This weekend, twenty-eight
Panhellenic women from the University of Central Florida attended the South Eastern Panhellenic Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The twenty-eight women represented the eleven chapters on
campus at the conference. We left
early Thursday morning by bus in order to arrive on time for the opening
ceremony of the conference.
The opening ceremony
was led by Ginny Carrol, an Alpha Xi Delta, who created Panhellenic’s national
philanthropy, Circle of Sisterhood Foundation. The Foundation strives to remove the educational barriers
for girls and women in order to uplift them from poverty and oppression around
the world. Panhellenic UCF will be
hosting Ginny Carrol April 3rd and will be encouraging Panhellenic
women to participate in our new philanthropy event, Capture the Splash. Be sure to check out our Facebook page
for more details!
On the second day of
the conference, individuals had the opportunity to attend multiple sessions
through out the day focusing on chapter management, character development,
communication, diversity, health/wellness, Panhellenic, professional
development, recruitment, service/philanthropy, and women’s leadership
development. The women in
attendance from UCF attended sessions pertaining to issues that currently face
our Greek community as well as their own individual organizations. We learned how to manage our stress in
positive ways, how to use social media and technology to our advantage with in
our organizations, as well as ways to ensure that we keep our own sisters
accountable. All of the speakers
were motivating and encouraging.
The final sessions
for the day, was hosted by Corey Ciocchetti, a Professor of Business Ethics and
Legal Studies at Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. He is one of the University’s
most popular and highest rated professors. We soon found out why.
Corey was a great speaker, focusing on living an authentive life. He encourages us to chase
our dreams and aspirations, which in turn will help us to live our lives to the
fullest.
Saturday marked the
last and final day of our attendance at SEPC. We started the day with an affiliation breakfast and t-shirt
swap! We were able to meet with
our sisters from all across the South East for a morning of sisterhood. After breakfast, we all parted separate
ways to attend a full day of sessions.
Again, we were able to focus on issues that dealt with out community and
organizations. At the closing
ceremony, Dr. Lori Hart spoke with us about how to solve problems with in our
chapters be keeping members accountable and creating lasting
relationships. This was the
perfect ending to the weekend.
As members of the Panhellenic community, we look forward to sharing with you what we have learned over the next few weeks.
