To me, Phi Lamb is more than a sorority; it isn't just a sisterhood either. Phi Lamb is a second home to me. a place where everyone is there for each other and we support each other no matter what.
It is well known that in order to run effectively (or even exist at all) sororities, including Phi Lamb, must have an Exec Team. An Exec team typically consists of a President, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary, and in Phi Lamb's case, Chaplain.
An open letter to our Exec Team:
I see you. I see how hard you're working to not only do your jobs but to make sure others are taken care of too. I see you. I see you giving your all to this organization and its members. I see you doing everything you can to implement changes, drastic or non-drastic, as smoothly as you can. I see you.
I hear you too. I hear you when you try to sound as upbeat as possible but I can hear the stress and frustration creeping in. I hear you.
One night last fall at chapter, you all came in and I knew something was up. You told us that NONE of you on Exec wanted to be there tonight. You told us that people had been calling you dictators. When you said that I could hear the hurt in your voice and see the hurt and tears in your eyes. You are NOT dictators. You are an exec team that is doing the best they can with the circumstances at hand and everything at stake.
YOU see US. You see us when we're hurting, stressing, and jumping for joy. You see us when we're confused, quiet, and angry. You see us. You see us doing the best we can to adjust to new routines when it comes to events and chapters. You see us on campus and always say hi and ask how we are.
You hear us. You hear the hurt in our voices, anger, confusion, and happiness. You hear us. You love this organization. You cleared your calendars and stepped back from other organizations to lead this one.
I've got your back. Even when I may not fully agree with a decision, I've got your back. I'll back you up to the best of my ability. I've got your back and you've got mine.
You picked a theme for this year: Transparency. You have done your best to be as open and transparent with us as you can. I have felt a change over the last several months. We are being more open and honest with each other than before.
Because of you, the exec team, I can truly appreciate what goes on behind the scenes even though I don't know half of it. You give your all to this organization and before I graduate I too hope to be on Exec Team so that I can continue to give my all too.
Thank you for all you have done and continue to do for this organization.
