Being a Leader in Your Sorority

One of the main reasons I decided to join a sorority in the first place was to gain leadership experience and to put my self out of my comfort zone. As a new member I was hesitant at first to take on a leadership position for fear that the older members would not respect me or care to listen to my ideas.

It all began with taking on three small, what we call Appointed Officer positions, these are essentially positions under each member of our council. I was the Intramural Chair, a member of the Personal Presence Committee during recruitment, and a SET Leader.

Intramural chair was something that I quickly realized was not for me. Although it was minimal effort and easy to handle, I am just a sports minded person. However, it did teach me social skills from texting and e-mailing members of other greek organizations to partner with us for sports. It also required time management so that I could fit in all the games. Here is a picture with my favorite fraternity that we played with. Plus we won that game!

Personal Presence Chair was probably the most enjoyable position I took on as a new member. Myself and two other girls along with the Vice President of Membership, chose and ordered the attire that we would wear during fall formal recruitment. This required time management to include several meetings and planning. We placed bulk orders with companies and had to do research on what would make us the top in clothing during the recruitment period. I've included my favorite outfit which includes a philanthropy tee that we designed and ordered as well as white skinny jeans and brown wedges.

A SET Leader in my sorority was someone who helped teach and mentor the new members. We were required to make presentations with important information that new members were required to learn. I was held to a higher standard because I was now a role model to these new girls and they were watching my every move. 

I just recently received a position on the 2015 council for my sorority as Vice President of Membership Education. Lord knows I could go on and on about this position and what it entails, so I'll save that for another day. 

If there is any advice that I could give to a new member in a sorority it would be to get involved, whether it be holding a position or just going to events. Get out there, meet other people and try to have a good time! After all that's what it's for!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! 

AOT to all my Kappa Delta ladies out there!