Georgetown College’s Student–Run Newspaper
January 25, 2017
Volume CXXXVII Issue 1
Sororities welcome new members on Chapel Day
84 women join Georgetown’s four National Panhellenic Council organizations By BAILEE BOGGESS Opinion Editor Each year, Georgetown College hosts Panhellenic Recruitment during the first week of the spring semester. This year, the process was held from Jan 18—22. Hosted by the Panhellenic team, four sororities (Alpha Gamma Delta, Kappa Delta, Phi Mu and Sigma Kappa) on campus received new members. The Spring 2017 rush season was Angela Earwood’s (Panhellenic Advisor) first time advising recruitment. In total, there were 104 women who signed up for recruitment, and 84 were placed into a sorority. This was one of the largest numbers that the Greek community has seen in a few years, which means that campus involvement is also increasing. The festivities began on Thursday night, where each sorority hosted a Values night. This is where the core values of each sorority were explained. On the second night, which
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was titled Philanthropy Night, each sorority told in depth about the philanthropies that their organization is passionate about. Alpha Gamma Delta’s philanthropy focuses on diabetic awareness and education, Kappa Delta’s is the Girl Scouts of America, Phi Mu’s is the Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, and Sigma Kappa focuses on trying to find a cure for Alzheimer’s. The third and final night is titled Preference night, and is considered the most formal and serious night. Several changes were made this year to the recruitment, including providing more information to potential new members early in the semester. The overall goal of these changes was to increase the amount of awareness to the women going through recruitment to get the most out of the experience of rushing and to help them make decisions that they would ultimately be comfortable with. Megan Medley, the Vice President of Recruitment
on the Panhellenic Council, reflected on the updated recruitment process. “Because of the recent changes made to the recruitment process, such as the informational panels, more women were able to be informed about the process and able to join organizations,” Medley said. In addition to Medley, the recruitment team was made up of Senior Amy Kao as President, Junior Ashton Trunnell as Assistant Recruitment Chair and Junior Dorothy Shelton who served as the Gamma Chi coordinator. The Gamma Chi’s who led groups during recruitment were: Kelsey Cottle, Haley Oliver, Emily Wright, Emily Connor, Aubrey Walter, SaraBeth Marlowe, Landry Jung and Madison Courtney. Each of them expressed the amount of fun they had during the recruitment process and what a joy it was to help the girls find their home on campus. After all the recruitment festivities end on Saturday, Chapel Day was on Sunday.
A long–standing Georgetown College tradition, this is the happiest day of recruitment for both the women who went through and the sororities. Women run out of the chapel in themed outfits, normally in the color of the sorority that they have chosen to join. Oftentimes there are signs or sheets that are decorated for the girls to hide behind as they are running out. Friends and family often come out and sup-
port, with one fraternity even keeping a tally of how many women join each organization in real time. It really is a fun day for the entire campus. Overall, the Spring 2017 recruitment season was an absolute success. A special thanks goes out to all the advisors and council members who contributed and made the experience as smooth and as enjoyable as possible for those who chose to go through.
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Basketball team heats up behind Stewart page 5
Meet the Georgetonian Staff page 7
“Hidden Figures” gives blast from the past page 9
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(Left to right): Mary Lou Loxley, Morgan Hedrick and Sutton Godar run out out of the chapel to join new organizations