The University of La Verne’s student organizations are gearing up for a semester of campus engagement despite having to do it remotely for the first two weeks of class. The University held its virtual Greek Involvement Fair on Monday and its Student Organization Fair on Wednesday, both via Zoom.
Lively music and small crowds were the backdrop for potential new recruits, as University of La Verne students participated in Greek life and club enrollment fairs on Monday and Tuesday in Sneaky Park.
Recruitment is the most important time of the year for sororities on any campus at any school. This is the period where we potentially welcome new members into our organizations. Usually, we compete with other sororities on campus, but this year our biggest competition was the pandemic.
The Campus Center Ballroom was alive last Thursday as Sigma Gamma Rho sorority hosted its fourth neophyte presentation since being chartered on campus in 2016.
Itzel Jauregui, sophomore chemistry major, informs Pomona Salcido, senior mathematics major, about her sorority Alpha Omicron Pi, at a recruitment event in Sneaky Park Tuesday.
Greek life at La Verne is different than the expectations set by the media, and some other universities – partly because La Verne is a relatively small university.