I must say that one of my favorite things about being an ELC is that I get to live and breathe recruitment all the time! I absolutely love recruitment, the singing, the cheering, finding the perfect outfits, the hard work and dedication that goes into all of the preparations, and the bonding that naturally happens when all of the sisters are working together. When I was a undergraduate, I really enjoyed meeting the potential new members and getting to know them over the course of the week, and I loved Bid Day and meeting all of my new sisters! This is probably why I was the Membership Vic President my junior year and part of the reason why I wanted to be an ELC. I love working with chapters to prepare for formal recruitment and supporting them during the formal recruitment process.
One night last week, I was able to talk to my “little sis,” Ellen, who is now the president of Rho Chapter. The year that I was Membership VP, she and Casey were my Continuous Open Recruitment Chairs. The year after I was MVP, Ellen became the MVP, and this year, Ellen is the President and Casey is the MVP! They are both such great leaders for the chapter and they really are helping the chapter to grow and move in the right direction. I am very proud of them. Talking to Ellen made me miss my sisters at 1619 R Street, so I just wanted to say “I love you all, keep up the good work ladies!”
I left the Illinois on Thursday, August 28, and I headed back to Purdue for the first weekend of formal recruitment. The open house round of recruitment at Purdue started last Friday night at 7:00 PM, which was after a long day of classes. The sisters of Purdue did awesome all weekend- they sang their hearts out, they looked beautiful and they worked so hard! The slideshow was so cute and well put together. The skit was hilarious and the set looked amazing! The ladies in the skit were so dedicated and they worked so hard and it really showed! I could not stop laughing!
On Tuesday, September 3, I left Purdue and headed University of Iowa. For me, the University of Iowa feels a lot like home. I was there to assist with their informal recruitment events. Tuesday night we played miniature golf, Wednesday night the sisters hosted a Xi Soda Shop event and on Thursday night they hosted a Luau. It was so great to meet many of the new members and spend more time getting to know the sisters of Sigma chapter. During the day I spent time meeting with all of the executive officers, and I also met with the Greek advisor and the chapter advisor. It was so great to see all of them again!! I had a great time and we got a lot accomplished!
Phi Delta Theta is one of the Fraternities coming back to the University of Iowa, and my friend Keith is the consultant stationed there to help with the colonization of the chapter, so on Thursday night, I was able to have dinner with him and another Phi Delta Theta consultant, Joe.
I headed back to Purdue on Friday, September 5, to help with the second weekend of formal recruitment. It went very well! We made quota!! I am so proud of these women!! We are getting ready for our bid night! It is Xis in the City! I will have to post pictures!
Each day I feel blessed to be doing what I am doing. I am meeting amazing Alpha Xi Deltas, from all over the country. The sisters I meet continue to inspire me to realize my potential, and I believe I am helping them do the same.
