Dear Potential New Members,
On behalf of the Women’s Panhellenic Association and the Campus Involvement Center, thank you for taking the time to visit our website. My name is Mackenzie Smith, and I am the president of WPA at Ohio University.
WPA is the governing body of the nine National Panhellenic Conference sororities on our campus. The women in these chapters focus on making scholarship, philanthropy, leadership, and sisterhood a part of their daily lives.
About 1,200 women from all grade levels and majors comprise OU’s Panhellenic community, and each individual woman is an asset. It is an understatement to say that I am extremely honored to represent such an incredible group of successful women.
Women in sororities strive to perform better academically than the overall student body. We consistently have higher GPAs than the all-female and all-undergraduate average.
We also place a strong emphasis on philanthropy and community service. Each chapter has a specific non-profit organization that they support. Furthermore, WPA sponsors events throughout the year to benefit local organizations.
Leadership is another founding ideal of sorority life, and Panhellenic women are faced with numerous opportunities to grow as leaders. Women have the option to pursue leadership roles within their individual chapters. We also encourage our members to join organizations such as WPA, Rho Lambda, Order of Omega, and other university groups.
Panhellenic women also focus on sisterhood and the relationships formed within each individual chapter, as well as the Panhellenic community. These close bonds will remain with us well after we graduate from Ohio University.
This may all seem overwhelming at first, but it is possible to take advantage of the variety of opportunities that OU and being Greek have to offer. I truly hope that you will become a part of our wonderful Pa
nhellenic community.
Joining a sorority transforms this large campus of 20,000 students into a small family of 1,200 women. I would love to see you make one of our chapters your home away from home.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at 330-414-3346 or ms148406@ohio.edu.
Thank you for your time and best of luck at Ohio University!
Sincerely,
Mackenzie Smith
President, Women’s Panhellenic Association