I hope you all are doing well, staying safe, and, more importantly, STAYING HOME! These last few months have been interesting. Several organizations had to either put a halt or cancel membership intake all together for safety reasons, and others were able to finish up depending on where they were in the process. I am a member and an advisor of Sigma Alpha Iota (Music Fraternity) and an Alumni of Alpha Phi Omega (Service) where organizations at our University had to put a halt to membership intake. If you were able to finish up your process CONGRATULATIONS and welcome to GreekLand! If your process was canceled, remember that this is not a denial, just a delay. Things are looking different for EVERYONE! Chapter meetings are now held virtually, and chapter events have been canceled. Colleges and Universities had to send their students home, I am now teaching from home, my husband is working from home. I must admit I have had cabin fever. Each time I think about wanting to leave my house, I have to remind myself that this is temporary, and the sooner we ALL can stay at home, the sooner we can get back to normal.
We are living in uncharted territory. This has NEVER happened before. Although I was looking forward to attending my regional conference this summer, especially since my chapter is the host chapter, its as canceled. ALL of our events are canceled. Although I feel SO bad about this, I feel even worse about the ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. This is their centennial year, and I was looking forward to seeing all of my Zeta cousins (and I have a LOT OF THEM) celebrating their centennial in DC at Howard. As I have been watching the news, it seems like that may not happen for them. If they are forced to cancel, I PRAY they will be able to reschedule it for another time when it's safe. I remember how much of a glorious time I had at my centennial, and I am hoping they will be able to experience it as well.
If you crossed this semester (or fall semester), comment below, and introduced yourself, I have always enjoyed meeting new Sorors, new sistergreeks, and new fraternity members across the globe.
Congrats again, and remember, now the REAL work begins!
Ciao for now,
V
