TCU Panhellenic Summer Recruitment Booklet 2019

Panhellenic Philanthropy
Circle of Sisterhood was founded to leverage the collective power of sorority women who all have a college
education in common. Access to quality education is proven to uplift entire communities while affording better
lives to women and their families. However, far too often, access to quality education is limited because of
the many barriers that women and girls face around the world. Education is the answer to addressing many
global issues related to women -- including oppression, misogyny, brutality, trafficking, and the cycle of poverty.
Ultimately, increasing the number of educated girls and women leads to stronger and healthier villages,
communities, and entire countries.
“One study after another has shown that educating girls is one of the most effective ways to fight poverty.
Schooling is often a precondition for girls and women to stand up against injustice, and for women to be
integrated into the economy. Until women are numerate and literate, it is difficult for them to start businesses or
contribute meaningfully to their economies.”
Half the Sky, pg.168
Circle of Sisterhood is not just a sorority conversation, it is a global conversation. And we want you to be a
part of it! This past January, TCU Circle of Sisterhood sent a team on a trek to Nepal to begin building a
school alongside the community it would ultimately benefit. This school build was funded by each of our thirteen
Panhellenic chapters who worked incredibly hard to raise $80,000 over the course of two and a half years.
This trek team was comprised of one undergraduate woman from each of the thirteen Panhellenic chapters on
campus. The Nepal trek was TCU Panhellenic’s second trek in less than three years. Once again, it was proven
that there is an inherent and impactful value in partnering
with a village community to take crucial steps toward ending
the cycle of poverty through education. It is our sincere hope
that a third trek will be in our future, and we hope you will
be a part of making this dream a reality - perhaps as your
chapter’s Trek Representative!
For the girls,
Suzanna Camp, VP of Service and Philanthropy
Chapter Trek Representative
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