Hey again-sorry I havent posted lately, things have been crazy as usual!
So much has been going on since my last post. Last Wedensday, we had our annual Greek Scholarship and Faculty Recognition Reception, which went so well. We give out awards to faculty who have helped the Greek community and recognize the students who have achieved great grades last semester. None of it would have been possible without Jaclyn Fettinger who ran and planned the entire event!
This past Monday, my chapter elected the new officer board for the upcoming year. Sadly, I will no longer be the Recruitment Director. Instead, I was elected as Vice President and I'm really excited about it. Jaclyn is the new President and again, I know shes going to do a fantastic job. We work really well together so I think we're going to be successful. I'm excited about the other girls who were elected onto Officer Board as well and I'm excited to start working together come January.
My internship here in the Greek Life office comes to an end next week, which is very odd. David, Jaclyn and I will be presenting our presentations to the chapter president's next week, which is a little nerve wracking! I havent decided yet if I'll be interning again in the spring because it depends on my course load-and I register in a half hour!
Thats all for now-I'm gonna go do some more work and try to keep sane with all of my homework and projects that are piling up before break!
XXO
Alexa
Sigma Sigma Sigma Bid Day 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Rocking For Robbie
Hey everyone! Happy Thursday! If it's Thursday, that means it's almost Friday which means it's almost the weekend!(And Halloween!)
Last night, Tri Sigma held our Rocking For Robbie concert in the Hunt Ballroom. We hold this event to raise money for our philanthropy, the Robbie Page Memorial. RPM raises money for play therapy for terminally ill children in two hospitals: one in Dallas Texas and one in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Usually, we only do this in the spring so it was brand new to us to have one in the fall. For a sisterhood event, we all made Rocking for Robbie Tshirts that we wore all day yesterday to help spread the word. We were a little nervous about it, but the concert turned out so well.
We had a variety of acts, from a rapper, to bands, to individual singers. We opened the show with a rap performance, which got everyone really excited for the rest of the show. One of our own sisters actually got up to sing a Colbie Caliat song and she was so great! Jenn-you truly are the next Carrie Underwood! Another favorite was Kevin Shea from Phi Kappa Psi. He sang some of his own songs, plus a Jack Johnson cover and he's so talented! He's also going to be performing next week in Phi Sig's talent show. We also had bands perform for us who have helped us out with Rocking for Robbie in the past, so that really meant a lot to us. We provided baked goods, chips, pizza and drinks to our guests and our performers as a thank you. We also held raffles for prizes like gift certificates to restaurants downtown throughout the show to get people to continue to support us. Rocking for Robbie could not have been possible without Sasha Meyer-Porco. She's the RPM Chairman this semester and she really did such an awesome job.
Here's a link if anyone wants to see Jenn Hochberg(our sister) singing last night! Hopefully it works, it's posted up on Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_149044645138467&ap=1#!/video/video.php?v=1446585528971
That's all for today, I've got to get back to doing some intern work with David. Have a great weekend and a safe Halloween!
XOXO
Alexa
Last night, Tri Sigma held our Rocking For Robbie concert in the Hunt Ballroom. We hold this event to raise money for our philanthropy, the Robbie Page Memorial. RPM raises money for play therapy for terminally ill children in two hospitals: one in Dallas Texas and one in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Usually, we only do this in the spring so it was brand new to us to have one in the fall. For a sisterhood event, we all made Rocking for Robbie Tshirts that we wore all day yesterday to help spread the word. We were a little nervous about it, but the concert turned out so well.
We had a variety of acts, from a rapper, to bands, to individual singers. We opened the show with a rap performance, which got everyone really excited for the rest of the show. One of our own sisters actually got up to sing a Colbie Caliat song and she was so great! Jenn-you truly are the next Carrie Underwood! Another favorite was Kevin Shea from Phi Kappa Psi. He sang some of his own songs, plus a Jack Johnson cover and he's so talented! He's also going to be performing next week in Phi Sig's talent show. We also had bands perform for us who have helped us out with Rocking for Robbie in the past, so that really meant a lot to us. We provided baked goods, chips, pizza and drinks to our guests and our performers as a thank you. We also held raffles for prizes like gift certificates to restaurants downtown throughout the show to get people to continue to support us. Rocking for Robbie could not have been possible without Sasha Meyer-Porco. She's the RPM Chairman this semester and she really did such an awesome job.
Here's a link if anyone wants to see Jenn Hochberg(our sister) singing last night! Hopefully it works, it's posted up on Facebook!
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_149044645138467&ap=1#!/video/video.php?v=1446585528971
That's all for today, I've got to get back to doing some intern work with David. Have a great weekend and a safe Halloween!
XOXO
Alexa
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Long Overdue
Hello again! Sorry I haven't posted in a while, things have been crazy busy around here.
To start off, I just want to give a BIG congratulations to Sigma Sigma Sigma's newest pledge class! They were initated last Friday and I am so excited to call them my sisters. They are 14 great girls who I know will really be a great addition to Tri Sigma. Other chapters on campus have initiated their new members as well, so congrats to them too!
Being a Greek Intern lets me to be more involved on campus, whether its sitting in on meetings or being on committees. This week, I sat in on a meeting with girls who are starting a new multicultural sorority on campus, Lambda Theta Alpha(LTA). The girls were so sweet and I enjoyed seeing them putting their hard work together in the meeting and I wish them the best! Today, I sat on the AOD(Alcohol and Other Drug) Committee, where we planned Addictions Week. Addictions Week starts next Monday, so keep your eye out for our tables in the Quad!
Thats really all for now, I've got more work to do today! Dont forget, mark your calendars for October 27th from 7-10 PM! Thats when Tri Sigma is having our Rockin for Robbie concert, to rasie money for our philanthropy. There will be bands, foods and prizes! Admission is $3 for Greeks wearing letters and $5 for everyone else!
Until next week,
Alexa
To start off, I just want to give a BIG congratulations to Sigma Sigma Sigma's newest pledge class! They were initated last Friday and I am so excited to call them my sisters. They are 14 great girls who I know will really be a great addition to Tri Sigma. Other chapters on campus have initiated their new members as well, so congrats to them too!
Being a Greek Intern lets me to be more involved on campus, whether its sitting in on meetings or being on committees. This week, I sat in on a meeting with girls who are starting a new multicultural sorority on campus, Lambda Theta Alpha(LTA). The girls were so sweet and I enjoyed seeing them putting their hard work together in the meeting and I wish them the best! Today, I sat on the AOD(Alcohol and Other Drug) Committee, where we planned Addictions Week. Addictions Week starts next Monday, so keep your eye out for our tables in the Quad!
Thats really all for now, I've got more work to do today! Dont forget, mark your calendars for October 27th from 7-10 PM! Thats when Tri Sigma is having our Rockin for Robbie concert, to rasie money for our philanthropy. There will be bands, foods and prizes! Admission is $3 for Greeks wearing letters and $5 for everyone else!
Until next week,
Alexa
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Community Service
Hello again! I know I just blogged yesterday but since we lost last week, I'm blogging twice this week.
My little blog today is going to be about something really important in Greek Life: Community Service. I'm on the IGC E-Board as the Community Service Chair, so this topic is especially important to me. As Greeks, we want to give back to the community and campus and show that just because we're in Greek Life, we just don't party all the time. We have so many different things going on all year round. Our new members in Greek Life are taking turns volunterring at the Lord's Table this month, which is a soup kitchen right in Oneonta. We're also holding a canned food drive until next week to donate to a school. Each chapter holds their own events too, like the Prevent Child Abuse America Walk (Sigma Delta Tau), the Kidney Walk(Phi Sig), the Breast Cancer Walk(Chi Phi & Pi Delta Chi) blood drives, car washes, Habitat for Humanity, bake sales and more. Each spring, we have a whole day of community service called Into The Streets. On that day, Greeks(as well as so many other clubs and organizations) go out into the community and do different things, like paint buildings, plant gardens, clean up schools and more. It's really nice to give back to those who need it and you can ask any Greek about community service. We all really do enjoy it and you get to be with your friends at the same time, so its pretty fun!
I figure I'll keep it short & sweet for today. I'm learning how to add pictures on here so keep posted!
XOX
Alexa
My little blog today is going to be about something really important in Greek Life: Community Service. I'm on the IGC E-Board as the Community Service Chair, so this topic is especially important to me. As Greeks, we want to give back to the community and campus and show that just because we're in Greek Life, we just don't party all the time. We have so many different things going on all year round. Our new members in Greek Life are taking turns volunterring at the Lord's Table this month, which is a soup kitchen right in Oneonta. We're also holding a canned food drive until next week to donate to a school. Each chapter holds their own events too, like the Prevent Child Abuse America Walk (Sigma Delta Tau), the Kidney Walk(Phi Sig), the Breast Cancer Walk(Chi Phi & Pi Delta Chi) blood drives, car washes, Habitat for Humanity, bake sales and more. Each spring, we have a whole day of community service called Into The Streets. On that day, Greeks(as well as so many other clubs and organizations) go out into the community and do different things, like paint buildings, plant gardens, clean up schools and more. It's really nice to give back to those who need it and you can ask any Greek about community service. We all really do enjoy it and you get to be with your friends at the same time, so its pretty fun!
I figure I'll keep it short & sweet for today. I'm learning how to add pictures on here so keep posted!
XOX
Alexa
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Bigs? Littles? Families?
Hello again! Sorry I haven't posted lately, we were on break last week and it really threw everything off! Being home was nice though but I was anxious to get back to my friends and apartment and my routines!
A big aspect of Greek Life(no matter where you go) is the brotherhood or sisterhood. You form bonds with these other people because you go through traditions and rituals that no one else could understand or know about. To go even further, most organizations have big brothers or big sisters. I know it can be confusing for someone outside of Greek Life, so I'm here to explain!
For us, a big sister is a role model for a girl going through their new member process. It is someone that you can look up to or go to at any time. You might not start out as best friends or even good friends with your big or little, but you develop that relationship so quickly, its scary. Most organizations have traditions on how you recieve your big, so it differs from each chapter. Sometimes. your big is older than you or sometimes they're the same age. There are even some instances where the little is older than the big, because it can depend on when someone goes through the new member process. My little's name is Amanda and she went through the new member process last spring. When I think about how at a year ago this time, we weren't even friends, it baffles me. We're so ridiculously close now and talk every day. In fact, we're only one day apart age wise! When your little takes a litlte, that person is called your G-Little and your big's big is called a G-Big. Hopefully, I can figure out how to put pictures on here to show all of you some pictures of me and my little or me and my big! My big graduated already, but we still talk all the time and she's planning a visit in the next few weeks so I'm really excited.
I could go on and on about bigs and littles, but I'm gonna work on trying to jazz up this blog! Other Greek bloggers have made theirs so pretty, so that'll be my next project!
Until next time,
Alexa <3
A big aspect of Greek Life(no matter where you go) is the brotherhood or sisterhood. You form bonds with these other people because you go through traditions and rituals that no one else could understand or know about. To go even further, most organizations have big brothers or big sisters. I know it can be confusing for someone outside of Greek Life, so I'm here to explain!
For us, a big sister is a role model for a girl going through their new member process. It is someone that you can look up to or go to at any time. You might not start out as best friends or even good friends with your big or little, but you develop that relationship so quickly, its scary. Most organizations have traditions on how you recieve your big, so it differs from each chapter. Sometimes. your big is older than you or sometimes they're the same age. There are even some instances where the little is older than the big, because it can depend on when someone goes through the new member process. My little's name is Amanda and she went through the new member process last spring. When I think about how at a year ago this time, we weren't even friends, it baffles me. We're so ridiculously close now and talk every day. In fact, we're only one day apart age wise! When your little takes a litlte, that person is called your G-Little and your big's big is called a G-Big. Hopefully, I can figure out how to put pictures on here to show all of you some pictures of me and my little or me and my big! My big graduated already, but we still talk all the time and she's planning a visit in the next few weeks so I'm really excited.
I could go on and on about bigs and littles, but I'm gonna work on trying to jazz up this blog! Other Greek bloggers have made theirs so pretty, so that'll be my next project!
Until next time,
Alexa <3
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Another Busy Week..
Hello again!
Last week was super busy after my last blog post. I had so much homework and tests to study for, but thank goodness this week has calmed down a little bit.
This week is National Hazing Prevention Week. As Greeks, we know the sterotype for hazing and we work really hard to show that we do NOT tolerate hazing on our campus. My fellow Greek Interns and I worked to put together a few events for this week. On Monday, we had GUTS with all of our Greek chapters and it was like a bunch of relay races with teams of people from each organizations. We had events like potato sack races, dizzy bat and tug of war! Everyone got really into it so it was fun to watch. On Tuesday, we showed an anti-hazing documentary to all of our new members about a death due to hazing at SUNY Plattsburgh. It was really eye opening and scary to see how hazing can lead to serious consequences, but it was a good learning experience. Tonight, we have a leadership conference for all E-Boards from all different Greek chapters and on Friday, we have a new member retreat with the new members. The Greek Interns plus Aaron (who is IGC New Member Chair) will be putting on different workshops for our new members. It may seem like a lot of stuff and a little overwhelming, but it really is a great opportunity to learn about hazing and how to prevent it.
Hope everyone is getting ready to enjoy break next week! I'll post again before break and hopefully figure out how to add pictures onto here!
XOX Alexa
Last week was super busy after my last blog post. I had so much homework and tests to study for, but thank goodness this week has calmed down a little bit.
This week is National Hazing Prevention Week. As Greeks, we know the sterotype for hazing and we work really hard to show that we do NOT tolerate hazing on our campus. My fellow Greek Interns and I worked to put together a few events for this week. On Monday, we had GUTS with all of our Greek chapters and it was like a bunch of relay races with teams of people from each organizations. We had events like potato sack races, dizzy bat and tug of war! Everyone got really into it so it was fun to watch. On Tuesday, we showed an anti-hazing documentary to all of our new members about a death due to hazing at SUNY Plattsburgh. It was really eye opening and scary to see how hazing can lead to serious consequences, but it was a good learning experience. Tonight, we have a leadership conference for all E-Boards from all different Greek chapters and on Friday, we have a new member retreat with the new members. The Greek Interns plus Aaron (who is IGC New Member Chair) will be putting on different workshops for our new members. It may seem like a lot of stuff and a little overwhelming, but it really is a great opportunity to learn about hazing and how to prevent it.
Hope everyone is getting ready to enjoy break next week! I'll post again before break and hopefully figure out how to add pictures onto here!
XOX Alexa
Monday, September 13, 2010
My First Blog!
Hello everyone and welcome to my very first Greek Life blog!
Let me introduce myself. My name is Alexa Mann and I am a sister of Sigma Sigma Sigma (or Tri-Sigma) here at Oneonta. I am the Recruitment Director for our chapter and I joined my sorority as a freshman in Spring 2009. I'm also super active in the general Greek Life community. I am on the Inter Greek Council(IGC) Executive Board as the Community Service Chair and I work in the Office of Campus Life as a Greek Intern! It may sound like my whole life is Greek Life, but I do participate in other things. I'm a junior B-6 Education major with a Spanish concentration and I'm also a tour guide for the Admissions Office.
Being a part of Greek Life has really changed my college experience! Tri Sigma is always keeping me busy and involved, from our fundraising car washes to planning our philanthropy nights for Rocking For Robbie to our weekly chapter meetings. Not only do I have 50 other sisters, I also have made some really great friends from other Greek organizations.
Right now, we have 15 great new girls who are going through the new member process! It was the biggest new member class on campus and the biggest class we've ever had in our own chapter! They're all so hard working and I know they'll be a great asset to our sorority.
Well, I'm off to go to one of my Greek Intern meetings, along with my fellow interns, Jaclyn Fettinger and David Lucas. We're like the 3 Musketeers of Greek Life with Angie as our boss.
Until next week,
Alexa
Let me introduce myself. My name is Alexa Mann and I am a sister of Sigma Sigma Sigma (or Tri-Sigma) here at Oneonta. I am the Recruitment Director for our chapter and I joined my sorority as a freshman in Spring 2009. I'm also super active in the general Greek Life community. I am on the Inter Greek Council(IGC) Executive Board as the Community Service Chair and I work in the Office of Campus Life as a Greek Intern! It may sound like my whole life is Greek Life, but I do participate in other things. I'm a junior B-6 Education major with a Spanish concentration and I'm also a tour guide for the Admissions Office.
Being a part of Greek Life has really changed my college experience! Tri Sigma is always keeping me busy and involved, from our fundraising car washes to planning our philanthropy nights for Rocking For Robbie to our weekly chapter meetings. Not only do I have 50 other sisters, I also have made some really great friends from other Greek organizations.
Right now, we have 15 great new girls who are going through the new member process! It was the biggest new member class on campus and the biggest class we've ever had in our own chapter! They're all so hard working and I know they'll be a great asset to our sorority.
Well, I'm off to go to one of my Greek Intern meetings, along with my fellow interns, Jaclyn Fettinger and David Lucas. We're like the 3 Musketeers of Greek Life with Angie as our boss.
Until next week,
Alexa
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