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| University of Cincinnati |
This past weekend, I attended the Fraternal Law Conference in
Cincinnati. NPC Panhellenics Committee Chairman Julie Johnson from Kappa
Delta joined me, and we enjoyed campus visits on the front end and back end of
our trip to Miami of Ohio and the University of Cincinnati. It
was wonderful to meet with the sorority women and talk about the power of
Panhellenic. We heard points of pride from the Panhellenic women on both
campuses, and we were pleased to hear about the level of unity and cooperation
among sorority women in these communities. We were also excited to hear
about the Panhellenic growth at each of these schools, as the University of
Cincinnati recently welcomed Phi Mu on campus, and Miami of Ohio welcomed Delta
Delta Delta on its return to campus.
One thing in particular that stood out to me on our visit to Miami
of Ohio was the five pillars of the fraternity/sorority community:
- Stand for leadership
(leadership and values);
- Stand for excellence
(scholarship and learning);
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Stand for others
(community service and philanthropy);
- Stand together
(brotherhood and sisterhood); and,
- Stand with the community
(community).
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| Miami University |
These pillars are intended to support members in their journey and
development as leaders, and individuals on campus. The concept of pillars
reminded me that, while we can celebrate our accomplishments for today, we do
stand on the dirty shoulders of others who have weathered the challenges and
sought to make things better than when they found it. We cannot
underestimate that we can only be true to ourselves if we bring others along
with our shared commitment as Panhellenic women. It was once said “people
of true greatness lift others up.” If we are to achieve great things as
sorority women, we must stand tall with these pillars of principles and be
willing to lift others up in the process.
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