"Together we build the future."

Is the motto of Michigan State's newly inducted colony of the sorority, Phi Sigma Rho! I'm not sure if I had ever mentioned this in the past, but I am now officially a member of the Alpha Class of what will be MSU's newest sorority next fall! We are an engineering and technology focused sorority for girls that are interested in Greek life and Sisterhood but are far too busy with their studies and jobs to be a part of just any sorority on campus. Honestly, it still is pretty time consuming though. I hold the Historian board position, so I'm required to go to the E-board meetings as well as the general meetings for all of the members. But, it is definitely the greatest decision I have made all year.

It all started last summer when my Biosystems Engineering friend emailed a small group of us girls asking if we wanted to be a part of starting a sorority on campus. Her cousin is the president of Triangle, the engineering fraternity, here at MSU, and he heard about it through their National Conference over the summer. My initial thought was that it was going to be rather difficult to get a bunch of engineering girls, considering there is such a limited number of us on campus to begin with, who would even want to be in a sorority in the first place. That all changed when I went to the first meeting we held in the fall. There were eight of us and we talked with some of the VPs of the National Sorority of Phi Sigma Rho about what we needed to do to make this happen.

And now, six months later, there are twenty-seven dedicated members, all striving for the same thing: the bond of Sisterhood. I love each an every one of these girls, and I'm so ecstatic to be a part of something that will continue at MSU for years to come! We have so many plans to make this sorority as successful as possible including fundraisers, social events with other fraternities and sororities MSU and non-MSU alike, and even potentially getting a Phi Rho house in the near future!

Here's a few pictures from our celebration after induction yesterday. It was held in the Engineering Building (I mean, honestly, where else would you hold an engineering sorority inductance?) and we also got to start our member education so we can become chapter members in the fall!

Starting our member education! We got a head start by memorizing the 

Greek alphabet earlier this past week!

MSU girls before Induction.

My Pearl Sister, Pam. <3 Since we are the Alpha Class and have no previous MSU class to induct us in, the wonderful ladies of Phi Rho from the University of Michigan were each assigned to one of us to become our Pearl Sister. Pam is absolutely amazing, and I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful or warm-hearted sister to gain from being a part of Phi Rho. She was also Historian of the Eta Chapter at UMich, and I hope to learn a lot from here to make our chapter just as great!

The five girls who TRULY got this going: (L to R) Jena, Kristin, Rachel, Sarah, and Krista.

MSU and UMich sisters celebrating!

All MSU and UMich ladies of Phi Sigma Rho!

The Alpha Class of the MSU Chapter of Phi Rho!

I absolutely cannot WAIT for all of the events planned for this Spring and next Fall having to do with Phi Rho! There's going to be Rush events, socials, a formal ball, study groups, a lock-in, but mainly just times to hang out, have fun, get to know each other, and form a Sisterhood that will last a lifetime.

#phirholove