WASHINGTON, DC – The Society of Recovering Sorority Girls, through its founders Kristina
“Morgan” Rose and Deandra “Brooksie” Brooks, call on collegiate and alumnae members to support fall sorority recruitment efforts. Often referred to as sorority
rush, fall recruitment is considered a tradition on many college campuses.
"The Society of Recovering Sorority Girls would like wish all of the collegiate chapters busily preparing for fall
rush the best of luck with their recruitment efforts," stated Kristina "Morgan" Rose. "While the process is hectic and
can sometimes be stressful, the Greek experience teaches many important life skills and a new generation of women should have
the opportunity to benefit from it."
Morgan and Brooksie credit their collegiate sorority experience as the basis for
their party-planning expertise. Specifically they cite the party-driven nature
of sorority recruitment as a trial by fire in developing solid party themes and menus, the ability to work within a party
budget and the importance of establishing a realistic party timeline. After graduating
and realizing that many professional women lacked this crucial knowledge, they founded the Society of Recovering Sorority
Girls – aka – Rho Sigma Gamma to educate people everywhere on fabulous party hosting techniques and to foster
the growth of an entertainment-based lifestyle sorority. Their first book, The
Recovering Sorority Girls’ Guide to a Year’s Worth of Perfect Parties will be published by Andrews McMeel
Publishing next spring.
"We also urge all sorority alumnae members to get involved in the recruitment process by writing
letters of recommendation and offering support to their collegiate chapters. Sorority membership does not end with graduation,
it's a lifelong commitment. If you want your organization's alumnae network to remain strong, you've got to support
the collegiate chapters in their efforts to continue recruiting high quality women," stressed Deandra "Brooksie" Brooks.
Sorority recruitment is regulated
by national and local Panhellenic resolutions on most college campuses. Most local Panhellenic Councils adhere to a
structured system designed to a support a mutual selection process. Potential members attend a series of events hosted
by individual sororities. The events highlight the various aspects of sorority life such as philanthropic service, social
opportunities, new member education curriculum and the importance of ritual. As recruitment activities transition from
open events, where all sororities meet all potential new members, to closed events, when sororities extend invitations to
selected potential members, the parties grow in length. The goal is to allow the sororities' members to get know the
individual potential new members and vice versa.
"Four years of sorority rush taught me how to get work done at cocktail receptions on Capitol
Hill," noted Brooksie.
"My law school professors always stressed that the deal-closers were the ones who got ahead,
but they never told you how to actually do it. Thank God I pledged when I did - the process of closing a deal with a
rushee is similar to what good attorneys do," added Morgan.
Although the Society of Recovering Sorority Girls tends
to focus on the party planning skills one learns in a collegiate sorority, they recognize that the Greek experience prepares
women for unlimited professional leadership challenges. Two examples include U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), a member
of Delta Delta Delta and Mary Ellen Weber, a Phi Mu, is an astronaut who has participated on NASA shuttle missions.
“We
urge collegiate and alumnae members alike to find the next generation of Greek leaders,” concluded Morgan and Brooksie.
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The Society
of Recovering Sorority Girls is an elite organization devoted to a life less ordinary. Its founders, Kristina "Morgan" Rose
and Deandra "Brooksie" Brooks firmly believe in applying many of the principles of collegiate Greek life to improve the leisure
activities of young professionals everywhere.
www.recoveringsororitygirls.com
