Philanthropy
What is our National philanthropy?
Womens Wellness Initiative
What words can you NOT say to a PNM?
Go, Join, Rush, Choose, Pledge
True or False:
You can hang out with PNMs while COB is going on, even if they are your best friend
False - I don't care how close you are to the PNM. We CANNOT hang out while COB is going on because this could cause an infraction.
Do we haze?
These hands dont haze!
What made you choose AST?
I really like what AST stands for with our philanthropy, and our core values
What is our local philanthropy?
Women's Information Service, Inc. (WISE) and Habitat for Humanity
What is bid promising? Give me 2 examples
Bid promising is promising someone a bid.
Examples:
I could see you as my little
We would love to have you in our sorority
I could see you wearing our letters
True or False:
You can tell them about rituals, send-off, big/little, and rituals
False. Do not tell them anything that is tau silence
What's your favorite frat?
We love all greek organizations
Is there a GPA requirement?
Yes, it is 2.5
Who do we partner with?
Girls Who Code and Dress For Success
What is an infraction? Give me 2 ways to get an infraction. **Bonus if you know what happens if you are the reason for the infraction
An infraction is a punishment brought to a panhellenic trial, which woul dresult in a fine, community service hours, or probation for our chapter.
Examples:
Talking bad about another chapter
Bid promising
Visiting PNMs residence
Buy/give a PNM anything
**If the infraction is your fault you pay for it:)
What do you need to keep aware of while going out until we get new girls?
-What we say. No talking badly about another chapter
-Semi Ratchet. No blacking out. You can still have fun, but we want to keep a good image of ourselves.
Do we have a house?
No, but a lot of sisters live in houses together
How do you balance school and sorority life?
We have monthly calendars with the events for that month, and we have lots of opportunities to do homework with sisters throughout the week.
Explain our National philanthropy
Women's Wellness Initiative is helping women become the best versions of themselves. We believe that women who achieve and maintain wellness are more likely to reach their fullest potential. Provides a platform and an outlet for members to empower women through hands-on service with our national service partners.
Explain how to deflect. List 3 types of questions we want to deflect.
Change the subject.
Questions about:
Frats
Drinking
Hazing
Big/little night
New mem process
COB is continuous open bidding. It is more of a laid-back form of recruitment, but there are still rules.
What do we do for big little?
We usually have it in the park where the big jumps out of a themes box
Do we party on weekends?
Sisters like to hang out with each other on weekends
Explain our local philanthropy and our partners
WISE provides crisis intervention and support services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence (mention walk in her heels).
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that helps families build and improve places to call home.
Girls Who Code is an international nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in technology.
Dress for Success is an international nonprofit organization that empowers women to achieve economic independence by providing support, professional attire, and developmental tools to help women thrive in work and life.
How do you have a good conversation with a PNM? Give 2 examples of good questions to ask.
The 5 F's: Friends, Family, Future, From, Fun
PNM should be talking 70% of the time
Ask open ended questions
Examples:
Why are you interested in joining a sorority?
What do you hope to get out of joining?
What's your major? Why do you want to study that?
What made you choose Ferris?
Where are you from?
What are the rules on posting flyers on social media?
Panhel will be sending a flyer that we will all post to promote sorority life as a whole. Once panhel says it's okay, then we can be posting about ast and that we will be COB
What do we do for fun?
Sisters like to hang out with each other throughout the week. We study, go on walks, and have movie nights
Do we have tests?
We like our new members to know important information about our chapter