Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority

Alpha Sigma Tau: Sorority at Western Illinois University

Walking on the hilly sidewalks behind the football stadium at Western Illinois University, one might notice large signs saying ‘Go Greek.’ For a girl considering rushing into a sorority this year, the girls in the sorority would probably like to know what their sorority stands for.
Alpha Sigma Tau (AST) is one of nine sororities at WIU. Junior, Sarah Kee, who rushed her freshman year in Fall of 2007 says, “Our sorority prides ourselves on being such a diverse group of girls. We are really hoping that we can recruit a lot of girls that have a lot of different interests.”
“Joining a sorority in college is an excellent way to become involved with the school and community. It is also a great way to meet new people who end up becoming very good friends,” Kee said.
“This year we are hoping to become closer as a chapter by doing more activities together as a whole to minimize clicks within our house,” says Junior Maggie Toraason, who has been a member of AST since Spring 2008.
Grade point average is a very crucial aspect of joining a sorority. Each house competes with the others in hopes of having the highest GPA on campus.
“This year we are going to strive to increase our GPA as a whole so we wont be third place in grades anymore,” Maggie says.
Some people may think that the sororities are separated and seclude themselves from the others but that is not the case at all. Many girls that are in different sororities at Western are good friends with each other. In fact, the Greek communities, including the fraternities come together for events and activities.
“We are hoping to get closer with some of the other sororities and possibly have exchanges with them so we are closer as a Greek community,” junior Jade Forsythe said.
Rushing into a sorority is certainly not for everybody, but it is something that one should consider. Alpha Sigma Tau has a group of diverse girls who are fun and welcoming. They have set strong goals for this upcoming year and are very anxious to meet their new members.