84FALL SOCIAL CLUBS FOR THE FALL 2021 semester, women’s social club Delta Nu had a unique approach for recruiting new members. Sophomores Rachael Reeves, EmmaMae Cravy and Lauren Stephens; juniors Kayla Cesone and Susannah Stein; and seniors Chelsea Croff, Madie Hale, Corynn Barnes, Maren Bonham, Isabelle Cutts and Crista Paik were the 11 women who jumped from other women’s social clubs to Delta Nu in fall 2021. A campaign called “Normalize Jumping to Delta Nu” was created to catch the attention of students who wanted to be part of the community. “Before this year, I think we had three or four jumps in my whole entire time at Harding,” Delta Nu president Maddy Hall said. “It was exciting to see that there were actually a lot of people wanting to be in my club this whole time.” Although this was a different approach to receive jumps, Delta Nu’s jump process did not change. “After having to receive a two-thirds majority vote, they are officially welcomed into the club,” Delta Nu vice president Karli Fisher said. “We don’t make them repeat club week, but we do have them fill out a club book.” Delta Nu wanted to make women feel comfortable when thinking about jumping to a club, and this campaign on their social media brought a new look to that. “I think it was really bold of us to start a campaign that we knew might get backlash,” junior Delta Nu member Chloe Cooper said. “The reality is that there’s nothing wrong with making the decision to change your environment in an attempt to create new relationships with the people who you admire.” After the girls were voted into the club early in the fall semester, they were officially members of Delta Nu. Over several days, the jumps were jerseyed by older members to signify that they were accepted into the club. “I jumped to Delta Nu because I was ready for a change,” Stein said. “I love Delta Nu because of the people. They always looked like they were having a good time. They skipped the ‘awkward’ phase of transitioning into a new club and accepted me with open arms from the very beginning.” WRITTEN BY KAYLEIGH TRITSCHLER A NU Start Women’s social club Delta Nu takes a new approach to jumps in fall 2021.
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