Our first Greek student-athlete Feature Friday, Breezy Maravich of Gamma Phi Beta!
As a student-athlete on the women’s
tennis team and member of the Greek community, I have been lucky to gain life
experiences and knowledge through multiple outlets. Despite having their own
unique challenges and rewards, my participation in both groups on campus has
given me the ability to be well rounded and learn from many different types of
people. There are important skills that I have garnered from being in a sorority
that have been beneficial in enhancing my career as an athlete. There are also
many ways that my role on a division one team has helped me bring a different
perspective to my chapter. One of the most important skills that I have
received from being on a sports team is leadership and being able to interact
with and get along with differing personalities. My team is very diverse and
being with them daily through challenges and successes has taught me how to be
inclusive of everyone and find ways to connect with every person on my team. This
has allowed me to be able to forge connections with the girls in my chapter,
despite having different schedules, interests, and personalities.
Greek life
has been influential in showing me the importance of philanthropy. Being a part
of many of these philanthropic events has encouraged me to try to use my
position as an athlete to access a range of different people and get them
involved in giving back to our community. I have supported Lehigh athletics by
being on the Adopt-a-family committee to help with fundraising for
underprivileged families to provide them gifts and essentials for the holiday
season. I also try to find ways to have my team show its support for other
important causes like raising awareness for Breast Cancer.
Most importantly, being a member of
both of these influential organizations has pushed me to go outside of my
comfort zone. I have strengthened my ability to be vocal and communicate with
others. I have also grown from hearing ideas from other people and strive to
make the most out of my four years here at Lehigh.