sisterhood is a relatively new concept to me. i had two brothers growing up. they are twins and a year and a half younger than i am. they stuck together all the time, and i was kinda on my own. my best friends from high school, i considered sisters, but i did not sleep, eat, study & live with them the way i do with axo. christine, our PRESIDENT at a chi o, defines sisterhood in everything she does. when she sees something that she does not agree with, she speaks up. and when she sees a sister doing something extraordinary, she always expresses her pride. more often than not, i hear her telling girls how proud she is to have them as a sister because of this or that. she has changed our chapter for the better. she has brought unity and encouragement and brought out the best in each and every one of us. i have doubt in some of my sisters sometimes. i believe that they may take on more than they can handle, but if christine believes this, she does not voice it. she helps her sister and helps that girl prove to herself and her chapter that we can do more than we ever thought possible. this is her symphony. it is loud and evident in our house and in my life. it is inspiring and i only hope i can bring the same sincerity to my life in anything that i do.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
panel
the greek leadership panel was inspiring to say the least. i wasn't sure how the conversation would go, and honestly, it started out a little awkward. i joined my sorority last year and haven't held a leadership position, so to be asking these questions of people who have accomplished so much for greek life, was a little overwhelming.
one thing i took away from this discussion is quite simple: do what YOU can do. it reminds me of that ghandi quote that everyone knows, "be the change you wish you to see in the world." one of the girls advised us to get involved. a leadership position is not necessary to do great things. you can make a difference on your own. this is a goal that we have set for ourselves in this class. but i've began to realize, it is much easier said than done. our group is smaller, since i believe one of the members dropped out of our class, and we're all involved in different things which makes it difficult to meet. i know we have a goal and a vision for change, but we don't know the avenue in which to pursue it. i'm impressed by our panel's initiative and, most of all, follow-through. because it is very difficult to actually discover how to get things done when you have such grandiose ideas for our community.
our panel also reminded me of alpha chi omega's president. she was not on the panel that the class spoke to, but last week, for the first time, i read her blog. she is in the greek presidents class right now. and her blog amazed me. we've spent a significant amount of time this quarter talking about congruency, and i can honestly say that her blog and her values are the most congruent thing i have read to date. to be fair, i don't know most of the other students in the class well enough to know whether or not their posts have been congruent to their actions.
sisterhood is a relatively new concept to me. i had two brothers growing up. they are twins and a year and a half younger than i am. they stuck together all the time, and i was kinda on my own. my best friends from high school, i considered sisters, but i did not sleep, eat, study & live with them the way i do with axo. christine, our PRESIDENT at a chi o, defines sisterhood in everything she does. when she sees something that she does not agree with, she speaks up. and when she sees a sister doing something extraordinary, she always expresses her pride. more often than not, i hear her telling girls how proud she is to have them as a sister because of this or that. she has changed our chapter for the better. she has brought unity and encouragement and brought out the best in each and every one of us. i have doubt in some of my sisters sometimes. i believe that they may take on more than they can handle, but if christine believes this, she does not voice it. she helps her sister and helps that girl prove to herself and her chapter that we can do more than we ever thought possible. this is her symphony. it is loud and evident in our house and in my life. it is inspiring and i only hope i can bring the same sincerity to my life in anything that i do.
sisterhood is a relatively new concept to me. i had two brothers growing up. they are twins and a year and a half younger than i am. they stuck together all the time, and i was kinda on my own. my best friends from high school, i considered sisters, but i did not sleep, eat, study & live with them the way i do with axo. christine, our PRESIDENT at a chi o, defines sisterhood in everything she does. when she sees something that she does not agree with, she speaks up. and when she sees a sister doing something extraordinary, she always expresses her pride. more often than not, i hear her telling girls how proud she is to have them as a sister because of this or that. she has changed our chapter for the better. she has brought unity and encouragement and brought out the best in each and every one of us. i have doubt in some of my sisters sometimes. i believe that they may take on more than they can handle, but if christine believes this, she does not voice it. she helps her sister and helps that girl prove to herself and her chapter that we can do more than we ever thought possible. this is her symphony. it is loud and evident in our house and in my life. it is inspiring and i only hope i can bring the same sincerity to my life in anything that i do.
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