Sorority Deprivation

She sent us all an email with a “Get to Know Me” document attached to it during the summer before formal recruitment. I remember thinking, this is it. This is the life I have been dreaming of ever since I had received my acceptance letter to UTC. She talked about how much she loved Chattanooga and how impactful the Greek system had on her life. This idea I had in my mind about moving to college and joining a sorority now had a personal connection for me. My Pi Chi was a house head through recruitment so I was around other Pi Chi’s more than my actual one. I remember think how special I felt that a stranger cared so much about me and tried to develop relationships with all of us when she had her own group to attend to as well. It definitely made the

Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Incorporated purpose is to be of service to all mankind dealing with critical issues in communities domestically and internationally. What I have grown to understand an envision a woman of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated to be, I accredit largely to the ladies of the Gamma Theta chapter. This has the result of attending many of the chapter’s events during my time at Hampton thus far. One of my favorite events was a screening of a documentary Girls Rising. I learned to appreciate every opportunity to learn and gain knowledge because in some parts of the world girls are restricted from receiving an education. A

As a first year student here at Olivet College, I am involved in the Gruen Chemistry Society, Middle Ground, the tennis team, and Nu Gamma Xi. These have helped me become more involved in the community. Middle

After several weeks of pure hell, if pledges are accepted, they can finally call themselves part of the fraternity or sorority. The opportunity to earn brotherhood or sisterhood is something that all rush participants encounter and they have to make a choice. The things that occur in these groups go against some of the participants' beliefs, but, in order to belong many will put their beliefs behind them.

As human beings, we’re all motivated differently and what works for me might not work for you. So instead of trying to convince you to think exactly how I think, I’m going to share some of my story with you - failures and successes alike - of how being a part of different, social communities has been so impactful for my education and some of my early career successes.

Sorority recruitment is a timely process, you have to dedicate on average four to five hours talking to girls about what some say as “pointless conversations”. It’s kind of crazy to think about how some girls go through such great extent, just to guarantee that they are selected into the sorority of their dreams. While other girls feel very

Everyone belongs to a variety of communities at some point in life. I’ve recently been introduced to two brand new communities similar but different to the ones back home. The local community of Iola Kansas along with the basketball team of Allen Community College. I enjoy being with my basketball community it reminds me of home. However the small town of Iola does the complete opposite.

One community that I belong to is the athletic community.  I grew up playing sports of all kinds, like swimming, wrestling, football, and many others.  Although some sports are individual, many sports have a team element.  When your team is counting on you to play your part for the greater good of the team you realize that it is something bigger than yourself.  Doing my best is what they expect from me.  Athletics have been valuable to me by teaching me life lessons before getting out of high school.  The triumphs, defeats, and difficult situations that I have faced when others are counting on me, will likely be similar in college and particularly when I begin my career.  You won't learn about adversity until you know what it's like.  Perseverance

I also never planned on rushing sororities, thinking that none of them would want me anyway, I decided to rush when my friend asked me if I would. I ended up receiving a bid from every sorority that I rushed, and am now thankful to be considered a sister of Xi Gamma Nu.

The bus pulled out of the driveway onto the bustling street lined with other sororities and fraternities all vacant of students. I shut the front door and headed straight to the dirty dish-infested kitchen, planning to grab a treat and binge watch a T.V. season, until my phone interrupted me. It was a text from Rachel, the head sorority sister. It said that we were expecting three new pledges over

September, 22 2014 in Clemson, SC Tucker Hipps passed away from an alleged hazing incident. Hipps, a sophomore at Clemson University, was pledging to Sigma Phi Epsilon and among his pledging period was forced by his fraternity “brothers” to walk along the railing of a bridge where he slipped and fell into the water. Shortly after the accident, his body was found floating along the water of Lake Hartwell. “Cindy and Gary Hipps lost their only son in a senseless way” (Mayo). If one death from hazing is not enough for colleges to take real action, this week alone a student from LSU, Maxwell Gruver, was forced to drink by his fraternity brothers resulting in death of alcohol poisoning. “Gruver’s blood

I belong to an online community. It is full of wonderful, strange people, from all different walks of life, and it has been the best teacher I have ever had. I have learned more from this board, these people, and about human nature and altruism than anywhere else. I have also learned, first hand, about the capacity to care for another human being without expecting anything in return. Pure, unadulterated kindness. Let me give you an example.

I'm not sure why I prefer gaming to other communities. There are a lot of other things to do on the Internet that can be a lot more productive than gaming. I guess so far I only see the Internet as a place to entertain myself. Online gaming is just a form of entertainment there are literally thousands of other types of online communities. Howard Reingold speaks of a very different community that you can find online in his article, "The Heart of the WELL". In this article Reingold describes an online community called WELL which stands for Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link. The WELL is a circle of people that have come together on the Internet and have discussions on a wide range of real world topics. More importantly the people that come together on the WELL do all that they can to help each other in the real world even though the majority of the WELL's members have never actually seen each other face to face. For example one night Reingold's two-year-old daughter had a tick on her; neither him nor his wife knew how to remove the tick. It was too late to get a hold of any doctor for advice so Reingold logged on to the WELL. Reingold was able to find a doctor that was online. This doctor was able to tell him exactly how to remove the tick. If Reingold hadn't known about the WELL he probably would have had to wait till the next morning to find someone who could inform him on how he should go about removing the tick. Another good example of how

Life is full of test and struggles making the best of in the easiest cost if what everyone seeks. The virtual community makes things easier, efficient, and simple. Companionship is something everyone wants and desires, there 's nothing better than having someone with similar interest, hobbies, and extracurricular activities instead of searching through many people and getting to know them Rheingold implies that one can simply find a place of interest or favorite subjects and communicate with those who have common interest . Most times finding someone to relate to is a difficult process, well it was. Now the process for finding a friend is easier and less of an hasle. Many sites along the virtual community help narrow the options down. Such as facebook, Eharmony, and match.com. Although the sites can help find a best friend or lover maybe even the spouse of one 's dreams there are a few cons that come along with it. Predators looking for young children, psychos who want to hurt people, and even false advertising from someone. Many still seem to find and build relationships as well as companions. Various sites such as facebook provide tips to stay away from those whom seek to harm others. Filing out harassment reports can help the virtual community keep an eye on the perpetrator

Our current “network society” is a product of the digital revolution and some major sociocultural changes. One of these is the rise of the “Me-centered society,” marked by an increased focus on individual growth and a decline in community understood in terms of space, work, and family in general. But individuation does not mean isolation, or the end of community. Instead, social relationships are being reconstructed on the basis of individual interests, values, and projects. Community is formed through individuals’ quests for like-minded people in a process that combines online interaction with offline interaction, cyberspace, and the local space.