Celebrate the Panhellenic Spirit

Guest Blogger: Phyllis Davis, National Director and Delta Zeta National Panhellenic Conference First Alternate Delegate

Your semester/quarter may not yet be over, but now is the time to begin thinking about your return to school in the fall. Formal recruitment plans are being polished, and practice will be happening all through the summer and early fall. Delta Zeta wants you to think about your return to campus in a different light! Think about putting a new and improved Panhellenic spirit in place this fall. All of the 26 National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) organizations are founded on similar principles of scholarship, sisterhood, high moral values and lasting friendships. We all have rituals, ceremonies, traditions and songs to celebrate our sisterhoods. We have so much in common and so much good to promote. The benefits of NPC sisterhood and friendship will serve all of us well. We can do more when we bind together to promote our cause as one unified group on campus. Yes, we have different flowers, crests and mascots, but deep down, we all stand for much more than these symbols represent. We stand for the largest group of women in a national organization in the United States and Canada. We are over 4 million strong and still growing. 

What can you do on a local level to support and strengthen your College Panhellenic (CPH)? There are several things we recommend your Delta Zeta chapter do to carry the torch of Panhellenic spirit on your local campus:

·         Follow CPH Recruitment Rules. Your alumnae are held responsible for following the rules as well.

·         When found wrong in an infraction, do the right thing and go into mediation with honest intentions to make the wrong right.

• Expect all members to exhibit high ethical standards during formal recruitment.
• Remember that talking despairingly about other organizations is not appropriate and does not reflect positively on Delta Zeta. Consider each motion brought back to your chapter for CPH vote with regard to the best interest of your chapter and the well-being of the Panhellenic.
• Consider the positive effects of Panhellenic friendships among all your groups and the enriching element this can bring to those involved.
• Support each other’s philanthropies and special events.
• Support struggling groups on your campus. It is the responsibility of each CPH member group to do what they can to help those with membership issues.
• Promote NPC sisterhood all year long and not just during formal recruitment. The university, community, parents and potential new members are always watching!
• Most of all, enjoy and be proud of your membership in Delta Zeta and the National Panhellenic Conference.