The Middle-Tier
Recruitment
Pretty sure anyone who wants to be recruitment chair is actually a sadist. Or at least extremely OCD. This position is not only full of power, but also full of hate. Trying to get 100 plus girls to arrive at the house at 8 a.m. wearing heels, immaculate clothes, and freshly curled hair is near impossible. Add to that the week of practice, the amount of money you made them spend on ugly dresses, and the need for them to be perky, and it’s pretty much a suicide mission. But when it all comes down to it, the future of the chapter is soooort of in your hands. You’re in charge of drawing new members in. So no matter how many times you yell at your sisters to step-clap on beat, you know they’ll do it for the retention rate and the future littles. Plus, after recruitment you get to take a much-needed break. Until next term, that is.
Communications
Just like majoring in Communications in school or getting a job in PR or social media, this position is about fluff. Glamor. Image. And for any person in the 18-22 demographic, it’s the perfect job. Your goal is to look good on social media. To have a working, aesthetically pleasing website. To create “sister highlight” Instagram posts littered with your chapter’s try-hards. In all honesty, this job will teach you how to get mass amounts of likes and convince people that your chapter is hot. And at the end of the day, that’s sort of all that really matters. Other than the occasional pan meeting and the extra spell check you do on your posts, the position doesn’t have a ton of responsibility. You know, sort of like that “general communication” degree you’re getting. Well played.
Event Planning
Formals. Founders Days. Homecoming. It’s up to you to plan all of the “serious” events. To be honest, you have more pressure than the social chair, but you get less respect. Go figure. You have to have larger scale events and deal with bigger venues. Usually what you want to do will take a ton of debating with the university, so you end up picking something lame and getting a lot of shit for it. But it’s fine, that’s why fraternity formals exist. And as long as you don’t schedule your events on the same day as boys’, you’re in the clear.
Sisterhood Development
I know I know. “Being is a sorority is about sisterhood.” But when it all comes down to it, your position is just okay. It’s up to you to plan sisterhood events that don’t totally suck. Which would be fine, except for that pesky “no alcohol” rule. So you have to deal with a hundred whiney girls who don’t want to have a craft night, but have to. Sure, sometimes it feels like you make a difference in the chapter, but for the most part people think you’re kind of a drag. It’s not your fault you basically just put on bingo nights and hand-holding events. Actually wait. Yeah. It is your fault. Ah well. At least you get a spot at the big kids table and dibs on movie night leftovers, right?
Housing
Who’s in charge of coordinating with the chef? You! Who’s in charge of stocking snacks and making sure people aren’t parked in other people’s spots? You! Who’s the one who has to make sure the house is clean? You you you! It’s basically like being the house mom without getting paid, and being the pledge-mom without getting all the love. The plus side? You get a secure spot in the house, and it’s usually up to you to decide who else lives in the coveted rooms. When you get to stock the halls with all of your favorite sisters, it ends up being worth it. Sort of.
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Rachel Varina
(yeahokaywhat) Aspiring to be the next Tina Fey, Rachel spends her free time doing nothing to reach that goal. While judging people based on how they use "they're" vs. "there" on social media, she likes eating buffalo chicken dip, watching other people's Netflix, and wearing sweatpants way more than is socially acceptable.
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