Delta Omicron - Morehead State University!

Delta Omicron put on a fantastic recruitment this fall! Morehead State made some adjustments to their recruitment process and the women worked hard and took all the changes in stride. They put on a great Nautical Day and Preference, but my favorite was the Derby Day. All the Delta Omicrons wore big, fabulous, very well-decorated Derby hats...I think I need one now! Bid Day was very exciting as the chapter welcomed their new members :)

Also, dieters beware! If you ever visit Morehead, Kentucky there are delicious cookies everywhere! At one well-known restaurant around town they gave me a free one because it was my first visit, complete with homemade whipped cream...yum!

Definitely DePauw

Brick buildings,  Ivy and tall trees.  Field Hockey practice.  A small town with a lot of school spirit.  ~70% Greek involvement on campus.

These things introduced me to the 60 year old Gamma Iota chapter at DePauw University.  DePauw is classically mid-west meets old college tradition.  While the members live in the house for four years then move away as alumnae, some at Gamma Iota will always be connected to the chapter.  Gamma Iota House Director Kandy is known by collegians as "mom".  She never pledged Delta Gamma but grew up within its walls- her mother was the House Director during Kandy's childhood!  The kitchen staff have similar long term ties to Delta Gamma.  The dedication from the professional staff echoes the rich sisterhood within the chapter.
Taking their traditions in a fresh direction, Gamma Iota is one of a few chapters implementing the Delta Gamma marketing plan.  Their message: "Definitely Delta Gamma" could be seen loud and clear during the first weeks of school.  They will use "Definitely Delta Gamma" as a theme for all events and PR throughout the year, creating ideal name recognition and consistency.

They started with a back to school banner and painted their walkway,

wore their Definitely DG shirts anywhere and everywhere (class, the gym, work, ice cream, campus activities fair, I think you get the picture),

and used consistency to show the campus DG pride.  They are on the track to being the most well recognized chapter on campus.  This theme covers not just their attire and decorations, but their events as well. 

It's incorporated into their fall COB events:

• Definitely Cool- Outdoor movie on chapter lawn and a smores party at the campus fire-pit
• Definitely Classy- Tea party and Fondue party
• Definitely Creative- Nautical themed dinner and Build Your Own Pizza party

It's incorporated into Anchor Splash:

• Definitely Doing Good t-shirts

It's a marketing strategy that is easy, fun, and will work.

Gamma Beta- University of Tulsa

Although it is the University of Tulsa, all students and alumni call it "TU". UT is University of Texas, so Tulsa had to be something different. I arrived at Gamma Beta about an hour before preference started. Since they are a small Greek community, they personally knew every woman that came through their lodge on preference. I loved this! Gamma Beta took more than quota and are able to fill their lodge for the first time in many years!

Their lodge is interesting because Delta Gamma owns the front part, but the back part (all the rooms) is a dorm which is owned by the University. All Greek houses are set up this way. Each member class took me out to eat somewhere in Tulsa. It was nice to get to know them outside of DG stuff!

Pi-University of Montana!

I have had a wonderful time helping out during what Pi calls "Worthwhile Week". I love the creative spin on the name! They are an incredibly diverse and passionate group of women who are proud to be Delta Gamma's. Within the past week, they had to fill several open officer positions and members have truly stepped up to help out and support their sisters. Their attitude and motivation has been incredible to observe!

The first thing they told me when they picked me up from the airport is that I had to hike the "M"- a large letter in the middle of a hill right behind campus. I just did it yesterday and the view of the city and campus from up there was incredible! We went to a farmer's market this morning and experienced great people watching! The Missoulians have some unique people and it was so fun to see the culture of this city!

Their house is beautiful and has an amazingly large anchor out front!

Thanks to a recommendation from CDC Paige, we were also able to stop by this fabulous shop called Rockin Rudy's with trinkets, cards, music and everything random you could ever think of. I found some great gifts!

Delta Beta - University of Kentucky!

The Delta Beta chapter at University of Kentucky pledged quota of 63 women, including over 40% of their legacies!

I think I'm getting ahead of myself though...I arrived in Lexington to a warm welcome from president Rachel and director of recruitment records Emily. Being from Arizona, I was totally (maybe excessively) blown away by all the grass and trees. I've never seen anything so green - it was beautiful! Lexingotn is preparing to host the World Equestrian Games this year, so scattered throughout the city are horse statues painted by different artists. This one was so UK, I had to get a picture (with Kristen, who took me on an awesome campus tour with another member, Stephanie)!

Delta Beta puts on an awesome recruitment! They put on a themed skit during each round and find creative ways to stand out on their campus. During their sisterhood day the chapter puts on a Disney Princess skit. They have fabulous costumes and beautiful backdrops painted by chapter members and the actresses have a great dynamic and energy!

I was really inspired by the sisterhood and respect that the chapter members showed me and each other throughout the week. They were all so enthusiastic and did their part. It totally paid off, everybody loved Delta Gamma throughout the week and the chapter got a five star new member class! I was so excited to get to stay to see the celebration on Bid Day. To match the beautiful leis, the chapter had a luau theme, complete with these awesome DeeGee surf boards on their own sandy beach. I had to get a picture with the director of recruitment records, Emily, who became my new best friend working behind the scenes all week! She is an awesome sister and I was so glad to get to know her...we were ecstatic to be out in the sunshine after our week indoors! All in all it was a great first visit; everyone was so happy on Bid Day, it was the cherry on top of a wonderful visit!

Eta Sigma chapter at the College of Charleston

Lunch break during spirit week! Meet Kelly, Kat (president), Ivey, Hilary (vp: membership), and Sam. I had my first Cheerwine at this yummy little restaurant! I wish we had that in the south, it was so good! These women are a great example of just how fabulous the Delta Gammas at College of Charleston are... good friends, doing good.
This video is the Eta Sigma chapter in the VERY beginning of Spirit Week. These women worked SO hard to learn new songs, learn the process of formal recruitment, prepare for their long days and various types of conversations, and of course preparing the rooms. The women here are amazing, they were so attentive and excited throughout the week and weekend. Each day the chapter walked in with a smile on their face and an attitude that said they were ready to work hard.



More to come!!
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Gamma Alpha- University of Tennessee!

I visited UT for 9 days and was able to see and assist with the entire recruitment! They have a wonderful group of women. They do not have a physical house, but they have a floor in the greek dorm and they have a suite in the Panhellenic building. They have 13 sororties and none have houses. The University is in the process (and has been for nearly 15 years) of building, but they have not broken ground.

This is the best recruitment Gamma Alpha has expereinced in a long time. Quota was 39 and they received 46 women! They did a fabulous job and I am so proud of them! Check out some pictures!



Roll Call: at the end of each round, all Panhellenic groups do a cheer. The Panhellenic team and Gamma Chis are at the bottom and do a cheer too. This was an awesome expereince and really enforced by love for DG and all Panhellenic groups.



Table tops for Philanthropy round. They say "Delta Gamma" and "Life is good"







The suite before Skit round. They did a Delta Gamma Circus theme. It was adorable!

Delta Omega, William Woods University!

Here are pictures from my visit to Delta Omega Chapter, William Woods University! I was there for pre-recruitment and the start of recruitment...130 women registered for recruitment. The school's population is 930 students and it is an equestrian studies-focused university :)

Top is the chapter housing (university owned...'Sorority Circle' project is underway and in 3-4 years, when the funding is raised, all 4 groups on campus will be moved into new housing).

Bottom is the members of Delta Omega before their first round of recruitment! GO DG!

More Pictures!

Here are some pictures of some of our adventures thus far!

Filming the new Human Dignity video.









Playing Policy Pictionary!











Decorating cupcakes to eat with the finance team.









CDCs, Laurie Roselle, Shannon Jensen, and Lisa Gregory bowling in Plain City!

Hip Hip... D-G!

for hope. for strength. for life.

Like every single day, it's a great day to be a DG.

Week One of Training... check!

Our group started out training in Indianapolis, IN at the FEA Feild Staff Conference. Consultants from almost 40 other Greek organizations joined us in lectures, presentations, and othe facilitation activites to get us pumped for our year on the road.
Once we returned, the nine of us dove head first into training at DG Executive Offices. First stop: Finance training. This week: Programming and Rituals. Today we wrote our own personal mission statements and discussed their relevance to the Fraternity. This evening was action packed with pizza and bowling, a great bonding event with Laurie Roselle and Shannon Jensen.

Stay tuned to our blog to follow us as we begin to travel the country for our Fraternity, Delta Gamma.

Hot Ohio weather for our first group photo shoot didn't hold us back!