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Being A Gamma Rho Chi Was Amazing And Here's Why

Be a Gamma Rho Chi, they said. It'll be fun, they said. They were right!

Katie Kramer

Sep 25, 2017

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Being A Gamma Rho Chi Was Amazing And Here's Why

Katie Kramer

So guess what I’m back to talk about how great Greek Life is. Surprise, surprise. This time is a little different though because I’m gonna tell y’all about how being a Gamma Rho Chi made me fall in love with Greek Life even more.

What is a Gamma Rho Chi?

Well a Gamma Rho Chi is a member of a sorority on your campus that chooses to disassociate from her chapter to help potential new members (PNM) through the recruitment process and in the end find their home on campus. This means that they completely take themselves out of their sorority for about a month so that they can be an unbiased opinion for the potential new members. This is the closet way any active member of a sorority can get to experience recruitment through a PNM’s perspective. Which is really interesting to say the least

Eastern Michigan just had their Fall Structured Recruitment about a week ago and I was chosen to be one of our Gamma Rho Chis. It was truly one of the most rewarding experiences I’ve had. I got to help a group of roughly 20 find their forever homes on campus and even though is was tough at times, I still loved it.

My partner

I got to become closer with someone in our Greek Community that if it weren’t for this opportunity I probably would’ve probably never met her. She helped me get through some of the tough times that the weekend presented. And she was definitely a person I could lean on throughout the whole weekend.

My Gamma Rho Group (aka Amazing Alphas)

Whether they know it or not they reminded me how exciting it was to be apart of this community. I loved seeing their bright eyes and bright smiles after they got out of rounds. I know at times that it was stressful for them. but when bid day came it seemed like all that sworry and stress melted away and seeing how happy and excited they were when they received a bid from their chapter made me even more excited for them.

Throughout my whole time being disassociated it made me fall in love with the Greek Community here at Eastern Michigan even more than I already did. I honestly didn’t think that was possible but I guess it is. It made me realize that we are a family that is there for each other through everything. This hits home for me because I found a support system not only in my chapter but I was able to find people outside my chapter that I could lean on and it proved to me that our Greek Life is truly one big family

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All names should be "unisex names."

1. Communicating via email can be awkward.

2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

I get it... I'm pale.

1. At least I can't lose you in a crowd!

2. Oh my goodness your skin is like glow-in-the-dark.

3. Can't you just get fake tan?

4. Do you tan or just burn?

5. Your kids are going to look like Casper the Friendly Ghost!

6. *holds arm against your arm* Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. *holds pale arm against another pale arm* Aw, at least you're darker than her!

8. I laid out by the pool almost every day over break!

9. I haven't used sunscreen since I was, like, five.

10. *adjusts selfie lighting to their face* Oops, where'd you go??

11. *after working out* Your face is SO red!

12. *wears white* Look! You're all one color!

13. You need to get some sun.

14. Aren't you excited for summer?

The struggle bus is real.

1. Child prodigies:

2. Hearing other musicians in the practice room next door and accepting that you will never be as talented as them:

3. That anxiety that takes over before every performance:

4. Taking a million 0 credit classes:

5. When there's a paper due the next day, but you have to attend yet another concert in order to pass a 0 credit class:

6. When your friends try to encourage you after a performance, even though you are criticizing everything in your mind:

7. Knowing that there's always that one professor during juries:

8. The oh-so-attractive band/choir uniforms:

9. Realizing that a college campus is maybe not the best atmosphere to finish your latest composition:

10. Hearing "Oh, you sing opera? I LOVE Phantom of the Opera!" for the hundredth time:

11. When people think finals week is a breeze for you.

12. When you're drowning in the stress that comes with 18+ credits (and not to mention all those 0 credit classes) and people ask you how you are:

13. When it all comes down to it, though, you know that at the end of the day, music is your passion:

Because you need it in your life.

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6. holds arm against your arm Look how much darker I am compared to you!

7. holds pale arm against another pale arm Aw, at least you're darker than her!

10. adjusts selfie lighting to their face Oops, where'd you go??

11. after working out Your face is SO red!

12. wears white Look! You're all one color!