Interview with Chantal

The speaker is the president of the National Panhellenic Council at their college. They oversee various tasks like holding meetings, planning events, and ensuring the smooth running of member organizations. They discuss their role, managing workload alongside being a student, and the lifelong membership opportunities the organization offers. They emphasize the importance of networking, personal growth, and the value of relationships built through their involvement. The speaker shares their journey into sorority life and highlights the learning experiences and relationships gained, expressing gratitude for the opportunities. So I see online that you are the president of the National Panhellenic Council. Yes. Is that just? That is correct. Got it. And what are you in charge of at the Panhellenic Council? It's honestly a little bit of everything. So I'm in charge of kind of holding meetings and making sure those go well. I'm in charge of planning events, orchestrating that, scenes, and I'm in charge of just kind of being the contact person, the team administrative, staff, and most of the bodies for the National Panhellenic Council. I'm also just kind of in charge of making sure that the different organizations that are under the Panhellenic team are running well, making sure that their events are going smoothly, and just kind of all of those things. How many organizations are under you? So, Tennessee for National Panhellenic Council, it's called the Desire 9 because there's nine different organizations that are running that currently on campus. We have three fraternities. We have Alpha Phi fraternity incorporated, and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity incorporated, and then we also have two fouries, Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity incorporated, and Delta Trinity. We talked with Kennedy. Okay, awesome. What has been your favorite duty or thing that you've been in charge of? I think just one of the biggest things that I've taken away from being in the position that I am in is just being able to bridge the gap between the organizations. And allowing them to come together and providing a space where we're comfortable enough to have events together, where it's not something that feels like a requirement, but more so an opportunity to just kind of not only get to know each other better, but provide a space where that opportunity is written in. What would you say this experience has taught you? I think it has taught me a lot of patience. It's not easy, you know, running five different organizations, because all of them have tax presidents, all of them have, you know, all these different executive positions, so just kind of being that person at the top, I would say, it's difficult because you're communicating to so many different organizations, so many different people under these organizations. So it's taught me a lot of patience and it's taught me a lot of resilience. And it's also just kind of taught me to, like, let things just kind of flow. And not to be so, I wouldn't say controlling, but not to be so precise or set these huge expectations, which are also just a big part of the things that you can do as a group. And with all the organizations that you are over, how do you handle the workload? Can I assume you're also a student here? Yes. I've been part of a lot of different organizations along with that one. I am an ambassador for FSL, Training and Career Alliance. I'm also an ambassador for Social Security Development. So I think one of the biggest things is just obviously prioritizing my academic work, and the fact that these organizations represent academic excellence. So you can't really have academic excellence without a full math course. Yeah. So I think just understanding why we joined these organizations and representing that, I think it kind of helps me prioritize what I need in order to bring my best foot forward for international people and accountability. Okay. How long have you had this role? I've had it for one full academic year. Is there like a certain way that you get this role, or what did you do there? So we hold elections at the end of the second semester, and then once you are elected, the next academic year, we hold that position until the end of that full academic year. Okay. What's your advice to people interested in getting involved in Greenlight? I think my advice is just honestly doing your research about what organization you want to join. I think what kind of separates us from the Pandora Council or the ISC is the fact that our board members are lifelong. So after your undergraduate year, you can do an undergraduate chapter and become a life member. So it doesn't just stop after college. So what I would recommend is honestly seeing what you want to get out of your college experience, but not only your college experience, but what you want to get out of the organization as well. And it's an opportunity to network. It's an opportunity to meet so many different people. We're about to have a regional conference in a couple weeks, and the amount of people that we get to see from different parts of our region is amazing. And you can land a job or an opportunity for anything just by communicating and just by wearing your letters and showing up to this event. So it's an experience. It's a great experience. And just kind of looking to see what best fits you as a person. I think this is one of the perks that we want to aim for with the Pandora Council. What got you into the training and sorority life? I transferred to TCT Tech in my sophomore year, and I was currently at a university that didn't have four-year internship training. So I think that was my biggest interest. And once I did transfer, I did my research and I joined the first platform. And once I kind of got something like that, I was able to get involved in a little bit more opportunities and organizations on campus. And I did a lot of things when elections were being held for the NCCC Council. I talked to different employers. They had the opportunity to kind of express my interest. And they just kind of encouraged me to step outside my box. And it's been a great experience. I like it. And what's your major? My major is manufacturing engineering. And that's a lot of work. How many – if you had to, like, ballpark guess, how many people are involved in the NCHC organizations at Tech? If I could do an estimate of how many students are under our organization, I would say currently about 45 students. So among the smaller. Yeah, yeah. But I'm guessing in a foster community more easily. Do we have any other questions? What would you say is the biggest thing you're probably going to carry with you from this to, like, the next stage of your life? I would say that the relationships that I've built with each and every person, I mean, as part of the different organizations that I work in, reaching them out in a big way, like, you can't really get that anywhere else. I was able to grow and foster the relationships that I could have being on the floor. And it's somewhat changing. And it's such a great opportunity. And I would recommend it to any person that's on the working floor. And I think it takes that to a real bonus. I think that's all of my questions. So thank you.