Thank you for taking the time to visit the Miami University Panhellenic website!

 

I hope you get to learn a little bit more about the role our community plays on Miami’s campus. As well as why the Panhellenic Association is special to so many in Oxford, Ohio. I am honored to lead such an incredible group of women and many outstanding chapters.

 

Our community comprises 17 unique chapters that exemplify what it means to be a Panhellenic woman. Our community is built on the pillars of scholarship and learning, service and philanthropy, leadership, community, and sisterhood. Our chapters uphold these pillars every day by providing programming and being a support system for its members. Panhellenic chapters exemplify through words and actions what it means to have true sisterhood. Members are not only involved in their chapters but are a part of organizations all across campus.

 

The 17 chapters that make up our Miami Panhellenic are part of our larger Miami Greek Life community. Our Greek community is made up of four governing councils: the Interfraternity Council (IFC), the Multicultural Greek Council (MGC), the National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), and the Panhellenic Association. The Greek community spans all over campus and is continuously growing, allowing for the opportunity to meet and connect with others different from yourself.

 

My sorority journey through Panhellenic has changed my life and college experience drastically. I went through the primary recruitment process in 2023 searching for a sisterhood where I would find like-minded women. I was very hesitant to go through primary recruitment but decided to go for it and participate with my friends after a little convincing on their part. The recruitment process was very new to me and I had very basic knowledge of what I was getting into. It was a long two weeks trudging through the snow and cold weather meeting different chapters throughout the days. I quickly fell in love with a chapter and got to see my friends fall in love with the chapters they went to as well.

 

By the end of recruitment, I was standing in a room celebrating Bid Day with Zeta Tau Alpha. A chapter I had loved since the second round. To my surprise, I had a ton of new sisters that I had already known and been friends with. A big part of the new member period is becoming a part of a sorority family. Meeting my big is still one of my most cherished Zeta memories. I met her during the new member period, and to my surprise it was the girl who I had met in one of my classes before recruitment started. We still laugh to this day about when I found out she was in Zeta and then remained mute in our class until recruitment was over. We connected instantly
and as soon as we were paired together I knew she would be my big. Besides the new friends I had in my member class, she quickly became someone I depended on in Zeta and she never forgot to tell me that I also became someone she depended on as well. The love and sisterhood that we shared quickly became the base for what would become our entire family after we added my little. Throughout my time in Zeta, I have learned what true sisterhood is and have seen it in the biggest way when it comes to encouraging and pushing each other to be the best that we can be. I attribute my journey with Panhellenic to an older member of our chapter who encouraged
me to go to Acropolis, an emerging leaders retreat after seeing my interest in leadership. I had the opportunity to meet our previous Panhellenic President and she encouraged me to apply for a position on Panhellenic exec. This ended up changing how I would spend my time as a member of the Panhellenic community. The encouragement from my chapter and Panhellenic sisters is what ultimately led me to become the VP of Member Development and in later months the President.

 

There aren’t enough words to describe what Panhellenic means to me. The privilege I have to connect and make friendships with so many women in different chapters is only a part of what makes my experience with Panhellenic so special. The opportunities I’ve had and the ways I’ve been able to grow and learn are invaluable and I’m the luckiest that I’ve been able to be a part of it. As a Freshman, you would have never been able to tell me that I would gain so much for putting in an application and trusting the process. The women who make up our community have taught me how to be a leader of my peers and have shown me the beauty of women finding sisterhood and connection with one another while also positively impacting the organizations and philanthropies they are a part of. The Panhellenic Association is a big part of who I’ve become as a young woman. I only grow more excited each year to welcome new women into our community and to see the continuous growth of our chapters. The love and support I have received is sometimes overwhelming and I am forever grateful that I can serve and give back to the community that has served and given so much to me. I hope that you also find a home in this community of endless opportunities and support.

 

To the women of the Panhellenic Community, thank you for your support and encouragement! Your love and support for the community is what keeps the Panhellenic Association so rewarding. I am beyond excited for an incredible year!

 

Love & Honor,
Kameryn James
2025 Panhellenic President