In our life, people always face making choices, no matter what kind of choices they make, which are going to influence themselves and others. As we all know, the choice is good or bad, it will give people a good or bad influence. However, everything is relative, including the choice. Standing in a different perspective to look at the problem, there will be different ideas, so that cannot determine which is right, or which is wrong, all depends on the way people look at the issue. However, people's character will determine the people's choice. A positive person when they make a choice, they will be considerate of others not to let others hurt. On the contrary, the other person will do harm to others. Different people's personality will make …show more content…
Nevertheless, the people who are selfish are more likely to first consider their own interests. Of course, some of them do not want to offend others, they will pretend to show behavior that they really care about other people. Whether the choice is right or wrong, its impact will affect the development of some things. This is the inevitable result. In this movie, when Liz learned that she was selected by the sorority, and then she hopes her best friend can also be selected by the sorority. However, in fact, her best friend, Janet was selected by other clubs except for sorority. At first, she persuaded Janet not to be sad, she could give up the chance to enter the sorority and join with her together in the other clubs. But understanding Janet hopes Liz to grasp the good opportunity to join the sorority. Next, Liz received a phone call that her trunk needs to be placed. Then she hesitated to join which club is a good choice. Finally, she decided to join the sorority. Liz although want to join the same community with her best friend, but in fact, she already had the answer in her heart to choose to join which society. In short, selfish people always worry about their own interests, even if they will lose some …show more content…
It is a very common thing is that our life will be changed because of our choice, at this time people need to calm in the face of this problem rather than to escape from it, because choosing to escape and cannot solve the substantive issues. In this movie, while Janet learned that she cannot join the sorority with Liz, she finally decided to drop out the college and go back to home. In that case, Janet is not wise and she just lets other’s opinions drive her home. If she is wise enough, she should stay calm and find her way to keep going in college. On the contrary, Liz is a smart and brave girl when she faces the change she just makes the right choice. After she learned that Merry and other sisters do not want Ruth to join the sorority, she does not understand why they did that. When she facing this change, she begins to rethink what kind of things that she really longs for and meaningful. In a word, no matter what kind of change you have in your life, the best choice is to face it, not to avoid
At a young age I knew as an African American woman through activism, educational autonomy, and community service, I can thrive through the wake of extreme poverty and turmoil faced by the people of my neighborhood of East New York. My interest in Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc., would be based solely on their ethical standards, history, and values they are founded upon. The ladies of this organization exude exemplary character who excel in sisterhood, respect, honesty, accountability, and integrity. Throughout my life I always encouraged myself to have these ideal characteristics without knowing that one day I would be pursuing membership in a prestigious organization, whom upheld the key principles “greater service, greater progress. The first
Sorority to feel like they belong to something greater; in fact, it is greater than they are; without the whole Greek organization one person in it would be nothing. Each Greek organization or group performs the necessary function to work together, the functionalism of the organization must adapt and balance school, work and life. A french sociologist Emilie Durkheim defined the term “Social Facts”; which is the way of thinking and acting formed by the society that existed before any individual and that will continue to exist after one time. The social facts cannot be influenced by anyone; so, there for once you have moved on from the group as your life goes on it will not impact the Greek organization because it goes on with or without you. The social fact balances with the school, without it the Greek organization will die and with the school’s they
When there is a dilemma that affects a group of people, actions by the right people can be
Fisher made both positive and negative choices that affected Paul. A negative choice Mrs. Fisher made was at the school, Mrs. Fisher signed an IEP form for Paul so she could get a tour of the school but didn't realise Paul would get kick off the soccer team which had a negative effect on him. To make it up to him, she made a positive choice by “losing” his IEP form so he could play for the Tangerine Middle War Eagles. The last negative choice Mrs. Fisher made was hiding the truth behind Paul's eyesight so he wouldn't forever hate his brother Erik. Mrs. Fisher meant well, but twice she negatively influenced Paul into hating himself and losing the privilege to play on the Lake Windsor Downs soccer team. If Paul's mom never made these choices, Paul could have played on the Lake Windsor Downs soccer team and the Tangerine Middle soccer team and Mrs. Fisher could've skipped the trouble of signing and “losing” an IEP form. If Paul knew the truth about Erik, he would have been in fear of Erik his whole life, it would extremely affect Paul's actions and his personality would be
If I am chosen as a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. I will work hard to uphold the reputation and exceed the standards that those before me have set. I believe becoming a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. means joining a group of highly educated women that together I believe are capable of facilitating the type of change that is imperative in today’s society. It is my hope that I will be accepted as a member and be afforded the opportunity to take part in that change. I look forward to hearing from you regarding my request to join your
An important decision needs to be considered thoroughly before making a choice. In life, everyone will face many decisions to make. Some decision will affect your entire life. Some for better but others for the worst. I will never forget the decision I made to go through sorority recruitment. Sorority recruitment has changed my life bringing me new opportunities and friendships that changed me into the person I am today.
In the movie “The House Bunny” a former playboy bunny turns the “unpopular sorority into the stereotypical party girls. The movie “Sorority Boys” also portrays that sorority sisters are snobby girls. “Most Americans, even those non-Greeks who have attended American colleges with Greek systems, know little about the inner workings of these groups—except perhaps for what has been portrayed in movies.” (DeSantis) One could go their whole life and always think that there is nothing more to sororities than partying, because the closest they have gotten to a sorority is through the
The mission of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated is to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards, promote unity and genuine friendships among college women, aid in issues concerning girls and women in order to come up with solutions to eliminate or ease the circumstances they may face, maintain an ongoing interest in college life, while also being of service to all mankind. This sorority has not only empowered women to help others, but it
The founders paved the way for future sorority members to take into heed and have an example of what to go by. The Women’s Suffrage is one of the many struggles the founders had to face. To face a problem within your community of this magnitude shows not only Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated strength, but how diligent the founders were. The founders of this sorority believed in a cause and stressed the importance of overcoming the barrier that was set before them. There are sorority members who continue to surpass and help solve the struggles within our community, such as getting our young people to vote and making sure African Americans are aware of their HIV status. These contributions say more about the women of this sorority than any other. This sorority is very diligent regarding the various events that they host. Time, quality, and effort are the traits I notice in the events that I have attended. The positive actions that the members of this sorority continue to produce, does not go unnoticed. The time and conscientiousness that these Delta women put in gives me great knowledge on how I should portray myself at all times as a future Delta woman. I aspire to be a member of a sorority that is fully committed in the sisterhood, community service, as well as being diligent leader in the sorority as well as outside the sorority. I aspire to be a member of the illustrious Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
Before the eighteenth century, one would not even know what a sorority was; let alone what a sorority meant to the community. Today, everyone is familiar what sorority mean and what they accomplish for the community. The American Heritage Student Dictionary’s definition of sorority is “a chiefly social organization of women students at a college or university; an association of women” (882). The dictionary’s definition gives the impression of a general sorority. Lawrence Ross defines sorority as more than the wearing of letters, or...
Cecilia was diagnosed with cancer while Ruth was in high school and the day before her daughter’s graduation, she passed away (Salokar & Volcansek, 1996). One of the greatest influences on Ruth’s life was her mother and the values she instilled in her from a young age. Two of the greatest lessons that Ruth learned from her mother was to be independent and to be a lady, and by that she meant not to respond in anger but to remain calm in situations (Reynolds, 2009).... ... middle of paper ... ...
Words like “exclusive” are used almost always when the sorority is mentioned. The word choice displays how the author wants the sorority to be portrayed, as something unattainable. Millicent believes that joining the sorority will advance her social status putting her higher in the social order. She still believes that her social status matters and will affect her life drastically. Millicent, at this point, has successfully completed several initiation trials.
According to Utilitarianism your choices are determined by the overall cause and effect of your actions. In many cases the benefits should outweigh the negative consequences of anything involved. For example if
...ed to what really happened and announced it is nobody’s business if she losses her virginity or not . She later texts her friend Rhiannon apologizing for lying to her. Had it not been for her mother she may not have been courageous enough to confess the entire situation to the school population.
It is the model on which the new member will form future relationships with other members. It is the essence of the sorority experience. Some crucial aspects for a strong program are: ● Careful selection