Every semester, students take the time to explore the various organizations on campus, and Greek life is no different. This semester, 36 individuals opted to take a chance and become part of this growing community.
“This year’s turnout out was pretty good,” Assistant Director for Greek Life, Robert-Thomas Jones said. “We have 36 new members, which is double from fall 2012.”
Sophomore nursing major and psychology minor Nicole Badolato spoke about her experience as a new member of Sigma Iota Chi Sorority.
“They made me feel comfortable; it’s like a second home,” Badolato said. “The sisters are dedicated not only to the organization, but to each other. I’ve learned a lot about myself and I couldn’t ask for anything more.”
Aside from new members, the respective recruitment chairs and educators have similar views on the celebration of their new members.
“I’m proud of our new members and feel they will contribute greatly to our organization,” senior applied psychology major and brother of Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity Joshua Molyneaux said.
Molyneaux went on to explain his excitement for the growth of the Greek community. He also said that new members often take on more responsibilities, and become more active on campus, something he hopes will continue. Robert-Thomas Jones also went on to express his excitement of pursuing a campus goal of students involved in Greek life being 20% of the full-time undergraduate population.
“I hope these new members persist and graduate from Pace with academic excellence,” Jones said. “I also would like for them to leave new legacies and unmatched campus traditions for our entire campus community to enjoy.”
The organizations involved in fall New Member Education were: Alpha Chi Rho Fraternity, Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity, Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority, Nu Zeta Phi Sorority, Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority, Alpha Lambda Sigma Sorority, and Sigma Iota Chi Sorority.
For more information about Greek life on campus, please contact Robert-Thomas Jones at rjones@pace