This episode of the lonely campus podcast was originally recorded back in spring 2022, so we are retrofitting this podcast into lonely campus. However, because it falls squarely under the theme of "inclusion and belonging," we think that these podcasts are a valuable addition to the lonely campus podcast.  

This episode is the first part of a 2 part series that features Syracuse University undergraduate student Alyssa Sutherland, who is a Biology and Neuroscience major in the College of Arts and Sciences.  The focus of this 2 part podcast series is being a woman of color rushing Panhellenic sororities (which tend to be predominantly white). Back in spring 2022, Alyssa was a first year student who had just completed the Panhellenic rush process. She wanted to record this podcast for two main reasons: create a resource for incoming women of color who might be curious about rushing Panhellenic sororities and start a dialogue to get sororities thinking about how they might become more inclusive.  

Part 1 focuses on Alyssa's story and her reasons why she wanted to record a podcast on this particular topic. Part 2, also recorded in spring 2022, was produced and hosted by Alyssa herself where she invites two other students to join the conversation: Natalia Pedraza, who had also just completed rush, and Nacy Woods, the spring 2022 Panhellenic Council's Recruitment Chair.  Edited by Amy Messersmith. Transcript available upon request.