Hello! My name is Evan Goldsmith
and I am the VP Recruitment for the Alpha Kappa Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega. When
I ran for my position one year ago, I wanted to do it because I felt that it
would be a contribution to the future of Alpha Kappa and Alpha Chi Omega
nationally. I would be educating and preparing my chapter for Fall Formal
Recruitment, and because of my efforts and the efforts of my sisters we would
have an amazing new pledge class. This was so appealing to me because these new
Alpha Chi Omega women would be the fruition of my hard work and because of that
I would have made a small, yet important, impact to Alpha Chi Omega’s future.
These new women would not only be my sisters for one short year (wow I’m a
senior?!?!) or my potential grand-little, these new women would be the future
leaders of our organization, the future spokeswomen for our national philanthropy,
Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention, and eventually the 70 year old
women receiving 50-year pins as tribute to their years as Alpha Chi Omegas. For
these reasons I wanted to be VP Recruitment, but now that my job is done and I
must soon transition the next spirited (and lucky) individual into office,
there were a few unexpected things I gained from my position that I had no idea
I would be walking away with. And I am so thankful for all of them.
Having gone through this exhausting
but equally exciting process I have developed such a close-knit bond with my
sisters. I am confident that I truly know each and every one of my sisters as
well as their interests and needs. I am so unbelievably proud to be associated
with these women, and throughout these past few weeks I have been impressed
every single day by them. They inspire me and fuel me to be a better person
than I was the day before, and for that I am so grateful to each and every one
of my sisters. I also did not expect to learn from my sisters as much as I did.
The knowledge I gained from them is something that I will be able to use in the
real world after I graduate. I learned how to delegate and manage a committee,
I learned how to be more patient, and I learned many ways to better communicate
with others who are different than I. These are important life skills that I
believe will benefit me in the future. Running for this position I wanted to
make an impact on Alpha Chi Omega, but walking away from this position I now
know that Alpha Chi Omega has made a bigger impact on me, and I am so excited
to see what I learn from the new pledge class in the next year.
Thank you, Evan, for being such a fantastic leader for Alpha Kappa and running an amazing recruitment!
LITB,
Chrissy Hardesty
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