Light Reading

Okay so being out of school now for 2+ months has severely decreased my overall attention span. After receiving my TLC package I was so pumped to learn as much as I could about the year ahead of me. However, I was so completely "out of shape" when it came to retaining anything I was attempting to read. Then that lead me to believe that if I just got through Convention my head would be a little more clear and I would be able to spend my 10 days off at least skimming the material. Well, with only 7 days left till I leave I can't imagine that I round up the motivation to open the cover.

Ready Set Recruit is a thick three inch binder that holds all the answers to pulling off a textbook recruitment. Exercises, conversation topics, theme idea, ect. Having never served as President, recruitment chair, membership or new member educator I was never really required or called upon to refer to it.

Pledged- Okay so before I even went through recruitment back in the day (06) there was a book published called Pledged and it followed the sorority membership of four different girls in two different chapters on an unnamed campus (its be speculated that it was SMU). I started reading it because it often has Greeks on the defensive and I kind of felt like I needed to know what I might be up against. That doesn't even sound right, but never the less I wanted to be in the know about what was out there. This is probably totally inappropriate but I have the same approach to Greeks vs. "GDIs" as I do Republicans vs. Democrats. I can sit and argue both sides all day long. I have been witness to and even played a role in some very very stereotypical Greek Life behavior. Just as I identify with different parties platforms on various issues. Either way I am about half way through the book and having been so busy catching up on sleep recently I have not been able to make any progress since I have been at home. I plan on putting a big dent in it tomorrow while I lay out by the pool. (P.S. why am I self conscious as I sit in the car wash waiting room with my pledged book and know all the little socialite mommies sitting around me think that I am a future PNM preparing myself for rush)

Blogs, now not only have I started two blogs in the past two months but I have starting following several blogs pertaining to Greek Life, mostly speakers and those involved with improving issues Greeks and college students are faced with. I have learned a lot so far and even gone so far as to comment (big mistake, but I just got so riled up I just couldn't keep my mouth shut). I am learning a lot about the issues being discussed and even more about how to maintain and write a blog.

Articles- I have started getting a whole new wave of articles forwarded to me from friends and family members. Some I read, others the titles are enough to make me hit the delete button.

Now other materials I have not been able to put down. Suggested packing lists, to do lists and emails from IO.

Now all of this reading and preparing is leading up to the training that will take place one week from today at ZTA's International Office in Indianapolis. All 18 of us will meet for two weeks to learn every possible task, job and position we might be assigned to take on or teach while on the road. I can't wait for this experience for many reasons, the most of which being getting to see all of my TLC sisters for two whole weeks, and also to learn the many many many things I was never taught at all or correctly while in my chapter.

It is going to be a great adventure. Now if I can only get to reading!!

Cheers!