Poem for recruitment

[klmccart]

I was wondering if anyone has any good recruitment poems??? I'm the president of my sorority and we are trying something new this year for recruitment and we need around 30 DIFFERENT sisterhood pomes and I'm short about 15 If you could help any that would be great! Thanks

[emily2228]

Here's one I was given....

"A sorority is..."

People ask why I am in a sorority
And I try to explain all the
Things a sorority is that they cannot see.
A sorority is more than letters on a sweatshirt, I say.
More than traditional songs,
A golden pin, rituals, an obligation or a way of life.
A sorority is learning about people,
A sorority is giving without expecting a return.
A sorority is earning
Respect from others, as well as for yourself.
A sorority will not solve all your problems.
But I have made good friends
And found confidence there,
To help me take life one step at a time.

I would credit, but there is no author on the sheet that this was given to me...it's from Theta Phi Alpha though...good luck

[ShaedyKD]

Dude, too bad the old GC isn't around because then we could point to like 10 threads on this topic! These aren't poems, but here's some cute things I found in old recruitment booklets:

The Greek That's Written There

It makes little difference
The size of your pin
Whether it's large or small,
And if its plain
Or brilliant with jewels
Is of no concern at all,

But the vows that you took
Along with your pin,
Have you worn them constantly,
Quietly, deep in the heart
Where no one looks to see?

Have you touched the stars
You reached for once
In your own small piece of sky?
Have you striven for the honorable,
The beautiful, and the high?

What difference then
The shape of the badge,
Be it Diamond or square or pyramid
The important thing is
How much do you love
The pin you chose to wear?
- Anonymous

Sorority Soliloquy

I've heard it said a sorority is a waste of time; but I know better...
For I have seen the love and walked in the splendor of sisterhood...
Blinked at the brilliance and beheld the rose and the sapphire.

I've heard the cheerful songs of the frolicking sisters...
The laughter and the everlasting chuckle of glee in the air.

I've heard it said that a sorority is a dull, selfish place; It can't be true...
I've seen the affection, watched it fill my heart, the very air...
And I have learned the Twin Ideals polished and spotless from end to end,
And I have watched the sororities' devotion drape each and every sister
to look like nature's freshly-granted love nourishing growth...

I've heard it said that a sorority is harmful, but they are wrong...
For I know my sisters...
Watched them strive for a cause, spend of themselves...
and I've watched them hope, dream and aspire, side by side...

I've heard them say these things, but I would disagree...
Because for every shadow I have seen a hundred rays of light...
For every plaintive note I've heard a symphony of joy...
For every pennyweight of bad, I've found a ton of good...
Good in nature, in people, in my sorority...

I'm so thankful I belong.
- Anonymous

P.S. Sorry if there are any typos!

[KLPDaisy]

Not necessarily a sorority poem, but one of my faves:

Sometime in between moving into the dorm
And begging for an ID,
Somewhere in the middle of an 8 o'clock class,
And watching Friends on our 8 inch TV.
Sometime after the night you forgot,
With the guy you don't remember.
Maybe before the five tests in three days,
Or the party every night in September.
Sometime in the car on the way to Iowa,
For the roadtrip of the year.
After class gets out with that gay TA,
After you finish the last warm beer
Shortly after you figured out,
This newfangled 'e-mail' thing.
And after you stopped dreaming about,
The fun a 21 ID would bring.
Maybe the morning after you pulled the allnighter,
But finally got the paper done,
Or maybe when you can't remember,
The last Sunday night you had fun
Somewhere between the day you met your dorm roomate,
And you were sure you got one of the duds,
And the day 4 years later when she's still your roomate,
And she's one of your best buds.
Definately after you realized how lucky you are,
To have such a great group of friends,
And after you get that sick feeling in you stomach,
Wondering what will happen when it ends.
Maybe on the beach for spring break,
Hot sun, tan bodies, cold beer.
Maybe after you started looking for a job,
And your happy world turned to fear.
Soon after you discovered there's just not enough time,
To do everything you should.
But not before you realized Thanksgiving dinner,
Never tasted so good.
Sometime after the day your parents came to visit,
So you were forced to make your bed.
Or the morning after a tough night at the bars,
And you can't believe the things you said
Sometime after you enjoy the beautiful weather,
Though it means missing a class.
Probably after laughing on Homecomming weekend,
Watching old alumni drunk off their collective ass.
Somewhere between day one and year four,
The best years of your life were spent.
And looking back with a smile and a sigh,
You wonder where those years went.
You try to figure out who made you a victim,
Of the most serious crime,
You offer a reward for any information leading,
To the one who stole the time.
The day is coming closer, and closer,
Until one day it will be your last,
And someone is guilty of doing this to you,
The years have gone way too fast
Sometime when you were too busy to notice,
Happy as a newborn pup,
Someone came along and did the unthinkable.
Somebody grew us up.