Utilizing Etsy; Why This Website is God Sent for Sorority Girls

Etsy, ah the site of all sites to find the coolest greek wear and random items to fit any one of your many needs and desires. When I first discovered etsy, back in high school, the only thing I really ever searched for was jewelry. But etsy has expanded so much and has been an amazing blessing for big sorority sisters alike. When I crossed into my sorority I took a chance and started searching Phi Sigma Sigma or greek clothing, items, jewelry etc. just to see what I would find. I wasn't expecting anything of it, I figured there would be really weird items carved out of wood and knick knacks like that and opposite of what I expected happened; etsy is my holy grail. The amount of sorority and greek letter items they have available on their site is amazing; I couldn't tell (nor do I want to tell you lol) how much money I've spent on greek apparel through etsy. 

For sorority girls, I'm sure you've heard of somethinggreek.com I love their site, they make awesome stuff but their patterns were getting outdated and boring to me, I wanted something new and more up to date and etsy had exactly what I was looking for. Everything from vera bradley prints, to lilly prints, to disney prints, everything I could have ever asked for an more. I've purchased countless shirts, hats, sweatshirts, quarter zips, etc. and I've never been disappointed with anything I've bought off of etsy. 

I would even recommend finding items that are monogrammed which I have been obsessed with and then once you receive them you can bring them to your local store where you usually get letters made and they can embroider and put letters on it on top of the fact that it already has your monogram. (I did this with my big!)

Here are some of my favorite stores:

• UniversityShop
• thesororityspot
• LPEdesigns
• TheGreekInkPress
• TheTurnipSeed
• GreekLetters13

How Greeks Celebrate Pi Day

In case you avoid math or don't eat dessert or never learned the Greek alphabet, this past Saturday was National Pi Day.

And it was not just any Pi Day.

The first five digits of pi are 3.1415, and the date this year was 3/14/15.

We can take this a step further. And we can extend the digits of pi further. Pi continues on to be 3.141592653

If you happened to have looked at a clock on 3/14/15 at 9:26:53 AM/PM, then you saw some unmatched coincidental history!

Pi Day was created to celebrate the birth of Albert Einstein, but it is often used now as an excuse to eat pie and create great puns within the Greek community.

Fraternities and sororities have often had "Pi(e) a Phi" or similarly titled events to raise funds for philanthropies or dues. This money maker is as simple as buying cans of whipped cream and plates and charging people a small donation to pie a member in the face. I took part in this celebration this year to help a math fraternity, because I can't help but support a good cause!

How did you choose to celebrate this special day? Did you get a chance to pie anyone? Or at least eat some pie? Or... do math homework?

What Being In Sorority Truly Means

Let me begin by saying, being in a sorority has been one of the greatest experiences of my life. This is not an exaggeration, I have no doubt that being a part of Phi Sigma Sigma – Delta Omega has changed my life.

Now, I know what you may be thinking, “every member of Greek Life says that” but the fact is, that it is truly nothing less than the truth for most Greeks, from cultural organizations to social ones, being Greek is an honor and privilege most of us are grateful we have.

Since graduating with my master’s this past May, I have realized (more than I had during my education) that people outside of Greek Life don’t understand the bond that Greeks share with their brothers or sisters, or fellow Greeks for that matter. 

People outside the walls of Greek life have many preconceived ideas about what sorority or fraternity life is, and as citizen of this nation, they have a right to have those beliefs.

Conversely, I have the right to combat their misconceptions with my reality.

Greek life is not about parties or formals, or buying your friends; or belittling our new members, it truly is about friendship and unconditional love.

When you join a Greek Lettered organization, you are joining a group of men or women with like-minded ideals and beliefs. You are joining a family that provides the opportunities to allow you to grow and prosper; you are creating bonds with people and forming relationships that will last you a lifetime.

That is the truth about Greek life that every non-Greek seems to miss. It so easy for people on the other side of the Greek letters to only see and believe the superficial and negative connotations associate with Greek Life, and miss the underlining values that foster Greek Life organization.

That being said, it is important for Greeks to show others the true meaning of Greek Life to help change the way Greek Life is perceived.