My Personal Vision Statement

When attempting to formulate my personal vision statement, I had a difficult time trying to narrow it down to a solid path. There are so many things that I believe in and that are important to me, but they do not all necessarily tie in together. So, I have decided to draft a personal vision statement that ties in closely with my personal vision for Greek life:

"My vision, as Chapter President, is to cultivate friendship and collaborative efforts throughout the Greek community, encourage my members to outside their comfort zone whenever the opportunity arises, and to promote unity of all Greek houses."

Although this vision statement seems a bit general, these three items are things that I believe in strongly. I see all three of these items as helpful ways for us to promote positivity and progression for the Ohio State Greek community.

I believe in friendship and collaboration among all Greek organizations because I feel it is the sole purpose for our existence. Sure there is the sisterhood/brotherhood and pride of individuality, but throughout the past four weeks of my presidency I have learned that the bonds that can be made outside of the chapter house are truly remarkable and are often neglected. So many of our members are often negligent to one another and are often guilty of only wanting to associate with members of their own organization. Personally, I think that we can learn a lot from each other from the many similarities and differences that we all as individual chapters bring to the table here at Ohio State. I have made some pretty incredible friendships with members from other houses, and I want to promote this opportunity to others as much as possible. The things that we can achieve as a community through multi-chapter collaboration is truly incredible; we should be proud of the differences that we can make in the world as single organizations, but these efforts can be even more impactful when we collaborate with one another.

I believe that stepping out of one’s comfort zone is the definition of truly living life to the fullest. I am a very ambitious person, and I feel that it is important to want to strive for diversity. The more that we learn, the more that we grow. Knowledge is infectious, and stepping outside of one’s comfort zone is the way to learning more about not only our Greek community, but also the world as a whole. I believe in the statement “never judge a book by its cover” and “never judge someone before you walk a mile in his/her shoes”. I feel that it is important to learn all walks of life before ever judging someone. This is an important part of my personal vision statement because I believe so strongly in the importance of diversity and learning about others and the world.

The last part of my personal vision statement deals with unity. I see this as a completely separate entity from the “collaboration” section because I think that unity means knowing that we are all one community. Often times we get caught up in our own worlds within out chapters, but I think it is important to always remember that at the end of the day, we are one community. With 63 chapters at Ohio State and 4 different governing councils, that is one hell of a support system! :) There are so many people that we all can reach out to and lend a helping hand to. I feel that often times we neglect the opportunity to unite and it is important for us to recognize all of the great resources around us that we can use as not only support systems, but as friends.

In all, my personal vision statement is all about the big picture. I have this vision because I believe so strongly in the community as a whole. I feel that the more that we open the door to community collaboration, friendships, education, and unity, the more we can progress toward making SOCIAL CHANGE. :)