Your Sorority Journey

Who has found it difficult to work with fraternities? Planning an event or going in together on a project can often expose the different organizational structures, regulations, and priorities! Instead of getting discouraged or refusing to collaborate outside your council, tune into this episode to learn from Rainey Lynch, a fraternity growth consultant, who is learning firsthand how to use her Pan...

Who else has a love / hate relationship with social media? Spending as much time as we do scrolling, we can get so caught up in the aesthetic that we forget to posting on our own accounts with intention. We invited the sister behind @sororitysocialmedia, Lynne O'Dell, to share how her sorority journey motivated her to support current members in telling their sorority's authentic story! As her plat...

Ever feel like you’re more focused on someone else’s path than your own? We invited Hailey Mangrum on the podcast to talk about how rewarding it is to embrace the space designed for you & remove the pressure to follow anyone else’s journey. Hailey is a beautiful storyteller and we hope her vulnerability resonates with you as deeply as it did with us 💫 I am confident that she will inspire you...

How many times have you felt misunderstood by a sister because of a leadership responsibility one of you held? It is so common for friendships to change when a sister gets elected into a sorority officer role. Julia Davis shares her leadership experience in her chapter not long ago and how she learned when to be a chapter president, a sister, and a friend. She has such great advice for current lea...

Let’s get real for a second... Has your heart for diversity & inclusion in your chapter shifted from relational to operational? It had been about 10 months since our organizations made public commitments to restore the culture of sorority communities. Now is the time to reassess if what we’re doing is working & where to go from here ✨ Today, we have two members from the Parallel Agency sh...

When was the last time you let your opinion be swayed by someone else's experience? It is so common for external perspectives to influence our experiences. Joining a sorority is typically no different ~ older friends, family members, significant others, and the media all play a role in how we perceive the sorority experience before we even meet a member! Abbie Patterson is joining us today to shar...

Ready to talk about the area of sorority that needed the most adapting?? With an experience as universal & prominent as sorority recruitment, we knew we needed a team of women to give us an inside look on how it went this year! Mollie Schnee, Mikaela Nolan, and Lindsey Clemensen share their unique perspectives moving a highly structured, in-person experience to a virtual platform. As a recruiter,...

Hello 2021 & welcome to season 2! In a time of year focused on new goals & expectations, let’s redirect & look inward together. It’s time to reconnect with yourself & reclaim who you are ✨ If you’re like me, 2020 left me disoriented. The constant state of uncertainty had me more tuned in to what I needed to survive rather than what I needed to be true to me. In this episode, we’ll walk through th...

What a year we’ve had! As we approach 2021, we are overwhelmed with gratitude for the incredible guests who’ve shared their expertise & wisdom this year. On this episode, Cassie reflects on the unprecedented, transformative seasons of the year through the lens that we discussed them on the show! Tune in to hear some of our favorite moments that provided such guidance to the experiences we lived th...

Can you believe the new year is next week? As we approach 2021, we invited my little, Becca, on to share how she sets goals & expectations for the upcoming year. We hope this will inspire you to cast a broad vision that will influence every sphere of your life ~ including your sorority journey, of course 👣 Wishing you a happy & reflective holiday season!

When you hear “sorority” do you think about the national community? Probably not! I know sorority to me reflects my lives experience in it💫 We invited Amy Davenport on the podcast to help us see the big picture of the sorority experience as it is advocated for at the federal level! As a lobbyist for the umbrella groups of fraternity & sorority life, Amy shares her sorority story and the benefits...

How would you describe your individual brand? If you haven't given it much thought, you are in the right place! Our guest today, Simone Jackson, founded The Fab Grad after struggling to navigate life as a recent graduate without the structure of sorority. What if you didn't have to wait until graduation to learn what makes you you? What if you started to use your skills & passions to create your i...

Have you considered the impact of your sorority’s philanthropy or chapter’s fundraising? During Thanksgiving week, we are so excited to dive into the work of our sororities’ foundations and the intent of giving generously! Our guest, Erica Lagos, reflects on her understanding of philanthropic efforts throughout her sorority journey. As she now works for a sorority’s foundation, she has such a valu...

What's your tendency when you are uncomfortable? Do you avoid or press in? This has been a long season of uncertainty and, consequently, discomfort. From moving the sorority experience online to having the role we play in racial injustice highlighted to a polarizing election, our chapters & communities have had to have countless controversial conversations. Today, we invited a politically outspoke...

A positive mindset around health in college is so difficult to maintain! Between the culture of comparison, unrealistic body image standards, and overwhelming schedules, women are put in a tough place to start their health journey in the right way. There are surely a hundred other priorities in your life besides getting a full night's rest, staying hydrated, or moving your body. But have you consi...

Calling all sorority officers & aspiring leaders! Did you know that being elected into a position doesn’t require you to have all the answers?? So often sorority leaders feel the weight of handling every crisis different that they forget to utilize their resources! Mary Elizabeth Kakalas shares what her leadership experience in a mega-chapter & her current role as a graduate assistant in FSL has t...

For sorority leaders, this year has held a lot of new obstacles and what is to come next year still seems to be uncertain. As an outgoing or aspiring officer, I'm sure you're wondering if you made a difference or could make a difference despite the lack of normalcy. Taylor Sebastian shares her vulnerable leadership journey from realizing she was distant from the chapter to being fully engaged, hol...

Are you feeling disoriented following bid day & a highly anticipated, re-structured recruitment? While this is not the fall term you had likely hoped for, it doesn’t make it the time to check-out & disengage until life regains your sense of normalcy. On the episode, Cassie opens up about what she’s learned in the past heartbreaking month about her tendency to focus on the next exciting thing inste...

Who has struggled with comparison?? I would be thrilled to hear a sorority woman saying that she's never felt insecure, intimidated, or the need to compete with other women, but it's hard to imagine. Knowing that overcoming the culture of comparison is a shared upward battle for our sorority communities, I am so excited to have Courtney Hammons share her journey to embracing her authentic self thr...

While we are without a doubt living in unprecedented times, this is not the first time sorority woman have navigated uncharted territory! Our guest today was a Delta Gamma attending Harvard University when they proposed a sanction policy against single-gender organizations. Camille N’Diaye shares how being a member during this time required her to re-evaluate the value of her sorority membership a...

Have you given much thought to what sorority life will look like after bid day? On this episode, Rachel Iliff is answering one of our community's biggest questions: how do we provide the traditional in-person, relational sorority experience to our women VIRTUALLY? In her role as Internal Vice President for CU Boulder Panhellenic Council, she had hard conversations about what events and in-person p...

While this year has been everything but what we could have expected, today’s guest will inspire you to make the most of it 🤍 During the pandemic, Kendra has found community in a new city, launched a one of her dream projects, and had FUN. I loved talking with her about the value of being present even when we wish our circumstances looked different. As you all go back to “campus” in whatever the c...

When you joined your sorority, you probably expected that the lifelong friendships they talked about would come from those 4 years as a collegian. Well our guests today are here as a reminder that your sorority connects you to sisters throughout your life! For our 25th episode, we invited our first group on the podcast ~ some the biggest cheerleaders and encouragers behind Her Sorority Journey who...

Meet Keri! Her journey from foster care to Delta Gamma to Washington DC demonstrates the POWER of authenticity in our sorority communities. Keri owes where she is now, advocating for foster care, to the safe space her sorority provided her to share her story. In this episode, she will challenge you to re-evaluate the stereotypes & generalizations we make about sorority women {especially in recruit...

Today's episode is extra sentimental because my sorority journey began with today's guest. Meet my recruitment counselor ~ Alex Hushek! With the new format of recruitment and unusual connection opportunities we have with one another, Alex shares her sorority journey and how important the role of recruitment counselors are this year. Through reflection of her recruitment experience and how she is c...