BSU Bears take NGLA (in CT)!

So pumped to be at the Northeastern Greek Leadership Conference!!! I am such a conference nerd so being here is such an exciting thing for me. The vibe even of being around so many Greeks all at once is amazing in itself. Greek life at a college or university is fantastic in itself but to come somewhere else and see that all these people here have the same pride and passion for Greek life as you is amazing. Even more spectacular is just seeing someone in your organization and waving at them because, hey, you're both ASTs. There's a certain indescribable passion that is shared among in everyone in Greek life. This conference is just another way of sharing that pride with people from all over the Northeast!

The main speaker tonight was Michael Miller. Michael does a lot of work with BSU with the Leadership Institutes which I am in the middle of participating right now. Just listening to the podcasts Michael has such great energy and enthusiasm for leadership of college students so to see that passion in person was somewhat overwhelming but at the same time very intriguing. Michael showed a lot of passion for Greek life as whole, even after admitting that he had never gone Greek. One of the things that Michael made clear to all of us was that we are a large part of the problem of stereotypes among Greeks. When organizations talk about other organizations badly or don't correct people when they say incorrect things about Greek life,we all add to the ideas that Greek life is like what you see in the movies. One girl at the conference even said that she was surprised that she didn't have to get hazed to join an organization. These things should be common knowledge! As a Greek community, we need to work harder to make ourselves better. Within our organizations we can stop talking about each other and other organizations on campus. When people use stereotypes as a justification about why Greek life is bad, we can correct them. Greeks are the primary sources for any information about Greek life. What we present in out letters is how the rest of the world looks at us. And we're always wearing our letters.