Methodology
My methodology was fairly simple. Since I am a member I was able to have the inside look at chapter and other secret meetings. I attended all of our events and observed how the Chi Omega girls compare to the girls of other sororities and just other people on campus. I mostly used the observation method because we have had a lot of events these past few weeks. The girls in Chi O are split into teams cardinal, straw, ruby and pearl. This is to ensure that enough girls go to events to get us good points but not too many go, which has happened, and can cause us to possibly lose points. I am on the straw team and we have had many events to attend in these past weeks from the Alumni Tailgate to the PHA/NPHC Stroll.
PHA is the Panhellenic Association and NPHC is the National Panhellenic Council. Chi Omega is a panhellenic sorority. We have many other kinds of fraternities and sororities on UNCC campus including the Independent Council, Interfraternity Council, Diversified Greek Council, National Panhellenic Council and the Panhellenic Association. Together these fraternities and sororities make up UNCCs greek life. The Panhellenic Association(PHA) and the Interfraternal Council(IFC) are your typical sororities and fraternities. When you see a fraternity or sorority in a movie or something like that it is usually IFC or PHA that is being represented.
Observation was the easiest way for me to research for my genre piece. I also had a few artifacts that helped a lot to put this piece together. The most helpful artifact was definitely my new member handbook. It contains all you need to know about Chi Omega and how she became what she is today, which is the largest women's fraternity in the nation with over 310,000 members in over 176 chapters.
PHA is the Panhellenic Association and NPHC is the National Panhellenic Council. Chi Omega is a panhellenic sorority. We have many other kinds of fraternities and sororities on UNCC campus including the Independent Council, Interfraternity Council, Diversified Greek Council, National Panhellenic Council and the Panhellenic Association. Together these fraternities and sororities make up UNCCs greek life. The Panhellenic Association(PHA) and the Interfraternal Council(IFC) are your typical sororities and fraternities. When you see a fraternity or sorority in a movie or something like that it is usually IFC or PHA that is being represented.
Observation was the easiest way for me to research for my genre piece. I also had a few artifacts that helped a lot to put this piece together. The most helpful artifact was definitely my new member handbook. It contains all you need to know about Chi Omega and how she became what she is today, which is the largest women's fraternity in the nation with over 310,000 members in over 176 chapters.
National Panhellenic Council