"The Phi Sigma Kappa Creed. I hereby solemnly declare My Faith in the wisdom and love of God; in the dignity and worth of my fellowmen; in the strength and beauty of true Fraternity; in the history and future of my Country; and in the traditions and program of my Alma Mater."


I recently decided to join a fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa. Coming together with a group of guys, specifically one's pledge class, can be very difficult when everyone is meeting each other for the first time. This is where emotional intelligence plays an integral part in developing a cohesive group that is all on the same page. I have been pledging for two weeks now and see how important and useful it is to be able to read others, read the group, and read the environment so that I can understand others feelings, determine group needs, and accurately discern and respond to the organization.


One big project that our pledge class must complete is the pledge house project: come up with and design a project that will better the house. This can be difficult because, being that everyone has just met, we are still in the forming stage of group development and it could be hard to disagree with other members with out it reflecting bad upon yourself. 

We are indeed working to be a team. We have a purpose, productivity, numbers, longevity, accountability, and power. I believe two very important parts for each individual of the team to know is the ability to understand their own emotions as well as the ability to understand others emotions. Emotions are what guide human choice and inspire behavior. In order for my pledge class to make the right decisions and all become brothers of the fraternity we will most definitely need to be aware of our emotions. 


I am extremely happy to be a part of Phi Sigma Kappa. I believe if I can use my emotional intelligence and it's seven skills (identity, motivation, emotional awareness, communication, stress tolerance, conflict resolution, positive mod) to my advantage I will be very successful in helping my pledge class be the best class this fraternity has ever seen.


http://eqi.org/elit.htm#Definition%20of%20Emotional%20Literacy
http://www.drexel.edu/oca/l/tipsheets/Group_Development.pdf
http://yolocoaching.com/services/emotional-intelligence/
http://www.phisigmakappa.org/about-psk