Here is an article I have written for AssociatedContent.com:
Top 10 Reasons to Go Greek
A brief description of the benefits that Greek Life has to offer. Wondering if you should become Greek or not? This ought to help you make a decision.
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1675149/top_10_reasons_to_go_greek.html
Top 10 Reasons To Go Greek
10- Socials: Socials are when a fraternity and sorority get together to have an exclusive event. Socials range from reserving a few lanes at the bowling alley to pairing off in couples and having game nights. These are excellent ways for fraternities and sororities to have a great time, get to know each other, as well as to meet new people.
9- Competition: Whether it is intramurals, grades, or parties, Greek chapters are always competing with other chapters on campus to be the best. Most campuses host a Greek Week or Greek Cup competition annually where all the Greek chapters compete in several categories to see who is the best. The competitions become quite intense however it is an experience like no other.
8- Parties: Yes this is the stereotypical Greek. Partying gives Greeks a bad name but Greeks like to have a good time just like, if not even more, than the next person. At parties Greeks interact and have a good time with all their brothers or sisters and let loose, often resulting in amazingly hilarious stories to tell people on the dreadful day of the week called Monday.
7- Rush: Rush makes every member a good salesperson. Before each rush, most fraternities have rush workshops to teach everyone how to sell their fraternity to the soon to come potential new members. Rush is key to keeping the chapter going so each member relearns their history of awards, accomplishes, and reasons why their fraternity is the best to persuade potentials to join.
6- Grades: On average most Greek organizations are above the campus average GPA. This is because there is always help and motivation around Greek students. Often older members have already taken a specific class or had a certain professor and can help younger members with study tips or tutoring. Also it is common to have your brothers or sisters in the same class, which become instant study buddies or can take notes incase of a missed class.
5- Employment: With Greek organization comes networking. Members often meet alumni who are very successful and own their own businesses who are willing to hire their non-graduate brothers or sisters for summer internships and even permanent positions after they graduate. If you cannot find a successful alumni in your field of study more likely than not they know of someone in a high position of your field that will be willing to help you out.
4- Sense of Belonging: Everyone has the need to belong to some group. Going Greek is the perfect way to fill that need. It gets everyone involved and feels like they are a part of something good. Each member helps with community service, is challenged by their chapter to become a leader, and is surrounded by great friends.
3- Leadership: Greek Life develops leaders. Anyone and everyone in their Greek organization can get into a leadership role in their chapter or on campus. No leadership experience? That’s perfectly all right, start at the bottom by taking a committee chair position and work you way up to the chapter’s executive board or even president. Also since many Greeks are involved in on campus it is easy to achieve positions in the universities clubs, organizations, and student government.
2- Friendship: There is always someone there to help when in need. Whether it is a test coming up, car troubles, family problems, or girl/boy friend advice, a brother or sister is always just a call away. And once members get older and move off campus these people will most likely be your roommates for years to come. Some of the friendships formed will remain for the rest of your life.
1- Lifetime: Being Greek is not for a college term only it is for life. The friendships a person forms during their Greek experience are ones that will last forever. The brothers or sisters in the chapter meeting are often going to be the best man or bridesmaid at your wedding. The leadership abilities each member learns is taken out to the world to be used in everyday life and will help them achieve greatness.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Why Go Greek
First off, before you can begin to convince someone to join your fraternity or sorority, you have to know why people go Greek in the first place.
Think about it. Ask yourself why you joined. Was it because you wanted to party, meet girls, your friends joined, an older relative encouraged you? All these along with many others are common reasons why people join Greek organizations. However, even though these are commons reasons why many people join, you will not be able to effectively rush potential new members (also known as just "potentials" or "pnm's") on these reasons. Benefits are the topics a member needs to convey to a potential in order to even have them consider rushing.
What benefits you ask? That question is easy to answer. The benefits are the pillars of most Greek organizations, Community Service, Leadership, Brotherhood or Sisterhood, Friendship, Scholarship, the Social Aspects, and more. These benefits are the reason why Greek organizations exist, discussing these topics are key to rushing a potential. Each one of these topics can be discussed in great detail and will be in further posts.
Now the most important purpose why students go Greek is the desire to belong. People always have the need to belong to a group. Joining a fraternity or sorority is the perfect answer. Greek students are always meeting new people with similar interests and goals, many of these people will become great friends not just in college but in life. Greeks bring out the best of all their members by helping each other and striving for common goals, whether the goals are winning this years Greek competitions or achieving good grades in your classes. Understanding this is key to becoming a champion of recruitment.
Think about it. Ask yourself why you joined. Was it because you wanted to party, meet girls, your friends joined, an older relative encouraged you? All these along with many others are common reasons why people join Greek organizations. However, even though these are commons reasons why many people join, you will not be able to effectively rush potential new members (also known as just "potentials" or "pnm's") on these reasons. Benefits are the topics a member needs to convey to a potential in order to even have them consider rushing.
What benefits you ask? That question is easy to answer. The benefits are the pillars of most Greek organizations, Community Service, Leadership, Brotherhood or Sisterhood, Friendship, Scholarship, the Social Aspects, and more. These benefits are the reason why Greek organizations exist, discussing these topics are key to rushing a potential. Each one of these topics can be discussed in great detail and will be in further posts.
Now the most important purpose why students go Greek is the desire to belong. People always have the need to belong to a group. Joining a fraternity or sorority is the perfect answer. Greek students are always meeting new people with similar interests and goals, many of these people will become great friends not just in college but in life. Greeks bring out the best of all their members by helping each other and striving for common goals, whether the goals are winning this years Greek competitions or achieving good grades in your classes. Understanding this is key to becoming a champion of recruitment.
Intro
This blog is for helping fraternities and sororities on how to rush new members effectively. This blog will cover topics everywhere from why a student should go Greek all the way to how to get potential new members to your house and even ideas for rush events.
Now lets get started, shall we?
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