When your daughter decides to join a sorority, she is entering into a lifelong bond of friendship and sisterhood. And when your daughter decides to join Sigma Psi Kappa sorority, she is getting that and so much more. She will have a home away from home, engage in numerous community service activities, network on a personal level with professionals within all spectrums of the 'real world', learn to plan events, work with people from all different backgrounds, and most importantly, make the best of her time at college.
The new member process, more commonly known as 'pledging', is not what you see on television on in the movies - at least it isn't with us. During the new member process, your daughter will learn about the history of Sigma Psi Kappa sorority, get to know the sisters and their ideals, learn the principles we strive to live by, do community service, learn to work in groups, and discover if she feels she fits into Sigma Psi Kappa. Your daughter will not be asked to take part in any senseless 'traditions', compromise her morals or values, or to do anything that may cause her grades to slip. With Sigma Psi Kappa, the new member process is about helping women understand what it is to be a sister and a strong woman in today's world. It's about helping your daughter finding the best in herself - not making her into what we want her to be.
To get into specifics, your daughter will NOT be under any form of social probation, be required to wear uniforms or matching clothing, be required to address the sisters in any special way, be physically or emotionally abused, or anything of that nature. The only requirment we have is that, during the new member process, new members are asked not to drink alcohol. The process usually lasts between 6-8 weeks, in accordance with the standards that the Office of Greek Life at NJIT sets for us. Becoming a sister of Sigma Psi Kappa is not expensive either - since we are a local sorority, we do not have fees forced upon us by large, national offices. Our dues remains below $100.
Once your daugther becomes a sister, the role you as the parent plays in her sisterhood can be as involved or uninvolved as you wish. We have had mothers become honorary sisters of Sigma Psi Kappa, parents who offer their homes for our use overnight as we have a sisterhood retreat, and parents who simply support their daughter behind the scenes.