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De a r F u t u r e G r e e k Wo me n , I f s o me o ne t o l d me t hr e e y e ar s a g o t ha t I wo ul d be wr i t i ng t hi s t o y o u al l , as a l e a de r i n t he Gr e e k c o mmuni t y , I wo ul d no t ha v e be l i e v e d t he m. Thi s i s p r o bab l y be c a us e we ’ r e us ua l l y c o mpl e t e l y una war e o f o ur v as t po t e nt i a l a s b r i g ht y o ung wo me n. ‟ Be g i nni ng t he r e c r ui t me nt p r o c e s s , I was t he t i mi d, v e r whe l me d g i r l , unc e r t ai n t ha t s he c o ul d f i t i n a n y whe r e . o But wi t h e a c h c ha pt e r vi s i t , e a c h c o n v e r s a t i o n I ha d a nd e a c h c a pt i v a t i ng l y b r i l l i ant wo man I s po k e t o , my f e a r s s wi f t l y me l t e d a wa y i nt o c o ur ag e and o pt i mi s m. I f e l t i ns pi r e d a nd c ha l l e ng e d b y t he wo me n i n e v e r y r o o m. Fo r t he f i r s t t i me i n a whi l e , I f e l t a t ho me . ‟ No t o nl y di d s o r o r i t y l i f e g i v e me e ndl e s s l e a de r s hi p o p po r t uni t i e s t o s t r i v e f o r , i t al s o g a v e me t he pe o pl e who be l i e v e d i n me e no ug h t o he l p g e t me t he r e . I was s ud de nl y s ur r o unde d wi t h s i s t e r s who s a w al l t he po t e nt i al and g o o d i n me be f o r e I e v e r s a w i t i n my s e l f . Wi t ho ut a do ub t , I wo ul d no t be t he f e ar l e s s bos s l a dy I am t o da y . I wo ul d no t ha v e t he c o nf i de nc e , de di c a t i o n a nd s o ul ma t e s t ha t I do no w, wi t ho ut t he i nc r e di b l e Gr e e k wo me n a t Cha pma n Uni v e r s i t y . ‟ c r ui t me nt c hang e d my l i f e and I c a nno t wa i t t o s e e ho w i t wi l l i mpa c t y o ur s . Y o u wi l l f i nd wo me n who R e wi l l i nf l ue nc e y o ur l i v e s i n wa y s y o u di dn’ t kno w po s s i b l e a nd j o i n a c o mmuni t y t ha t wi l l a l wa y s he l p y o u s t r i v e t o be t he abs o l ut e be s t v e r s i o n o f y o ur s e l v e s . ‟ I c anno t wai t t o we l c o me y o u ho me . ‟ War ml y, ‟ e s s i c a Me a do r , Panhe l l e ni c Vi c e Pr e s i de nt o f Re c r ui t me nt J F u t u r e G r e e k Wo me n 2