Sarah Liskov, a junior at Babson College, is originally from Plymouth, MA. She is an FME Mentor, a member of Chi Omega, and a member of the Babson Dance Ensemble (BDE), all while working in the Blank Center as an editor for the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference Team. I sat down with Sarah to hear more about her life at Babson, her role as an FME Mentor, and a member of Greek life.
HC Babson: What are you involved in on campus?
Sarah: On campus, I am an FME mentor and a member of Chi Omega sorority. I have an on-campus job at the Blank Center working for Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC), and I am a member of the Babson Dance Ensemble. I actually just found out today that I am going to be a Lead FME Mentor next year!
HC Babson: Do you think Babson does a good job catering to the needs of students involved in Greek life?
Sarah: Because the rest of the country makes Greek life out to be a liability, I think that Babson, just like any other college, approaches Greek life with hesitancy. Things happen everyday in all six of the organizations on our campus that prove Greek life is both a blessing and a curse. Babson has the responsibility to respond to the curses, as well as the blessings, when it comes to the safety of the college. By means of needing to protect themselves, Babson may only get involved in Greek life when it is for their own safety. The way I’ve seen it, there are so many incredible men and women who come out of Greek life, yet these people don’t get remembered as much as the people that cause problems. I’d like to see Babson get more involved in Greek life, as well as with the people who do great things in a good way.
HC Babson: How do you view the relationship between people in Greek life and those not involved in Greek life?
Sarah: I think that just like every other organization, whether it’s ONE, or sports teams, or any on-campus organization, Greek life is its own little family. Just because of the reputation that Greek life has, men and women have certain stigmas and hesitancies toward people in Greek life. I think the relationships between members and non-members are good, because relationships at Babson are great in general. But, I think being a part of “Greek life” can be more intimidating to people rather than with other organizations.
HC Babson: Can you speak to any of the stigmas surrounding Greek life in general, regardless of whether or not they are seen at Babson?
Sarah: I think it sucks that Greek organizations at big schools give Greek life the reputation that they do. In being involved at the executive level with greek life as the New Member Educator, aka “pledge mom,” I’ve never seen so much growth, talent, kindness, and heart in such an amazing group of people. I think that like with anything else, the bad news are always going to overshadow the good. At Babson, Greek life is so much more intimate and different from what you would see at a big school, and it is unfortunate that all of the negative press is focused on so much.
HC Babson: If you had to define your experience as a student involved in Greek life here at Babson in one word, what would it be?
Sarah: Life-changing.
HC Babson: What is your best Babson memory thus far?
Sarah: My best Babson memory thus far would have to be my Report to Community day freshman year, which was also the day of my first BDE show.
HC Babson: Favorite food to cook or bake?
Sarah: I love to make fancy pasta dishes, but I am notorious at home for being the brownie baker (I make the best brownies!)
HC Babson: If you were a raindrop and could fall anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Sarah: Alaska! That is my dream place to travel to.
HC Babson: Favorite campus event to participate in?
Sarah: The BDE show!
HC Babson: Favorite movie?
Sarah: Legally Blonde
HC Babson: Favorite Olympic sport to watch?
Sarah: It’s a tie between figure skating and gymnastics, but gymnastics would win that tie because it is more like dance.
