A Guide to FrAternity And Sorority LiFe - Virginia Tech

SOrOrITy LIFE
In a Panhellenic sorority at Virginia Tech, you can be anything you want to be! You will have
an opportunity to make your goals a reality and share them with many friends. Membership
in a sorority provides you with an opportunity for personal growth and individual achievement.
The feeling of being part of a sorority is incomparable to anything you have ever
experienced before.
For years, a common perception outside the Greek community was that sorority women
join the groups only for the social aspects, such as weekend parties and associating with
fraternity men. However, this uninformed opinion is beginning to lose its support.
Involvement in Greek and campus activities is an important part of sorority life. The wide
variety of projects in which you can become involved gives everyone something to enjoy.
Community service, the Big Event, Homecoming, intramurals, Greek Week, Campus Clean-
Up, Kipps Elementary Adopt-a-School, dance Marathon, Peer Educators, Relay For Life,
Sister Sororities, Student Government, Residence Life, Mid-American Greek Conference,
Month of the Scholar, Fraternity and Sorority Life awards, philanthropy, and social events
with fraternities are just some of the activities in which sorority women are involved.
The Panhellenic Association and individual chapters also sponsor educational programs
and speakers on current topics, such as women’s issues, career planning, financial independence
after college, wellness, sexual assault awareness, risk management, and leadership
development. The most important thing to remember is that there is always something
to do and always a place for you!
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reality:
Sororities are uniquely positioned to identify and develop women leaders within our college community today and in
the local, national, and global communities of tomorrow.
reality:
Sororities are unified in their day-to-day operations and activities; members can identify and affect the social,
economic, and political issues concerning the rights and progress of women in society.
reality:
Sororities lay the foundation for networking opportunities, the critical interdependence of women who rely on
one another’s resourcefulness and who pull together for academic achievement, the success of the chapter, and
contacts in the professional world.
reality:
Sorority women join together to identify matters in the women’s community that are relevant and significant to a
women’s organization.
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