2008 Woodie Awards
The Greek Empire Expands
Chris Nickels
Issue date: 9/30/05 Section: News
Colgate's Greek Community welcomed over 250 new members to their ranks as the Greek recruitment process ended this week.
Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Kelly Opipari oversaw the recruitment. She guided each chapter them through the process and trained recruitment counselors, making sure that all rules and regulations were followed correctly.
Opipari was pleased with the outcome of this year's recruitment process.
"It was great. I was really excited with all the
numbers," she said.
Opipari had reason to be excited: Beta Theta Pi took on 19 new members, Delta Upsilon 22, Phi Delta Theta 26, Phi Kappa Tau 20 and Theta Chi 23.
Delta Delta Delta (Tri Delta) accepted 41 members, Gamma Phi Beta 37, Kappa Alpha Theta 41 and Kappa Kappa Gamma 37.
Opipari noted that the numbers were not exact, because a number of fraternities are still accepting new members.
"I'm really proud of the groups," Opipari said. "I think they did a great job. So, I'm incredibly pleased."
The recruitment process is a system of selection governed by the Intrafraternity Council (IFC) and the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC).
"Panhell is the sole organizer of recruitment," Senior president of the Panhellenic Association at Colgate and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Meg Lyons said. "So we organize, facilitate, and provide recruitment counselors as disaffiliated guides throughout the week."
At times, the recruitment process was stressful for its coordinators because of NPC's rules, but it was also rewarding.
"The structure of formal recruitment can be stressful, but it is imposed by the National Panhellenic Conference. However, throughout the entire process you are with your sisters, and, although it can be time consuming and tedious, it also serves as a bonding process," senior Delta Delta Delta Lauren Mondrone said.
Panhellenic's vice president of recruitment, senior Gamma Phi Beta member Elisa Benson, also emphasized the importance of the process.
Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs Kelly Opipari oversaw the recruitment. She guided each chapter them through the process and trained recruitment counselors, making sure that all rules and regulations were followed correctly.
Opipari was pleased with the outcome of this year's recruitment process.
"It was great. I was really excited with all the
numbers," she said.
Opipari had reason to be excited: Beta Theta Pi took on 19 new members, Delta Upsilon 22, Phi Delta Theta 26, Phi Kappa Tau 20 and Theta Chi 23.
Delta Delta Delta (Tri Delta) accepted 41 members, Gamma Phi Beta 37, Kappa Alpha Theta 41 and Kappa Kappa Gamma 37.
Opipari noted that the numbers were not exact, because a number of fraternities are still accepting new members.
"I'm really proud of the groups," Opipari said. "I think they did a great job. So, I'm incredibly pleased."
The recruitment process is a system of selection governed by the Intrafraternity Council (IFC) and the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC).
"Panhell is the sole organizer of recruitment," Senior president of the Panhellenic Association at Colgate and a member of Kappa Alpha Theta Meg Lyons said. "So we organize, facilitate, and provide recruitment counselors as disaffiliated guides throughout the week."
At times, the recruitment process was stressful for its coordinators because of NPC's rules, but it was also rewarding.
"The structure of formal recruitment can be stressful, but it is imposed by the National Panhellenic Conference. However, throughout the entire process you are with your sisters, and, although it can be time consuming and tedious, it also serves as a bonding process," senior Delta Delta Delta Lauren Mondrone said.
Panhellenic's vice president of recruitment, senior Gamma Phi Beta member Elisa Benson, also emphasized the importance of the process.