What I took from the Panel

Surprisingly, I actually took a lot from this meeting with the panel. I feel it is no secret about my views on greek life are pretty set in my ways and I have a firm belief system in how things should be run. but this panel somewhat opened my eyes to what greek life should be like here at OSU. I especially took a lot from the talks about how to manage things within the single chapters. My chapter just like every chapter on campus goes through/ is going through many problems, some more significant than others, and this panel taught me that there are different ways to handle these problems than I had once thought. I'm usually the type of person that often times has the idea that it's my way or the high way. Some people might see that as a problem but for me I see it as being confident in my decision making, but I've always been open to new ideas and that's what this panel has done for me. I really enjoyed the different ideas on how to incorporate the older members of the chapter and keep them involved because I feel that's an issue that plagues every chapter. I also enjoyed when Sharrell talked about how when she was in a leadership position how hard, but necessary, it was to stand up to older members or alumni and anyone else who did not agree with what was needed to progress the chapter. It's very tough to follow all the necessary rules when you have Alumni coming to events talking about all the crazy things they would have their pledges do, or just dumb things they would do in general; it's tough to tell them that we can't do those things anymore. I know personally I've dealt with such alumni and seen their faces of disgust almost when I tell them that we don't do that kind of thing anymore. I can attest personally that it was hard for me to adjust to certain rules that OSU doesn't put up with when I hear about all the fun things other chapters get to do, but after listening to this panel it's made me realize that in the grand scheme of things it's not a big deal. The stuff that matters is how you interact with your brothers and the experiences you create together.


This is a video I made to use as a rush video, but I feel like it highlights a lot of the experiences I've had with my brothers and emphasizes everything the panel opened my eyes up to.