Congratulations!

Congratulations to each and every one of you! It was so great to install each of you tonight, I felt very privileged to be a part of your official transition into office. Tonight was so inspirational and I left feeling really great about this upcoming year! Sharrell was right, you all have big shoes to fill, but I believe in all of you! Sorority and Fraternity life is a wonderful opportunity for growth and development and I sincerely hope you all take advantage of what lies ahead of you. I was so proud of all of you and so excited for what I know is to come :)

A couple of you asked me to remind you all what the badge symbolizes that you all were given tonight- I figured I would post it here as a reminder of what you took an oath about this evening. We will talk about the importance of oath over the next couple of weeks. But think about what your chapter's oath means? Do you live it every day? The oath you took tonight is equally as important and we hope it becomes part of your daily lives. How will you live it every day? How will it become part of everything you do?

So, as a reminder:

THE COUNCIL BADGE IS AN EIGHT SIDED GRECIAN SHIELD OF RED ENAMEL BEARING:

FIRST, THE BEEHIVE: THE GREEK SYMBOL OF COMMUNITY;

SECOND, THE EAGLE: THE GREEK SYMBOL OF LEADERSHIP;

THIRD, THE TORCH: THE GREEK SYMBOL OF SCHOLARSHIP AND REPRESENTING THE FLAME.

BENEATH THOSE THREE SYMBOLS, A BUCKEYE GROWING INTO A BUCKEYE TREE, SYMBOLIZING THE WORK OUR COMMUNITY
DOES IN TURNING YOUNG, UNPOLISHED MEN AND WOMEN INTO GROWN, RESPONSIBLE, ENGAGED CITIZENS.

BENEATH THE TREE, THE DATE 1878, SYMBOLIZING THE YEAR OUR COMMUNITY WAS FOUNDED,

AND FINALLY, THE GREEK LETTERS REPRESENTING THE PHRASE “UNITY THROUGH RITUAL.”

SURROUNDING THE BADGE, THE GREEK NOTATIONS FOR THE FOUR GOVERNING COUNCILS, REPRESENTING THE WORK EACH COUNCIL DOES TO HOLD EVERYTHING IN THE MIDDLE TOGETHER.

I cannot wait to be a part of this journey with you. Congratulations!