what it was like elsewhere...

[GoCougs]

Formal rush at WSU was fairly competitive, if I remember correctly. We had 5 days of rush "parties" where we were running from house to house, reapplying lipstick/hairspray/deoderant/anything under the sun to make us look as good as possible in 90-degree heat. I drank about a gallon of lemon water that week, but it kept me hydrated! I can't remember exactly how many women went through rush that year; I'm thinking it was somewhere close to 300-400? That may be too high. At the time, there were 14 sororities on campus, so quota was around 30, give or take a few. That said, there were also a number of women that were dropped completely from all houses, which I think is pretty devastating. There's gotta be a place for everybody to fit in!

[kdotp]

I didn't even see Winter Biscuit's post until now. Yay Kappa!

Recruitment at Iowa State was probably in the middle of competitiveness. Nowhere near the level as most southern schools, but definitely more competitive than at some smaller schools. There were 14 NPC chapters when I went through recruitment so our 5 days of recruitment went as such:
Day 1 -- visit all 14 houses for 15 minutes
Day 2 -- visit 10 houses for 25 minutes (house tours)
Day 3 -- visit 5 houses for 45 minutes (skit day)
Day 4 -- Pref night; 2 houses for 60 minutes
Day 5 -- Bid Day!

Recruitment at the University of Iowa (where I'm now an advisor) is pretty much the same.

I was a legacy to Kappa through my older sister, so I had been to visit the house while she was in school and knew some of the girls. I think that definitely helped as I completely bombed recruitment. I was so stressed out, never picked the right thing to wear, and have a tendency to babble when I get nervous, so I'm sure there some houses were like "who is this girl?" In the end, even though it wasn't always sunshine and roses, I love Kappa and I wouldn't give up my experience for anything.

If you went through formal recruitment, do you remember the other chapters you preffed? I went to Kappa and Alpha Gamma Delta.

[tgr68]

I went to a smaller university with only 4 NPC Chapters. We did have 2 NPHC chapters on campus, but they rarely got involved with the rest of the Greek Community. :( Our formal recruitment went like this:
Day 1 - House tours - 4 houses
Day 2 - Philanthropy Day - 4 houses
Day 3 - Sisterhood (Skit) Day - 3 houses
Day 4 - Preference Night - 2 houses
Day 5 - Bid Day

I preffed Alpha Sigma Alpha and Kappa Delta. I remember sitting in our student union with my card for over half an hour trying to decide who to put first. I ultimately pledged KD due to my late SIL being one of the founders of the local sorority who later became Kappa Delta. I ended up having a lot of friends who were Alpha Sigs, though!!

Our Rho Chi's were awesome!! They really made everybody feel comfortable through the entire process right up to bid day! Turns out one of my Rho Chi's was a KD sis!! :D I remeber some girls being so nervous about their bid cards that they cried when they opened them to learn they had been excepted by their first pick. One girl from my HS went through recruitment at the same time, and when we opened our bid cards, we just smiled and asked if each other got their pick (which we knew we would - she was an AGD legacy and my late SIL was a KD).


What chapter offices did you guys hold, if any?
I was Panhellenic Rep and Informal Recruitment Chair my freshman year and President my sophomore year.

[kdotp]

What chapter offices did you guys hold, if any?

I was Philanthropy Chair my sophomore to junior year and then was elected as Director of PR for Panhellenic. In addition, I was Reference Chair and Nomination Chair my senior year.

[TriSigmaNC]

Recruitment at my college (Emporia State University) was very similar to here.
Day 1-Philanthropy Day
Day 2-Philanthopy Day
Day 3-Sisterhood (skit round)
Day 4-Pref
Day 5-Bid Day

I was my chapter's Recruitment Chair and Secretary and then Panhellenic Delegate. I am now the President of the Alumnae Panhellenic, which is great too!

[skraus75]

Recruitment where I went to school was much different because we only had 2 chapters. I think there were three rounds -- goodness, it's been a while because I can't remember -- Open House, Invite 1 and Preference. I prefed both groups -- Sigma Kappa and Delta Phi Epsilon.

In college, I was the treasurer for about 1 1/2 years and also served as Philanthropy Chair. As an alumna, I've served as Alumnae/Collegiate Liaison, Alumnae Chapter newsletter editor, and a couple of different national offices. I'm currently Director of Training.... which I just started at the beginning of the month (wish me luck!).

[BuffaloBlondie]

So.. I wrote an e-mail to the alumnae contact in my area and they e-mailed me back!! They are sending me a packet in September with events & information I'm excited to become involved again.
Question for everyone:
How does the whole alumnae status work? Are there meetings? dues? What are the activities that you do? Please share your experiences!! Thanks:)

[TriSigmaNC]

So.. I wrote an e-mail to the alumnae contact in my area and they e-mailed me back!! They are sending me a packet in September with events & information I'm excited to become involved again.
Question for everyone:
How does the whole alumnae status work? Are there meetings? dues? What are the activities that you do? Please share your experiences!! Thanks:)

It totally depends upon your local alumnae group and how they are organized. When I lived in Dallas our group was very organized and I served as the Secretary. We had dues and monthly meetings. We had lunch and even visited museums and helped out local chapters with sorority recruitment. I'd ask them for a website if they have one and also for a list of their regular activities and dues.

[MES in Chicago]

What sorority are you a member of?
Zeta Tau Alpha

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

When did you pledge or join?
1994

Did you live in a house?
Yes

What is your favorite memory?
There were so many, but Barn Dance was always such a good time. Ah, the memories :D

Are you currently active in any way?
Not yet, but I plan on becoming active when they start back up again in the fall.

[kdotp]

How does the whole alumnae status work? Are there meetings? dues? What are the activities that you do? Please share your experiences!! Thanks:)
We pay dues for my Alumnae Association, part of which go back to our Fraternity Headquarters and part of which are kept for miscellaneous expenses (postage, printing, thank you gifts, etc...) We only meet about 3-4 times per year -- usually a Founders Day dinner, Holiday activity, Garden Party and maybe one other event. The past few years we've done a Monmouth Duo even with the local Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Association (both our organizations were founded at Monmouth College, Monmouth, IL) which has been fun.

Our group is fairly small and somewhat relaxed. We seem to have the most fun when we just get together and socialize.

[skraus75]

So.. I wrote an e-mail to the alumnae contact in my area and they e-mailed me back!! They are sending me a packet in September with events & information I'm excited to become involved again.
Question for everyone:
How does the whole alumnae status work? Are there meetings? dues? What are the activities that you do? Please share your experiences!! Thanks:)

YEA!! :D I pay yearly dues to my alumnae chapter but they are about $35 -- in comparison with the hundreds I paid in college! Usually we have events, not meeting, except during election time when we'll have one meeting. We have done everything from wine tasting to pottery painting to book clubs to young mommies groups. I loved my Buffalo Alumnae Chapter the most....

[Winter Biscuit]

Recruitment at Iowa State was probably in the middle of competitiveness. Nowhere near the level as most southern schools, but definitely more competitive than at some smaller schools. There were 14 NPC chapters when I went through recruitment so our 5 days of recruitment went as such:
Day 1 -- visit all 14 houses for 15 minutes
Day 2 -- visit 10 houses for 25 minutes (house tours)
Day 3 -- visit 5 houses for 45 minutes (skit day)
Day 4 -- Pref night; 2 houses for 60 minutes
Day 5 -- Bid Day!



This is very similar to what rush (it wasn't called recruitment back then ;)) was like at MSU when I went through, only we had 16 sororities, and would visit 3 houses for preference. I can't even remember how much time we spent at each house on each day, but it was probably very similar to what kdotp outlined.

I preffed KKG, Chi Omega, and Kappa Alpha Theta. I had a very tough time deciding which house to put first, too. Heck, I even cried because I didn't know if I was making the right decision :p I did put KKG first and was thrilled when I got a bid from them.

[TriSigmaNC]

I forgot to state that we only had 4 chapters, but I preffed Tri Sigma and Chi Omega, of course I chose Sigma ;)

[CLW4KU]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Phi

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Wichita State University Wichita, KS

When did you pledge or join?
2001

Did you live in a house?
No

What is your favorite memory?
Waiting around after Recruitment was over and hearing the new sister's names read off! I'm a legacy, so telling my mom I was going to be an Alpha Phi was fun too!

Are you currently active in any way?
I play cards monthly with other APhi alumni, but nothing with the current house unfortunately.

[juliemag]

ETA: *waves* to jjsanner! (fellow gphib) :)

What sorority are you a member of?
Gamma Phi Beta

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL

When did you pledge or join?
1997

Did you live in a house?
Yes - 3 years! :D

What is your favorite memory?
Definitely living in the house. I met my best friends in that house. We had so many wonderful belly-aching fun times, there are honestly too many to mention!

Are you currently active in any way?
Not really, unfortunely. If I lived closer I'd be more involved in rush, etc.

[roberta]

We had 4 chapters. Fall rush loooked like this:
1st night- Information night- rushees attend all four parties
2nd night- Interviews-2 rushees sit and talk with 2-3 members- rushees attend 3 parties (1 or 2 if they were not invited back by 3 chapters)
3rd night- Pref night- rushees attended 2 prefs

I preffed Theta Phi Alpha and Delta Gamma.

[SweetRed]

What sorority are you a member of?
Chi Omega (so glad to see a few of you here!)

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
University at Buffalo

When did you pledge or join?
1992

Did you live in a house?
It was illegal in the city to have one.

What is your favorite memory?
I bawled my way through the last Initiation of new sisters before I graduated. Everyone knew how much the ceremony meant to me, they all started bawling too. :p Besides that... the ATO Halloween parties were always a blast :)

Are you currently active in any way?
Not at the moment, but I was the Alumnae Chapter President for three years and Scholarship Advisor at a local college for two. Someday I'll get back into it when I have more time.

[Rosebud]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Phi

Yay! Another Alpha Phi! :)

I preffed Delta Gamma and Alpha Phi. I loved the girls in both houses, but went with my gut and pledged Alpha Phi. It also helped that my best friend & roommate had decided early on that she wanted to go Alpha Phi. That wasn't the deciding factor for me, but I did consider it.

[BuffaloBlondie]

Thanks for all of the responses regarding my alumnae questions!!

[GoCougs]

What sorority are you a member of?
Chi Omega (so glad to see a few of you here!)



Go Chi-O! ;)

I can sing too, if you really want me too.....

(pleged Chi Omega in 1992 as well)

[BuffaloBlondie]

Today I was looking on another message board that is strictly for Greek organizations. I was surprised to see someones signature line reading:
Waiting to join my *future* sisters in ---insert letters here---. After I cyber snooped I found out that there is something called "Alumni Initiation. Has anyone ever heard of this? Basically, It is someone who is initiated into a sorority as an alumnae. Do you know anyone who has done this? What do you think?

[solongtogo]

Where did you join?
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN



I went to purdue too!

[tgr68]

Buffalo Blondie~I have never heard of such a thing. :confused:

[skraus75]

[B]Where did you join?
University at Buffalo
YEA Buffalo!! :D Welcome!

[skraus75]

Today I was looking on another message board that is strictly for Greek organizations. I was surprised to see someones signature line reading:
Waiting to join my *future* sisters in ---insert letters here---. After I cyber snooped I found out that there is something called "Alumni Initiation. Has anyone ever heard of this? Basically, It is someone who is initiated into a sorority as an alumnae. Do you know anyone who has done this? What do you think?
We (Sigma Kappa) do alumnae initiation every convention. Also, if a chapter wants to alum initiate someone (mom, alumna sister, etc), they can petition for such. That person must pay new member and initiation fees as well as the cost of a badge.

[SweetRed]

Basically, It is someone who is initiated into a sorority as an alumnae. Do you know anyone who has done this? What do you think?

I know we've done this, but I'm not sure how common it is. I know one fellow alum's mom who was initiated and a NASA astronaut. I think it's OK if not just done as an "honor". Both of these women had associations to the organization and had already given so much time and effort before initiated.

Also to answer your previous question, I know this varies for us from area to area. We have one annual official meeting and the rest is a mix of social events and philanthropy. Social events run from happy hour to holiday tea to mommy groups. A little something for everyone :) Dues are $30/yr. I think.

GoCougs I still sometimes sing Chi-O songs to keep me awake on road trips :o

skraus75 Yeah Buffalo! Gosh, I've been bumping into a few Buffalo gals here recently.

[kdotp]

Today I was looking on another message board that is strictly for Greek organizations. I was surprised to see someones signature line reading:
Waiting to join my *future* sisters in ---insert letters here---. After I cyber snooped I found out that there is something called "Alumni Initiation. Has anyone ever heard of this? Basically, It is someone who is initiated into a sorority as an alumnae. Do you know anyone who has done this? What do you think?
Are you talking about GreekChat? There is definitely a higher prevalance of AI on that board than anywhere else. Alumnae Initiation is not a new concept (I believe Alpha Phi was the first to have an Alumnae Initiate, back in the late 1800s) but it has definitely gained more notariety in the last 5 years. I know there's a thread on GC that has all the info on AI, but I'd say about half the NPC organizations have an open form of AI. That means a woman who is not currently an undergraduate (of any age) at a college or university can petition to become a member. This is a very lengthy and difficult process, taking anywhere from 6 months to 5 years. She has to have a sponsor in the organization and show she truly has something to offer the organization. Usually she'll attend a few non-ritual alumnae events to determine if the alumnae group is the right one for her. APhiJill needs to explain this, she's an awesome AI.

Inspired by Go Cougs: do you still sing any old sorority songs? I still sing Kappa songs to my son. He's going to grow up thinking Dream Awhile is a legitimate lullaby! :o

[GoCougs]

Inspired by Go Cougs: do you still sing any old sorority songs? I still sing Kappa songs to my son. He's going to grow up thinking Dream Awhile is a legitimate lullaby! :o

We typically sing our own "dirtier" renditions of sorority songs. You know, the versions of rush songs that the Rush Chair wasn't allowed to hear you sing during your "clap-ins". And, of course, the standard drinking songs.

[TriSigmaNC]

My Mother was initiated into my chapter as an alumna initiate! It is a process that out national orgainization has. Not ALL of them have this (i.e. Chi Omega only does one honor intiate at their convention and that's it, and Tri Delta is very similar to that as well). Easy thing to do is call your HQ and ask. I've had 3 friends join my chapter that way and I've got 2 more that I need to do this with. In our organization it takes approval from a national officer (which I am), support from a local chapter, the woman then has to take the national test, go through our new member ritual, pay fees (cheaper than being a collegiate) and then she was initiated. She has all the rights and priveleges that I do and it's fun being sisters with my mom :)

Now...NPHC chapters do this, but in a different way, mostly through graduate chapters. That's a whole other story that skraus and I can explain as we're both Greek Advisors. If anyone ever has questions or needs rumors dispelled, please let us know.

I was on Greekchat years ago, but it truly is a bunch of hooey. ;)

[BuffaloBlondie]

That is neat about alumnae initiation!!!:)

[kdotp]

I was on Greekchat years ago, but it truly is a bunch of hooey. ;)
Hey now, GC (www.greekchat.com) isn't that bad. It is fairly informative, and entertaining! :)

[Chimichanga]

Joining in a little late :)

What sorority are you a member of?
Chi Omega

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Carroll College, Waukesha WI

When did you pledge or join?
1997

Did you live in a house?
No - Carroll did not allow sororities to have houses as they were considered "whore" houses. :rolleyes:

What is your favorite memory?
Ah jeez - way too many. But, I'd have to say initiation week.

Are you currently active in any way?
I had been the chapter's personnel advisor but with a baby coming I'm moving over to recruitment advisor.

Oh, and I *totally* plan to sing Chi O songs to my little legacy as lullabyes ;)

[katmg]

AAwww...I'm sad I don't know very many lullaby DG songs. I always remember our Rush song that is all clappy and bouncy and forget the slower, more sentimental songs. Somehow I don't think I'll be able to lull our little one to sleep singing and clapping "WITH A D!" :D

[shouldaeloped]

What sorority are you a member of?
sigma sigma sigma

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
east carolina university, greenville, nc

When did you pledge or join?
1991

Did you live in a house?
yes! 1.5 years!

What is your favorite memory?
way way too many. .

Are you currently active in any way?
no- but I am still very close friends with a lot of my pledge sisters

Oh, and I *totally* plan to sing Chi O songs to my little legacy as lullabyes

i do this now with my 6 week old! they are always the first ones to come to mind!

[TriSigmaNC]

Waving to my Sigma Sister!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And GC...that site just irks so many of us that are Greek Advisors, so many fake things and non-educated questions...but I guess that can be entertaining. I was hooked on it years ago, but no more.

[SpanishRose]

What sorority are you a member of?
Phi Mu
"Second oldest secret society for women"

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Arkansas State University

When did you pledge or join?
1997

Did you live in a house?
No-Not allowed for the female greek chapters. We did have a Suite.

What is your favorite memory?
Ooh where do I begin! Formals in Memphis,TN, Drop-Ins, Retreats, Greek Week. Great times!


Are you currently active in any way?
Semi....starting our area Alumnae Chapter

[tgray99]

What sorority are you a member of?
Sigma Phi Lambda (http://www.sigma-phi-lambda.com/)

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
Other, it's a state (maybe multi-state) Christian sorority

Where did you join?
Texas A&M University

When did you pledge or join?
1995

Did you live in a house?
No-We didn't have a house.

What is your favorite memory?
Formal, my sophomore year, in Austin.

Are you currently active in any way?
Nope but I might see if there are any alumnae where I am.

Ok, I know my sorority isn't "truly Greek" but we had sisterhood and friendship so I thought I'd join in. :)

[skraus75]

Ok, I know my sorority isn't "truly Greek" but we had sisterhood and friendship so I thought I'd join in. :)
As long as you had sisterhood and were a values based group, you have what I think you need to be a sorority! You are "truly Greek" and I'm glad you joined in. :) Welcome!

[TriSigmaNC]

i do this now with my 6 week old! they are always the first ones to come to mind!

Could we all chime in on a version of "In The Light...."

[shouldaeloped]

Could we all chime in on a version of "In The Light...."

that is our nightly going to sleep song. my non-greek DH thinks I am nuts!

[skraus75]

Could we all chime in on a version of "In The Light...."
I was thinking Pass it On.... ;)

[Hangin'in]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Delta Pi
*THE* Oldest Secret Society for Women!
...sorry SpanishRose!
ADPi and Phi Mu are the 2 oldest, and they were founded on the same college campus , very close together in time.

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
University of Montevallo
Montevallo, AL

When did you pledge or join?
1985

Did you live in a house?
No - Sororities had floors dedicated to them, with a chapter room on the floor.

What is your favorite memory?
Couldn't possily pick just one!

Are you currently active in any way?
I was..... alumnae association member in B'ham, then moved to Little Rock, where I was a member of the alumnae association here..... then moved out of the area. Then life got in the way, and I never rejoined.

[aligirl]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Chi Omega

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

When did you pledge or join?
1999

Did you live in a house?
No, but we did have one

What is your favorite memory?
Visiting Nationals in Indianapolis for a leadership conference. We took a handful of girls from our chapter there to help hammer out some PMS-type issues the chapter had. Fun times. It was GREAT to see everyone come together - awesome. Oh - and Rush my senior year was fun - it definitely paid being a senior! And when I asked my big / pledge mom to be my maid of honor --- she cried :)

Are you currently active in any way?
I was a member of the local alumnae chapter but haven't gone to anything since I graduated in 2002.

[njnewyearsbride]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Chi Omega

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Rutgers University, New Jersey

When did you pledge or join?
1994 i think

Did you live in a house?
yes my senior year... that was the first year we had a house!

What is your favorite memory?
definitely living in the house

Are you currently active in any way?
i was alumnae advisor to the local chapter for a number of years and then had a very bad experience with our national.. we've tried to form an alum group 3x now with no success... we're on try #4.

[wazzugirl]

What sorority are you a member of?
Delta Delta Delta

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Washington State University, Pullman, WA - GO COUGS!

When did you pledge or join?
1996

Did you live in a house?
Yes, 3 years

What is your favorite memory?
On bid day, as my new pledge class was getting ready for our first ever group photo on the house steps, I met one of my best friends. Her name tag fell off and I handed it back to her, we've been inseparable ever since. Plus all of the crazy WSU parties!

Are you currently active in any way?
No

[mkredhead]

What sorority are you a member of?
Zeta Tau Alpha

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Purdue University - West Lafayette, IN
BOILER UP!

When did you pledge or join?
1994

Did you live in a house?
Yes

What is your favorite memory?
I met some of my very best friends during Rush and pledgeship. Purdue is a huge school (40,000 students), and being part of something as great as the Greek system was a fantastic opportunity.

Not to mention barndance adventures - Who can get this keg tapped?

Are you currently active in any way?
Yes. I am the current chapter president of my alumnae association

[rileyandfredsmom]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Omicron Pi

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Lambuth University, Jackson, TN

When did you pledge or join?
1991

Did you live in a house?
No - only officers and I transferred before I became an officer.

What is your favorite memory?
I was always an outsider growing up and being accepted by the 'cool' sorority on campus meant more to me than anyone could know. I met some wonderful girls and had a great time!

Are you currently active in any way?
No - I checked into it once and the dues were way too much for me. I may try again in the next year or two.

[tgray99]

As long as you had sisterhood and were a values based group, you have what I think you need to be a sorority! You are "truly Greek" and I'm glad you joined in. :) Welcome!
Thanks, skraus! At A&M, even though the Greek system is fairly small and VERY new (think 80s), the girls in the House Sororities always sort of looked down on us. We weren't a real sorority. Whatev. ;)

[TriSigmaNC]

Ilona
I had no idea you are a sorority woman! :)

Stacy
That's right darn it...."I want to Pass It On..." When I worked at Tri Delta they had a book called Pass It On on display there.

[alliannie]

What sorority are you a member of?
Sigma Pi Alpha

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
Local, I went to a small private college that did not have Nationals but many are now trying to join Nationals due to officials at college encouraging that. One fraternity is now TKE.

Where did you join?
Central Methodist College(University..changed names my senior year)Fayette, MO

When did you pledge or join?
2003

Did you live in a house?
No houses! No one is allowed to live off campus unless you live with your parents or are older. But I lived with sisters until I got married.

What is your favorite memory?
Pledging..I loved loved loved it!!

Are you currently active in any way?
No. Being small and local we dont have that option!

[janders6]

What sorority are you a member of?
Another Chi O here

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Northwestern University, Xi Chapter

When did you pledge or join?
1996

Did you live in a house?
Yes, 2 years

What is your favorite memory?
I think it would be the night we took all of Delta Chi's patio furniture and their flag and put it up in the trees in the fraternity quad....

Are you currently active in any way?
Yes, I help out with rush and go to some alum activities.

[HeatherBee210]

What sorority are you a member of?
Gamma Phi Beta

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

When did you pledge or join?
January 2002

Did you live in a house?
3 1/2 years!

What is your favorite memory?
Way too many to pick. Probably International Convention in Chicago.

Are you currently active in any way?
Not yet, but I have only been here for a month-I'm working on it.

[jmvan74]

AAwww...I'm sad I don't know very many lullaby DG songs. I always remember our Rush song that is all clappy and bouncy and forget the slower, more sentimental songs. Somehow I don't think I'll be able to lull our little one to sleep singing and clapping "WITH A D!" :D

LOL!! I'm at a loss too....Hmmm... the only one I can think of is "Out of My Window"

[TriSigmaNC]

Heather
I used to live in Dallas and was very active in the Greek community with my alumnae chapter and the alumnae panhellenic. If you ever need contacts or ideas, let me know.

[ADSigMel]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Delta Sigma

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
Local

Where did you join?
University of Alabama (Roll Tide!)

When did you pledge or join?
2003 - Founder

Did you live in a house?
No, but I sort of wish I had. :(

What is your favorite memory?
Initiating our first pledge class. It felt like we were passing our legacy on!

Are you currently active in any way?
I'm the National President. Our first National Convention is in two weeks! :eek:

[katmg]

LOL!! I'm at a loss too....Hmmm... the only one I can think of is "Out of My Window"

Oh I forgot about that one. We used to sing that one on pref. night. I also remembered, "When You Go Away to College" and "Dream Girl" but I think "Out of My Window" is probably a better lullaby, especially if you don't have a girl. ;)

[lisainpink]

Jmvan and Katmg- what about "Will you wear our Anchor?" We always sang it at pref- sure to make those little girls crryyyyyy- and then put DG FIRST!;)
"Out of my Window" always makes me cry. One of our sisters died my junior year- and we sang that at her funeral. I don't think I've thought about that song in yeearrrrrss.

ETA: Oooooh- or the candle-lighting song!!!

[katmg]

Jmvan and Katmg- what about "Will you wear our Anchor?" We always sang it at pref- sure to make those little girls crryyyyyy- and then put DG FIRST!;)
"Out of my Window" always makes me cry. One of our sisters died my junior year- and we sang that at her funeral. I don't think I've thought about that song in yeearrrrrss.

ETA: Oooooh- or the candle-lighting song!!!

I don't think we sang "Will you wear our Anchor?" My mom has sung it to me though - I'll have to get her to sing it again so that I can remember the tune.

We used "Dream Girl" for candle-lightings - did y'all use something else? At my sisters' weddings we've also sung it. It really meant a lot to me when a bunch of my sisters showed up (they were invited, they didn't crash the wedding!) and sung it at mine!

[lisainpink]

We just always called it the canle lighting song. Do these words sound familiar?
"Your heart belongs to him
His love belongs to you
Friends for your whole life through
Because DG hearts are true
So when they say-
You belong-
To somebody else
A Deeee Geeee you'll always be."
A group of my sisters came to my wedding- and they sang this song to me. DH was so confused.:p I loved it! One of my sister's even made me a candle in my wedding colors!

[TriSigmaNC]

I love reminiscing the songs.
Bumping up, I know there are tons more sorority women out there.

[skraus75]

Guess I can't sing the dirty songs to my kiddies when I'm putting them to bed. ;)

[TriSigmaNC]

In the light of Sigma Love we Stand
Loyal Daughters serving hand in hand
By thy wisdom she will be
Guardian of our destiny
And so before we bid you fond goodbye
Let us pledge to Sigma you and I
Bonds of friendship never die, til' we meet again.

eta: remembered it finally!

[tgr68]

Today, while my sisters stand close by my side
I'll think of them always and by them I'll bide
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
Ne'er I forget all the joys that are mine today

I'll be a KD
I'll be one forever
You'll know who I am by the pin that I wear
Tell all the world
That today is my glory
I'll laugh, and I'll cry, and I'll sing



We usually sing this one at wedding receptions encircling the bride! We also sing it at candle passes.

[babylove]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Phi

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Washington University, St. Louis

When did you pledge or join?
1997

Did you live in a house?
Nope - I went to college in St. Louis where there was an ancient law banning cohabitation of more than 5 unrelated women. But we did have a "suite" on campus to hang out in.

What is your favorite memory?
I really loved rush week and getting the decorations and parties all set up.

Are you currently active in any way?
I wish I was...I never can seem to make it to any of the alum events in my area and my attempt to get involved with a local college chapter didn't really pan out.


*waving hi to fellow APhis, Rosebud03 and CLW4KU!!!*

[kdotp]

Dream Awhile

Dream awhile of Kappa ever true
Dream of her and she will be with you
Dream of friendships through the years
Dream of days their joys and tears
Now it's time that you and I must part
So take this dream and place it in your heart
Keep it dear until the time
We will meet again

We sing this a lot for Pref parties, candlepassings, weddings, etc...

[TriSigmaNC]

Hey Alpha Phi's!!!! They're coming back to our campus this year and we're very excited ;)

[babylove]

TriSigmaNC ~ Where did the Alpha Phis go?

[TriSigmaNC]

At UNCW they were suspended by your national organization for 1.5 years for an unfortunate hazing incident, but we have now ended the suspension and they are welcomed back with open arms! It will be a full reorganization and they're starting right after sorority recruitment is finished on 9/11.

[babylove]

Aha...well, at least they're back! ;)

[MES in Chicago]

You all have got me thinking about songs now....

Today & Forever

Today and forever we'll be Zetas true
We'll honor our colors the grey and the blue
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
'ner we forget
all the joy that we have.........
Today.

We'll be together forever and ever
you'll know who we are by the friendships we bring
We'll all live together are ties not to sever
We'll laugh and we'll cry and we'll sing....

Today and forever we'll be Zetas true
We'll honor our colors the grey and the blue
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
'ner we forget
all the joy that we have.........
Today.

[lawyergirl25]

Today, while my sisters stand close by my side
I'll think of them always and by them I'll bide
A million tomorrows shall all pass away
Ne'er I forget all the joys that are mine today

I'll be a KD
I'll be one forever
You'll know who I am by the pin that I wear
Tell all the world
That today is my glory
I'll laugh, and I'll cry, and I'll sing
I don't know that one! Is it a common tune?

Here's my favorite:

Always think of KD when you hear this melody
We'll be wishing you goodnight in sleepy harmony
May your days all be bright ones, may your cares all be light ones,
Tonight while moonlight beams.

So dream tonight of Kappa Delta, we will dream of you
And when daylight comes again, our love will still be true
So whisper goodnight dear, in stillness may you hear,
our Kappa Delta song of dreams

[tgr68]

lawyergirl~I had thought of that one, but could not for the life of me remember the words! :o Our chapter didn't sing it too often. As far as Today goes, it's not in the official handbook. I'm not sure if one of the other Zeta Phi's wrote it or what. We had a lot of musically inclined sisters at ZP. It could've also been a song written for the local sorority that later became KD that the local founders brought to the chapter. :confused:

[MMH]

What sorority are you a member of?
Delta Gamma

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
University of Washington, Seattle

When did you pledge or join?
1996

Did you live in a house?
All four years!

What is your favorite memory?
Oh my, so many good memories! I made lifelong friends and had the BEST time. I think my favorite memories are the times spent in our rooms late at night laughing so hard we wet our beds...

Are you currently active in any way?
No

[screetch]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Phi

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Butler University, Indianapolis

When did you pledge or join?
1990

Did you live in a house?
Three years

What is your favorite memory?
Senior year, when I lived with girls who are still my closest friends today. We had waaaaay too much fun being obnoxious and rowdy. It was like being away at camp for two semesters.

Are you currently active in any way?
No.... I have yet to live in a city with an alumni chapter.

[wsusquirrel]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Gamma Delta (www.alphagammadelta.org)

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Washington State University - Pullman, WA

When did you pledge or join?
1995

Did you live in a house?
YES!

What is your favorite memory?
Wow...there are so many of them. I think when I was a new member and I was getting to know all my sisters. My first night was probably the one that stands out the most! I was SO excited ALL night.

Are you currently active in any way?
YES - I am extremely active and have been since 1998. I worked at our International Headquarters in IN and have been an International Volunteer since 1999. I currently work in the area of recruitment.

[alegria]

I'm a little late in coming, but I'll join in...

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Omicron Pi

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
University of Colorado, Boulder

When did you pledge or join?
2000

Did you live in a house?
Yep, for two years.

What is your favorite memory?
So many good memories! A few favorites include living in the house, winning Song Fest 2000, winning Greek Week 2002, a spring break trip to LA with 5 other sisters...

Are you currently active in any way?
I'd like to be active in the future. As for now, living in Germany makes it a bit difficult! :)

[skraus75]

Alegria, I'm going to the University of Colorado in about 3 weeks to do a program for all of the NPC groups! :)

[alegria]

skraus75 ~ Cool! What all is involved in what you're going to do? Hope it goes well and hope you have fun. Boulder is beautiful, though I may be a bit biased! :D

[skraus75]

It's a program called Something of Value, which is designed to talk about risky behaviors and how the community can work together to minimize. They self-selected to participate, as do all campuses. It is also a retribution free weekend so anything the women bring up that has happened, they won't be punished for. We usually get some great honesty because of that. It should be fun!

[Kiley]

What sorority are you a member of?
Phi Omega

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
Local

Where did you join?
UWSP

When did you pledge or join?
1998

Did you live in a house?
2 years

What is your favorite memory?
Loved living in the house the first year. Made really good friends and had a great time.

Are you currently active in any way?
No, being local it's not really a posibility unless you live there, which I don't.

[IrishEyes]

What sorority are you a member of?
Delta Gamma

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Dartmouth College, up in New Hampshire

When did you pledge or join?
1992

Did you live in a house?
Yes

What is your favorite memory?
I really enjoyed our weekly meetings. It was great to reconnect with everyone.

Are you currently active in any way?
I am currently in charge of maintaining the alumnae database for the local alumnae chapter. I have also held the offices of Young Alum chair, VP:Programming, President, and Foundation for my alumnae chapter, but after the birth of my son, took a lower key position.

~~~~~~~
Somewhat unrelated, I wanted to tell TriSigmaNC that my grandmother went to Emporia St. back when it was the Kansas State Teachers College. She grew up nearby on a farm near Americus, KS.

[tgr68]

Kansas State Teachers College I've heard Emporia referred to as this, but I was always told that Pitt was the KSTC. Were they both called that at one point? :confused:

[TriSigmaNC]

I've heard Emporia referred to as this, but I was always told that Pitt was the KSTC. Were they both called that at one point? :confused:

Not sure about Pitt, but ESU was the official KSTC and now holds the National Teachers Hall of Fame. ESU was also in the past referred to as Emporia College, and Kansas State Normal School.

That's so great to see so many connections out here!
My women at UNCW start recruitment today and it's the largest we've ever had, it's going to be AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tgr68]

Did some research......

Emporia - ESU official website
1863 - Kansas State Normal School
1923 - Kansas State Teachers College
1977 - Emporia State University

Pitt - PSU official website & Wikipedia
1903 - Auxillary Manual Training Normal School
1913 - Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg
1959 - Kansas State College of Pittsburg
1977 - Pittsburg State University

Okay, back to your regularly scheduled programming! ;)

[2 Crazy Pugs]

What sorority are you a member of?
Pi Beta Phi

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
University of Maine, Orono

When did you pledge or join?
1990

Did you live in a house?
Yes

What is your favorite memory?
Too many to list, it was the best college experience I could have had.

Are you currently active in any way?
No, but would like to be some day.

[Kopper]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Chi Omega

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Southern Methodist University

When did you pledge or join?
1997

Did you live in a house?
Yes, 2 years

What is your favorite memory?
Living in the house my soph year.

Are you currently active in any way?
Nope. I plan on joining my local alum chapter once DS and any future DCs are older (like in elementary school).

[TriSigmaNC]

It's pref tomorrow ladies and our recruitment is going AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

[Rosebud]

Question: Did any of you ever read the book Pledged by Alexandra Robbins? I picked it up thinking it might be an interesting, if somewhat critical look at sorority life. Several chapters in, I'm wondering if this is just a one-sided, outright indictment of the Greek system, or if there will be a discussion of its benefits at some point. Maybe I just had an atypically great Greek experience, but I really never encountered most of the negative issues that the author brings up!

Just wondering what some other women who'd been in sororities thought of this book. I'm sort of on the fence about finishing it right now.

[lawyergirl25]

Question: Did any of you ever read the book Pledged by Alexandra Robbins? I picked it up thinking it might be an interesting, if somewhat critical look at sorority life. Several chapters in, I'm wondering if this is just a one-sided, outright indictment of the Greek system, or if there will be a discussion of its benefits at some point. Maybe I just had an atypically great Greek experience, but I really never encountered most of the negative issues that the author brings up!
I read it in February. There is some discussion of the benefits of sorority life - having a support system, meeting new people, that kind of thing. But no, mostly it's about how evil the Greek system is...at least on those campuses. It's interesting because my sorority experience was so unlike anything described in that book, but it made me wonder if there were people on my campus or even in my chapter that would feel as though they could relate. It would make me sad to think so.

Be sure to let us know what you think of the book when you're done.

[Jill1228]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Phi (holla at my girls Rosebud03, babylove, screetch and CLW4KU)

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
initiated at the University of British Columbia as an alumnae initiate

When did you pledge or join?
November 2003

Did you live in a house?
no, they did get housing in 2004

What is your favorite memory?
I have too many to pick just one. I love pref and meeting the girls on bid day. The memories will keep coming, because the best is yet to come :)

Are you currently active in any way?
I am currently the Alpha Phi recruitment adviser at California State-East Bay (or the old school people call it, CSU-Hayward) :D I also help out the University of Pacific with their recruitment


A special shout out to kdotp! :D

[Jill1228]

the other day I saw someone on the BART reading it. I wanted to ask her about it but didn't want to interrupt her

I read the book though

Question: Did any of you ever read the book Pledged by Alexandra Robbins? I picked it up thinking it might be an interesting, if somewhat critical look at sorority life. Several chapters in, I'm wondering if this is just a one-sided, outright indictment of the Greek system, or if there will be a discussion of its benefits at some point. Maybe I just had an atypically great Greek experience, but I really never encountered most of the negative issues that the author brings up!

Just wondering what some other women who'd been in sororities thought of this book. I'm sort of on the fence about finishing it right now.

[kdotp]

Jill! I was wondering when you would make it in here. :D

Re: Pledged. I cannot even begin to describe how many things are wrong with this book, the first of which her research methods are very suspect. She use an Internet Chat Board (www.greekchat.com) as a viable resource for information. Um, no. My thoughts are she already had in mind what view she was going to write from when she started researching the book and was not open-minded through the process.

I will say, yes, things that she described in the book *do* happen, but they happen everywhere on college campuses, not just in sororities. That's what really irked me, that she tried to blame all the bad things that happened in the girls' lives she profiled on their sororities, but in reality, those things could have happened if they were not affiliated. My undergrad experience was nothing like that, either.

[Rosebud]

Yeah, I suspect that this writer knew what she wanted to say about sororities before she went into this, because her report is so very one-sided.

My school had a pretty low-key Greek system, so I totally recognize that the experience might have been a lot different at say, USC or UT-Austin... but I really can't believe it's as bad as she's claiming it is. And it seems like most of the girls she profiles have some issues to begin with, so it's not like their problems are all about their sororities. I'm just really bummed that this book seems to be trashing the entire system without examining any of the positive aspects of being Greek.

I'm going to keep reading for a bit and see what else she has to say.

[katmg]

My school had a pretty low-key Greek system, so I totally recognize that the experience might have been a lot different at say, USC or UT-Austin... but I really can't believe it's as bad as she's claiming it is. And it seems like most of the girls she profiles have some issues to begin with, so it's not like their problems are all about their sororities. I'm just really bummed that this book seems to be trashing the entire system without examining any of the positive aspects of being Greek.

I haven't read the book - but I've read about it previously. I don't think my experience of being Greek is reflected in her book - and I went to UT-Austin! :D Rush at UT is definitely brutal - but I didn't find that being IN the Greek system was problematic. If anything, we were held to higher standards than the rest of the university.

[TriSigmaNC]

As a Greek Advisor and member of the Association of Fraternity Advisors we have had many discussions about the book Pledged. I'm sure skraus will chime in here at some point as she's a Greek Advisor also. Pledged is a very one sided book. The woman who wrote it did have a very specific agenda, to find anything negative about the sorority system at one particular university. She decieved people about her age, and her intentions, she delved into the private lives of women and then wrote a book fully one-sided about one experience. As many of you have stated, this book does NOT represent your experiences. It also does not represent experiences at UT or USC or KU, Maryland, Duke, UNC, Michigan State, Michigan, Emporia State, Buffalo.....etc. etc.

That is one experience that we are not sure if it is accurate or not. I can guarantee that things occur all over college campuses that are not healthy within women's circles such as depression, eating disorders, alcohol abuse and other detrimental problems. Can this be perpetuated in sororities? Sometimes for some women. Not all of the time for all of us. Many of us have never experienced the negative things mentioned in Pledged and let's hope that the women behind us never will. It is our job to keep educating women about the postive aspects and wonderful attributes of sorority life.

[tgr68]

Very well said, TriSigmaNC!

Any Delta Zeta's here? I just had a very close friend (practically little sis) pledge DZ!

[Rosebud]

Thanks for the feedback, TriSigmaNC! I got about halfway through the book before I finally decided that I'd had enough. I'm shocked that a woman who considers herself to be a serious non-fiction writer would turn out such a one-sided book.

I'm also very glad to read here that the women on CC didn't encounter these circumstances in their sororities. :)

[vwinkel]

What sorority are you a member of?
Pi Beta Phi
waves to 2crazypugs

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Bradley University

When did you pledge or join?
1995

Did you live in a house?
Yes

What is your favorite memory?
Formals? I did love living in the house and all gathering to watch soaps or other TV programs though. And, having a cook was pretty sweet.

Are you currently active in any way?
Nope.

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QUESTION - Does anyone know where to order those sweatshirts that simply say your collge and in an oval beneath it your letters? I have one from school and it came with a matching t-shirt (I think it was just silk screened). It is my favorite but has holes in it now. I've tried looking but can't find any online.

[skraus75]

TriSigmaNC covered most of my thoughts on Pledged. I believe she offered an incredibly one sided book as someone else said. I think I know what campus she was on and don't believe what she said it a true reflection of that campus in any way. Obviously, she is not a real journalist, as she didn't practice good journalistic ethics in deceiving the sorority women. I could keep flaming her but everyone has pretty much said everything already! ;)

[WestieMomma]

What sorority are you a member of?
Alpha Phi-there are a bunch of us here!

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

When did you pledge or join?
1997

Did you live in a house?
No, we had a beautiful house but due to some stupid city ordinance no more than 4 people that were not related were allowed to live together.

What is your favorite memory?
Pref nights and parties!

Are you currently active in any way?
No. I went to one alumni event a few years ago but everyone was a lot older than me (like 30 years plus) so I didn't seem to have much in common with any of the ladies. I will probably try joining again in a few years.

[pixiecat]

What sorority are you a member of?
Pi Beta Phi
(there are a few of us here!)

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
I don't know what any of these stand for, but I'll assume NPC, since that is what vwinkle put down!

Where did you join?
Stanford University

When did you pledge or join?
1997

Did you live in a house?
Nope! We didn't have a house until the year *after* I graduated.

What is your favorite memory?
I would have to agree that the formals were fun as was rush... It was crazy, but I loved it!

Are you currently active in any way?
No, although many many of my current friends were pi phis (although not all active at the same time!)

[newsjunkie28]

Sigma Sigma Sigma
NPC
University of Massachusetts Amherst (chapter is now closed, sadly)
1995
No house but when I was a new memeber all our officers shared an apartment and then when I was an officer (Panhellenic Rep.) I lived with the President, VP, and Treasurer so we pretty much always had an open door hanging out place :) Not a house but we liked it!
So many... my pledge period was so much fun!
I am not active but I have been considering getting involved with an alumna chapter here in Atlanta :)

[mimieliza]

What sorority are you a member of?
Kappa Kappa Gamma (waves to the other KKG girls!)

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Lawrence University (Appleton, Wisconsin)

When did you pledge or join?
On my birthday in 1997

Did you live in a house?
Nope, sororities did not have houses at our school.

What is your favorite memory?
Initiation - it was so beautiful and otherworldly, it gave me chills. There are so many other wonderful memories - my sisters continue to be some of my greatest supports in life.

Are you currently active in any way?
No, there are no alumni or campus chapters anywhere near where I live (I live in the middle of nowhere).
No, although many many of my current friends were pi phis (although not all active at the same time!)

Re: recruitment. Our campus had only three houses and recruitment was not competitive. Pretty much everyone who wanted to join a sorority was able to. As a chapter, though, we worked our asses off during recruitment - it was difficult to overcome some anti-Greek sentiment on campus, so we put together a polished, beautiful, wonderful time for the women who went through recruitment. :)

[TriSigmaNC]

Waving to my sister newsjunkie28!

[kdotp]

Yay! mimieliza is here! :D

[TriSigmaNC]

bumping this puppy up :)

[tgr68]

Hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving!!

One of my KD sisters made it back to the area to show off her little boy!! He was sooooo sweet!

[TriSigmaNC]

That's so awesome! I had dinner with some sisters last night, was a ton of fun. We're working so hard to start an alumnae chapter here, but it's a town where so many women graduate and leave the town.

[tgr68]

We wanted to start an alum chapter, but the same thing happens here. After ppl graduate, they take off to KC or one of the other midwest cities. :(

[TriSigmaNC]

tgr
so sorry I forgot,where are you at? I went to ESU and everyone did the same thing there.

[Jill1228]

I still have to send the money in to join my alumnae chapter here. Things just been nuts! :eek:

Last week i went to a memorial for a sister who lost her battle with leukemia

[tgr68]

TriSigma~I went to Pitt and am still in that area.

[TriSigmaNC]

tgr
Now Gorilla Village makes sense to me :)

APhiJill
So sorry hon. I lost a sister to cancer about 2 years after we graduated. We named a room in our house after her (she lived in it while we were in college).

[tgr68]

Hehe! Yep, I figured only the very few from this area would be able to figure out my real local from that!!

[Jill1228]

TriSigma, funny that you posted!

I was heading to downtown San Fran and went to the BART station trying to find a place to park and I parked next to a car with a Tri Sigma license plate frame.

I think the Alpha Phi foundation is going to create a scholarship in Courtney's name

[kdotp]

I just got back from a weekend in MN for a birthday party for one of my pledge sisters. She lives with another pledge sister, so it was fun to see them both.

[lawyergirl25]

A bunch of my KD sisters are meeting this coming weekend but I won't be able to make it, unfortunately. I'm really bummed - one of my good friends from exec board just had an adorable baby boy and I really wanted to see him!

Hope everyone's having a great holiday season....

[TriSigmaNC]

Jill
That is so great. Tri Sigma's Foundation director is an Alpha Phi, she's so fantastic and raising us tons of money, she used to work for you all, but your current Foundation director is even more amazing.

[tgr68]

Hey, ladies! I am in need of some help and thought the members of this thread would be perfect to provide it! I am sending letters out to the local sorority chapters in regards to my busines and need some wording help. Here's what I have typed up so far:

*Letter Deleted*

What do you think? Should I just sign with my name and title or include more contact info? I am including a business card with the letter.

TIA!!!

[TriSigmaNC]

I would say that's fine and just include a card and email address/phone number. Just a few ideas. Find out if you have a local Alumnae Panhellenic and if so, contact the president to ask her if she'll forward that to the membership. Even consider your local Junior League :)

[skraus75]

I would say that's fine and just include a card and email address/phone number. Just a few ideas. Find out if you have a local Alumnae Panhellenic and if so, contact the president to ask her if she'll forward that to the membership. Even consider your local Junior League :)
And, I'd let the Greek Advisor know so she can share your information with the sorority women as well. :) Good luck!

[Candy]

Joining here late.

What sorority are you a member of?
Phi Sigma Sigma

Is it NPC, NPHC, NALFO, or other?
NPC

Where did you join?
Florida Atlantic University

When did you pledge or join?
1995

Did you live in a house?
No, we didn't have any greek housing on our campus.

What is your favorite memory?
Life time frienships, learning leadership skills, confrences, fall recruitement, tons of parties, initiation & much more!

Are you currently active in any way?
No. My chapter snubbed my sister, so I don't want to be a part of them any longer which is sad since I planned on doing so much for/with them.

[TriSigmaNC]

Candy
Even if you're not active with your chapter you can always be a great alumna for your national organization. Sometimes I've learned through the years that other chapters are just amazing and our national volunteer structures can be a wonderful family as well.

Welcome though!

[Candy]

Thanks Tracie.

I also called our Nationals and nothing has been done about the situation. It's a long & complicated story. I absolutely loved my chapter & sorority when I was active and right after ward. It's only now that I have "hard feelings".

[TriSigmaNC]

Candy
So sorry about that. I do know that many of our national organizations have re-vamped our membership discipline processes since you and I have been in college, so help combat issues.

Glad you came in here though, we're a great group of sorority women! And being a Tri Sigma, of course I love Phi Sig's too :)

[looch]

bump for TriSigmaNC

[TriSigmaNC]

Looch, state your chapter, and information if you'd like to. This thread was started to get to know women and their chapters. Our other one is just for fun to chat!

[looch]

I read Pledged, does that count?

[savannahgrl]

I read Pledged, does that count?

It appears someone is bored tonight. :rolleyes:

[looch]

I didn't read it all just now, silly goose!

[Jill1228]

bumping up! How did your chapters do in recruitment?