66. Sorority's Influence & Power to Build a Stronger Community ~ Guillermo Flores

09/15/21 • 35 min

As you see things happen on your campus that are not okay, what will you do about it? Did you know that your community watches how sorority chapters respond? Let's talk about accountability and your power as sorority women to make an impact! Our guest today, Guillermo Flores, is the Digital Media Director for Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and creator behind @fraternitysocialmedia. He is passionate about helping fraternity & sorority students tell their authentic stories on campus, on Instagram, and in relationships. He is joining us to share perspective of how much influence sorority women have over the decisions & behaviors of fraternities. While sorority women do not need to carry the burden of fixing fraternity problems, sorority women do have the responsibility to hold their fraternity friends accountable for harm caused to the community at large. If that idea is overwhelming, Guillermo has amazing guidance for where to start in moving from tolerating & ignoring "tradition" to challenging behaviors & seeing change in your community. You have influence! Tune in to learn how to use it✨

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65. Statistics Supporting Sorority ~ Dawn Wiese

Behind the social media & new stories about our community, it can be hard to remember who we truly are. The value of our experience can be overshadowed by dominant opinions that cause us to distance ourselves from it by instinct. Putting aside the press, have you heard what’s trending? Our guest today is a higher education expert, advocate, defense litigator, and researcher! Dr. Dawn had spent the past 30 years investing in college communities & is joining us to share studies that advocate for the VALUE & BENEFIT of the sorority experience. We dive into diversity, financial barriers to inclusivity, and the element of social in our organizations. You do not what to miss these findings that she’s sharing on the episode!

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67. Lifelong Loyalty to Sisterhood Beyond Sorority ~ Veronica Aguilar

We all know that sorority teaches us how to be loyal but have you considered how your membership experience prepared you to be loyal outside of your chapter? Veronica Aguilar, Assistant Vice President at Arizona State University and the Founder of Young & Empowered Women, reflects on how her role as Panhellenic President cultivated the passions she pursues to this day. Veronica and I discuss parallels found in collaborating in the Panhellenic community and women's spaces after college. She will also leave you with things you can do right now to address the gender gap and why staying engaged in your chapter will impact the rest of your life!

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