My sorority has 5 principles: Morals & Ethics, Cultural Awareness, Academics, Social Interaction, and Community Service. They cover such a large spectrum, that it is hard to focus on all 5 principles equally at all times. Sometimes, I'm sure we come off as valuing Academics more; At other times --Social Interaction, for example. We try to reflect these principles in our events, in the way we communicate, in our daily conversations, and in our actions, but you can't always equally demonstrate all 5 at once. For example, I may be studying alone in the library for a whole weekend, thereby fulfilling the Academic principle, but the other principles are not very pronounced during that time. However, just because we are not actively involved with the other principles in that particular weekend, does not mean we've forgotten them.
I think that the best way to live out your values, aims, and vision of your sorority is to focus on what is most important at that particular point in time --and that's not to say that you've forgotten about the other principles. I just believe that some instances require you to focus your attention on particular aspects of your sorority's values, but with keeping the general vision in mind.
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