Being a leader

            Being a leader

            When I joined my sorority I never had a leadership position before and I was not really looking to become a leader. I thought I would just be a regular member at least for a while since I just joined last semester, but I was wrong. I was elected into 2 positions and voted into a third. I had no idea what it would be like since I was never responsible for anyone other than myself before and I was afraid that I would let my chapter down if I did not do my jobs well. In high school I was not involved in anything and passed through without having to worry about these things.

            Now that I am in a sorority I have 2 very important positions and one position where even if I do a bad job at I would be fine. My first important position is Philanthropy chair and from the sound of it you can guess what I do. I am responsible for planning an event that will earn at least $600 for my sorority’s charity which is the Sigma Sigma Sigma Foundation ( the money goes towards children therapy in Saint Jude’s hospital). This is very important because if I don’t raise the money or chapter will no longer be recognized as an outstanding sorority from Nationals or Penn State. I have two events planned this year one is a jewelry sale which is necklaces and charmed bracelets for every sorority on campus, but I have a lot of paper work to get approved before I can start advertising for it. The second is a comedy show in the fall which should be awesome.

            My second important position is the goals coordinator of our Honor Council. The Honor Council makes sure all sisters are living up to the standards of the sorority. In a way we are like the court system, but we don’t punish unless we have no other choose. What we do is give you a set of goals and it is my job to make sure you fufill them.

THON 2

            THON 2

            I know I talked about THON in my last blog, but I am way to excited right now to think about anything else. My sorority has been working all year long and this last week has been hectic as we prepare. We decorated the outside of the suite with the letters of us and our THON partners and we had this year motto Brighten Every Journey with the name of our family Perez all on the window outside of our suite. A couple of days ago we received our THON shirts and we have two a light blue shirt with the motto on the front and our name and the Perez family on the back and a bright green last four hours shirt. Last night the schedule came for when we have our shifts and I have four shifts. My first shift is tonight 6-10 pm on Saturday I have two shift 6-10 am and 6-10 pm and on Sunday my shift is 6-10 am on Sunday everyone is going to be there for the last four hours and especially to see the total for this year.

            I am beyond excited for it when I went to work this morning I wore my THON shirt underneath my uniform and as soon as class is over I am heading to the BJC to join my sorority who has been waiting with our banner for the BJC to open since 11 am. This week I have been watching video after video about THON and each time I came close to tears and I cannot wait for my first THON to occur. Hopefully I see everyone there.

THON

This is THON season and I am sure all of you know what thon is. Well as a sorority sister THON is top priority. We worked hard to raise money for THON through THON letters and canning trips. We even got in touch with our alums to ask them to donate to the cause. We raise most of our money through canning trips and we have four of those usually, but this year we only had three because one got cancelled. Canning trips are not only a great way to make money, but are also interesting and a great way to bond with sisters. This blog is all about THON and canning trips.

            I only been on one real canning trip since I just recently been initiated, but that trip was a great deal of fun. I went to a trip in Maryland and it was a five hour job that was spent watching Disney movies and joking around with my sisters. When we actually went canning we was out on the side of the road from 9 in the morning to 5 at night with lunch and bathroom breaks. It might sound long, but it is a lot of fun and the time flies by. We have alums drive by and tell us interesting stories about their THON experiences and we have a great deal of hilarious donators like this one guy was afraid he might have dropped his weed into the can lol. At night we have pretty much a big sleepover which helps us get to know each other better.

            The last canning trip was last weekend so our focus is shifted to boosting moral for our family and our dancers. Our THON family consist of three children the oldest has cancer and we dedicated a lot of time this past week sending encouraging cards to them and we cannot wait to spend time with them next week. WE also made cards for our dancers to help them survive the long 48 hours on their feet. We are going to make a banner tomorrow to hold so that are dancers can see us and feel encouraged. I can’t wait for THON next week and I hope everyone else feels the same.

Fraternities

                The major misconception facing all sororities is that we are dependent upon fraternities for our pleasure. Just the other day I was in my psych class and this fraternity guy told me that without frats we would have nothing to with our time. As if we spent every second of our life looking forward to spending time with them. In actuality we spend time with because we kind of have to. We have socials with them in order to get to know the guys so we can have partners for future events. These socials are similar to parties, but it is just for the sorority and fraternities. I personally do not look forward to socials since we are just hanging out with slightly drunk guys who probably want remember our names later.

                Socials are not a great way to get to know boys neither is parties. The only thing that results from socials is potential relationships that can end badly. The only thing good about socials is the fact that I can spend time with my sisters. We get all pretty take fun pictures and have a great time dancing and getting to know each other which help the night pass faster. The brothers are not horrible, but in general a frat boy care only about is getting drunk and getting inside of our pants. We have sober sisters at every party that make sure we do not get taken advantage of and make sure you do not drink to much. Socials are a step up from frat parties since we do not have to worry about getting to drunk, boys taking advantage of you, being on a hot crowded dance floor, or having your coat stolen. At socials you are always taken care of, but it does not change the disgustingness of being at fraternities. In short being a sorority sister does not make me more inclined to like fraternities it just increase my interaction with them.