The first step to Social Change

And so I finally have given in to the craze of blogging.  Writing has never been a strong point of mine, so I have done my best over the years to avoid it in any way possible.  Unfortunately now I can't really avoid it any longer, so bear with me until I get the hang of this.  We had such a good first class together, even though I walked in late, (sorry!).  However I think we really hit important points in the first couple of chapters of our leadership book, with foundations of social change, what we're facing up front, and realizing how much it really takes to become a strong leader and make a difference.  The quote I was really able to take away from this was "Collaboration means the people in a community decide on a vision for change together and then work together to devise the means to achieve it."  Your typical "Cowboy coming in and fixing everything and riding off into the sunset" is so unrealistic, simply because sustainability is a big deal when it comes to social change.  Having the backing of a community and a strong arsenal of people is what drives social change, and that is what we face as fraternity and sorority presidents.  It isn't necessarily about us making the change, it is about us finding the right people who can work together and make the change.  With that being said I look forward to the coming weeks with all of you as we explore leadership from the unique perspective of a Greek President.