Daily Deacon

First Reflection – Meg

Writing this first article, I made sure I gathered sources from as many different perspectives as I could related to DXP: the President, a current member, and a recruitment attendee. I tried to focus on the multicultural aspect of the sorority that defines it from other groups on campus, and through the interviews, discovered how important that aspect was to each individual as well as their image of Wake. I started the article off with a little anecdote to introduce the sorority’s impact, and then continued with a hard lede about DXP. From there, I alternated between quotes and anecdotes from the interviews and information on the actual sorority, taking a sort of kabob approach to the structure.

In revisions, I took my editor, Annabel Love’s, advice to specify the date DXP’s recruitment took place as well as trying to take away any hint of bias towards the difference between DXP and traditional rush, adding how it works for some one way and DXP offers an alternative.