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| Guest Blogger Abby Sewell |
"On the weekend of March 7 through 9, I was blessed with the opportunity to represent my chapter at a Greek wide leadership retreat called EMPOWER. EMPOWER is designed to break down barriers between the sororities and fraternities down the row and to better yourself as a leader. A large part about this past weekend was recognizing that you yourself can be a leader within your chapter even though you may not think you can. Suppose someone in your chapter has come up to you and encouraged you to run for council; that is because they see something in you that is the beginning of a great leader. However, not everyone will be “tapped” by someone else, sometimes they have to “tap” themselves.
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| Sewell joins the six ZTA's that attended EMPOWER weekend (Gotangco, Guastella, Hillburn, Wainwright, Henry and Jack) and the two ZTA's that served as EMPOWER facilitators (Al-Juraid and Culotta) |
Through this experience I got to meet some amazing people and making lasting friendship throughout the entire Greek community. The facilitators to my small Group 12 (or District 12 as we liked to call it) had never participated in EMPOWER either but we all went through this wonderful program together and came out as stronger leaders. We had a guest speaker, Lori Hart, give an unbelieveable speech about the power of leading through relationships. At one point during the weekend we were told think of an influential leader in our personal lives and I immediately thought of my mom. She has always taken on tasks by first building a relationship with her coworkers and gaining their trust so she was able to lead them in a more effective way. As cheesy as it sounds, the whole reason I even decided to seek out a better leadership experience was because of my mother and I’m so glad that I did.
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| ZTA's throw the crown at EMPOWER |
EMPOWER was such a rewarding experience that I wish wasn't over. I’m currently experiencing EMPOWER withdrawal from my small group and I miss our talks already. Through this incredibly beneficial program put on by Greek Board of Directors (GBOD), I have blossomed as a leader and a person. It showed me how to better myself and my chapter by simply “tapping” myself and taking on everyday issues from a new perspective. Recognizing the leadership skills of others is extremely important when you are trying to organize a large group of people; like a philanthropy event for example. When everyone’s strengths are utilized the group can accomplish everything that’s thrown at it. I’ll never forget the friendships I’ve made and the skills I’ve learned from this past weekend. I highly recommend EMPOWER to anyone that’s on the fence about getting more involved in their chapter or even if you want to reinforce your skill set."
Sincerely,
Abby Sewell
Thank you Abby for sharing your EMPOWER experience! As a past member of EMPOWER, I can attest to it being one of the best weekends I've had at LSU. It inspired me to pursue leadership opportunities in the LSU community and ultimately lead to running for my current position on ZTA's Executive Council. We look forward to discovering where EMPOWER will lead you and the six other ZTA's that attended!
Zeta Love and Mine,
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