We had to go around campus asking Greek about their values, about what their chapter works most on, and what ritual means to them.
From this experience, I interacted with many different Greeks from all councils. Part of what I think the exercise was intended to do is make everyone realize that our chapters' endeavors, values, and ritual mean the same to most of us. Ritual is something special to reflect on, to connect us as sisters or as brothers, and to connect past alumnae with the future.
I learned something new about one of the fraternities on campus from a good friend of mine. Ben is an Alpha Tau Omega and told me about the founding of ATO following the Civil War. Part of his creed talks about discriminating against a brother based on whether he is from the North, South, East, or West. So, part of the values of ATO is acceptance. It was just a really awesome story and shows how the fraternal movement is impacted and adapts to changes in society and history.
Overall, I enjoyed listening to everyone recount the most important aspects of their chapter lives. Not everything was philanthropy and brotherhood/sisterhood. One person remarked that TGs were the most important, another partying. It just shows that peoples' reasons for joining a sorority or fraternity vary across campus.
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