Student Involvement Feature: Liz Diana

Hi! My name is Liz, and I'm a junior at Hofstra University. I'm double majoring in Speech Pathology and Psychology with a minor in Cognitive Science. My involvement on campus includes being the philanthropy chair of Hofstra's local sorority, Alpha Theta Beta; the founder and current president of In The Lines; a Hofstra Pride Guide and a Resident Assistant of Constitution Hall. I know this might sound like a lot, and trust me it is! However, I get along with a little help from a really organized planner!

The lovely Constitution RA Staff

When I first came to Hofstra I brought all of my coloring books with me. This soon became a fun activity with my friends after classes. I decided that since everyone was enjoying coloring together I would start a club at Hofstra. It's called In The Lines. Doing so was easy, too! I gathered my friends together and we established an executive board and a constitution. After getting 15 signatures of interested members and a quick presentation as to how it will help Hofstra, the club was approved! I incorporated community service along with my love of coloring to create a club for Hofstra students to express themselves in a relaxing environment. Today, we go to nursing homes to color and participate at Hofstra events! 

Our visit to Atria Senior Living

A holiday-themed meeting

Joining Alpha Theta Beta, known on campus as AOB, my sophomore year was an unexpected, but overall amazing experience. I was unsure how I would like being in a local organization, but throughout my time in AOB I have grown to appreciate it. It is so cool to learn about our history and how we were founded from our alumni. Because we are the only AOB in existence, we get to create our history together! What's nice about being in a local organization is a lot of our alumni still live on Long Island and have a presence and relationship with our sisters.

My best advice for someone wanting to get involved is to be open to trying new things! If you have a passion for something, do it. You never know what you are going to like and enjoy! My other piece of advice is to pay attention to the resources on campus. Often times, we don't read the flyers posted or the weekly information emails. If getting involved is something you want, make it your point to pay attention to things going on right here on your campus!

True Life: I'm part of Greek life

Sheila Springer is a senior from Alameda, California majoring in Theater Arts. She shares her experience joining a sorority as a first year student.

Hofstra University has seven sororities, nine fraternities, and ten multicultural fraternities and sororities. As a rule, first semester freshmen are not eligible to join Greek life. Any semester after that, full-time undergraduate students with a GPA of 2.3 or higher can take part in recruitment to join one of the chapters here on campus. 

Each organization serves on a council - Panhellenic, Inter-Fraternity or Multicultural Fraternity Sorority Council. Greek life participates in a number of events around campus including, but not limited to Relay for Life, Homecoming, the Leadership Conference, multiple Community Service events, Greek Week, Information Sessions and more!

I am in Alpha Phi, one of the sororities on campus. I joined second semester of my first year. In high school, I never thought I would be in a sorority. In fact, when I called my parents to tell them I was going out for recruitment they were extremely surprised. I took a risk not really knowing what Greek life fully entailed or if I would like it. I can confidently say that the risk was worth it. My life would not be the same without Alpha Phi. I have met some of my closest friends and have had some of the best moments of my college career with these women. And this isn't limited to my organization - in every organization I see dedicated members who are committed to service, education, philanthropy, community, leadership, and brotherhood/sisterhood. I am proud to represent Alpha Phi and Hofstra Greek life and I encourage everyone to check it out, you may find your home away from home.