Spring Break
New sorority hopes to set academic trends
Noelle Myers
Issue date: 4/9/09 Section: News
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President Angie Abbe, who established the sorority in the fall, said she didn't want to be a part of the sororities already on campus, but she still wanted to have fun socially.
Starting her own sorority became her resolution. Abbe advertised the idea of forming the new sorority Gamma Xi Delta through a Facebook group and said it was an immediate success. At one point approximately 80 girls were members of the group.
During the sorority's first meeting in November, Abbe said about 30 women showed. Abbe and her vice president, Katrina Meehan, were happy with the turnout and said the girls who joined the group seemed committed.
Twenty-four sisters were initiated in November, all of whom are "founding sisters." Abbe said spring rush was after break and Gamma Xi Delta now has 37 members.
"Since they took the time to find us, we knew they were committed," Meehan said. Abbe hopes the newly-established sorority will represent diversity, leadership and academic success as opposed to the typical sorority stereotype.
Abbe said the sorority held their own rush events, rather than URI's formal rush. Gamma Xi Delta held weekly Monday meetings welcoming anyone who was interested, she said.
"We are very welcoming [and] we want [the girls in Gamma Xi Delta] to want the same things we want," Abbe said.
She said even though everyone is welcome, strict requirements must be met before initiation. Members must have a 2.5 grade point average prior to initiation. Abbe said almost all of the women interested met these requirements. Those initiated are required to maintain a 2.6 grade point average.
Along with maintaining these grades, joining other groups on campus is important to the sorority. All of the sisters are required to be a part of one other extracurricular group on campus and are encouraged to participate in more than one, Abbe said.
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Angie Abbe
posted 4/09/09 @ 12:03 PM EST
As I appreciate the 5 Cent Cigar for writing an article on Gamma Xi Delta, there are quite a few errors that I feel should be clarified. I'll be writing a follow-up editorial to clear up the excessive amount of false information stated throughout. (Continued…)
Lauren S.
posted 4/13/09 @ 6:25 PM EST
As a member of Gamma Xi Delta, I do not feel as though the article reflects us as a group. I hope the Cigar recognizes this and allows us to clarify the false information written. (Continued…)
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