{"id":2123,"date":"2016-10-24T12:14:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-24T16:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/admissions\/?p=2123"},"modified":"2019-03-01T09:28:29","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T14:28:29","slug":"greek-life-at-trinity-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/fromthenest\/2016\/10\/24\/greek-life-at-trinity-college\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek Life at Trinity College"},"content":{"rendered":"

Greek Life is present on Trinity\u2019s campus. According to College Board \u2013 my nearly \u201cend all be all\u201d when I was looking for quick facts about schools in high school \u2013 20% of men join fraternities and 16% of women join sororities. Some schools allow first year students\u00a0to enter \u201crecruitment\u201d or \u201crush\u201d during their first semester. At Trinity, students cannot do so until their second\u00a0year. I think this is beneficial, as it allows students time to get to know other details of the school before committing to this process.<\/p>\n

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?: John Atashian<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While I do think that Greek Life is a big aspect of Trinity\u2019s social culture, I do not think that it is the only option. During my freshman year I was indifferent to the idea of joining Greek Life. This past fall I made my decision to register to recruit. Recruitment — a scheduled, monitored and dry process — began with a meeting on a Sunday afternoon with all potential new members, Rho Gammas, and Rush Chairs from each of the fraternities and sororities. There were two nights of \u201cformal recruitment\u201d that followed. On these nights, potential new members were toured around all of the houses in small groups. Women at Trinity have the option between five societies: Kappa Kappa Gamma, Ivy Society, Cleo of AX, St. Anthony\u2019s Hall, and Zeta Omega Eta. Kappa Kappa Gamma and Ivy Society are all women. Cleo and St. Anthony\u2019s Hall are made up of both men and women. Zeta Omega Eta is a non-traditional feminist sorority. Because it is non-traditional it was not included on formal recruitment night tours. On the fourth evening, all potential new members have informal recruitment. At our group\u2019s discretion, we revisited the sororities that we felt most interested in or connected to. The fifth evening is \u201cpreference night.\u201d On preference night, the sororities and fraternities host events at different times for potential new members to return where they are ultimately hoping to get a \u201cbid.\u201d The sixth day, Friday, is bid day.<\/p>\n

I received my bid from Kappa Kappa Gamma. Since then I have completed the ten-day initiation process for new members that Trinity has required for the past two years. At other schools, this process can be spread out over six to ten weeks. During initiation we carried out the same rituals and traditions that have been occurring since Kappa\u2019s founding in 1870. I am so happy with my decision to join a sorority at Trinity. I think that this opportunity will allow me to continue to meet other students and get in involved in more service options in the Hartford area.<\/p>\n

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Want to know more about Greek life and social houses at TrinColl? Check out our recent story about\u00a0Kathryn Wojcik, Trinity\u2019s director of campus life initiatives and social houses.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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