With a goal of campus and sorority unity, Baker University’s College Panhellenic Council will host the Something of Value program Saturday for members of Alpha Chi Omega, Delta Delta Delta and Zeta Tau Alpha sororities.

“This program is about us living up to the values that we hold because we’re in a sorority,” Hannah Schaake, Panhellenic executive vice president, said. “All three entire chapters will look at the values that we hold dear to us and show that to the rest of the university.”

National Panhellenic delegates from all three chapters will lead discussions and tutorials covering topics such as risk management, alcohol and drug use and academic dishonesty.

“Our job is to look at our Panhellenic community and ask what are the issues that we have as a community and how can we face them together,” Schaake said.

In addition to the six Panhellenic executive officers, 12 members from each sorority will take part in the program.

“We’re hoping that the 12 members from each (chapter) will be inspired to go on and share what they learn with the rest of their (chapter) and the campus in general,” Panhellenic Executive President Erica Vest said.

Vest said a main focus of the two day program would be risk management, which includes learning how to deal with confrontations.

“We wanted to do something noncompetitive to bring our (chapters) together,” Vest said. “There seems to be some underlying tension between the sororities, and we want to try and expel that.”

Jennifer Letner, fraternity and sorority life coordinator, hopes the program will help the women communicate with their chapter members and work through issues within the chapters.

“What I like about this program is that they give us time to break off within each chapter, and then break off separately into offices and then at the end they also give time for everybody to group together,” Letner said.

Schaake wants Something of Value to act as a catalyst for change in Baker’s greek life.

“Having this program is just a natural step for the (College) Panhellenic Council,” Schaake said. “We’ve been growing and trying to be purposeful in becoming something bigger than just recruitment.”

Vest, Schaake and the rest of the College Panhellenic Council Executive Board will serve as facilitators during the program.

”I hope the benefits will be seen on campus afterward,” Vest said. “I think it’s cool that we can come together to do something that empowers not only our chapters but the campus as whole.”