As a member of both a professional engineering fraternity and of a traditional social sorority, I've been lucky to see two vastly different sides of what Greek organizations can be. One of the biggest differences I noticed early on in my experience, though, was the style of leadership between chapters and universities - Greek councils. In my experience, the additional layer of leadership and support for my social sorority is a significant factor in how well the underlying chapters function, and it also serves as a convenient way for members with similar interests to meet and interact. Not only this, but having a larger surrounding community meant a wider pool for advertising philanthropy efforts, fundraising projects, and other events. My professional Greek organization simply didn't have that additional help, so even with a dedicated team of members and creative ideas, it struggled to reach a similar level of impact compared to my social sorority. Ultimately, this led me to search for a path to forming a new council, tailored just for professional Greek organizations and their specialized needs: PGC (Professional Greek Council).

 

Over the course of this endeavor, I met with several people involved with the FSL (Fraternity & Sorority Life) office, and was advised to draft a formal Constitution and Bylaws for the eventual PGC. This can be found just below!