Spring Break
Phi Gamma Delta hits campus
Brittani McNeill
Issue date: 1/29/09 Section: News
A new fraternity will be chartered on ECU's campus this spring.
From Jan. 28 until March 4, recruiters from the international headquarters of Phi Gamma Delta (aka "Fiji") will be on campus searching for men to become the Founding Fathers of the new chapter at ECU.
The recruitment process for Phi Gamma Delta will be primarily recommendation based and they will host events common to other Greek organizations on campus, including informational meetings, casual events and individual interviews.
Jonathan Hilliard, field secretary for the international headquarters of Phi Gamma Delta, will be one of the recruiters coming to campus.
"We want to be able to work with the other fraternities on campus and the inter-fraternity council and really want to build a fraternity that's going to model the top fraternities on campus…we'll be competing for that top spot on campus," said Hilliard.
However, they stress that they would like to bring something new to campus. Fiji director of Expansion, Jesse Hitt, said the new chapter is an opportunity for interested men to mold it into the fraternity that they would like it to be.
"It's the opportunity to create a fraternity experience that they really want to have," said Hitt. "There are no stereotypes, negative or positive. Every man who joins has the opportunity to bring his values to the table and say, 'Hey, this is what I want this fraternity to look like in the future.'"
Hilliard stated that Fiji desired to integrate with the community as much as possible and "bring something that's very diverse and well representative of the ECU campus."
"We also have a very big presence in Greenville as far as our alumni base goes. We have a couple of brothers that are on campus," he said, referring to faculty members who are a part of the organization.
They plan to reach out to the entire campus to find new brothers.
"We're tying to contact and meet with pretty much any student organization or honorary society that's willing to meet with us and see if they have anyone who they would like to recommend," Hilliard said.
From Jan. 28 until March 4, recruiters from the international headquarters of Phi Gamma Delta (aka "Fiji") will be on campus searching for men to become the Founding Fathers of the new chapter at ECU.
The recruitment process for Phi Gamma Delta will be primarily recommendation based and they will host events common to other Greek organizations on campus, including informational meetings, casual events and individual interviews.
Jonathan Hilliard, field secretary for the international headquarters of Phi Gamma Delta, will be one of the recruiters coming to campus.
"We want to be able to work with the other fraternities on campus and the inter-fraternity council and really want to build a fraternity that's going to model the top fraternities on campus…we'll be competing for that top spot on campus," said Hilliard.
However, they stress that they would like to bring something new to campus. Fiji director of Expansion, Jesse Hitt, said the new chapter is an opportunity for interested men to mold it into the fraternity that they would like it to be.
"It's the opportunity to create a fraternity experience that they really want to have," said Hitt. "There are no stereotypes, negative or positive. Every man who joins has the opportunity to bring his values to the table and say, 'Hey, this is what I want this fraternity to look like in the future.'"
Hilliard stated that Fiji desired to integrate with the community as much as possible and "bring something that's very diverse and well representative of the ECU campus."
"We also have a very big presence in Greenville as far as our alumni base goes. We have a couple of brothers that are on campus," he said, referring to faculty members who are a part of the organization.
They plan to reach out to the entire campus to find new brothers.
"We're tying to contact and meet with pretty much any student organization or honorary society that's willing to meet with us and see if they have anyone who they would like to recommend," Hilliard said.
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CB
posted 1/30/09 @ 10:33 AM EST
ECU should also consider allowing a new NPC sorority chapter to colonize. There are many sororities, such as Delta Gamma or Kappa Alpha Theta that can make a great impact of Greek Life to ECU. (Continued…)
tomfeinberg
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posted 4/21/09 @ 5:10 AM EST
"It's the opportunity to create a fraternity experience that they really want to have," I find this expression very interesting.
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