Let me rewind to three years ago. I was almost a month away from going through recruitment and I was in a constant state of panic. I read almost 100 articles on the internet all consisting of the necessary "do's and don'ts" of rush. Somewhere along the way, I read in Lauren Conrad article that yellow dresses were an absolute must to make yourself stand out. SO - I spent hours, days, even weeks searching for this mystical yellow dress that would be my in into any sorority I wanted. All while disregarding the fact that yellow is definitely not my color.

While this cycle of shopping and returning went on, I stalked all the sororities at my school. I mean honestly, I was a grade-A creep. I followed them all on every social media possible and read every article, tweet, blog and bio that was posted. Although knowing everything humanly possible about these sororities made me feel a little more comfortable about beginning recruitment, I was still a nervous wreck.

A few days before recruitment I met with my Rho Gammas for the first time. All I could think was "I have to impress these girls." At first, I was so nervous to meet them.... I was afraid to be honest with them and tell them how nervous I was, that is until one of them told me, "I am here to help YOU!" After a few brief moments, I felt more comfortable with these strangers than I could have ever imagined. They truly were there to benefit me. Before I knew it I was trying on everything in my closet for these girls as they told me what would be better to wear and what to avoid.

That same night I got together with my Rho Gamma group for a dinner to meet the other girls I had been paired with. Again, I was so nervous. But much like my meeting with my mentors, I felt an immediate relief after meeting my group. These girls were just like me. Nervous, confused and a little anxious. (Little did I know, several girls in my Rho Gamma group would later become my sisters.)

So eventually the day came - the first day of recruitment. I was sweaty, nauseous and overloading on perfume. However, much to my surprise, it was a blast! Party after party I felt happier and more comfortable about the process. I felt like all of my concerns had been washed away and I was genuinely making friends at each house I went to, while finding my forever home. My biggest problem went from "will I find a house?" to "I love every house, how will I ever choose just one?"

The night before the last day of recruitment I spoke with my Rho Gammas about my newest concern. Each sorority at my school was absolutely amazing and I was struggling to say goodbye to some of them. One of Rho Gammas then told me, "on the last day of recruitment you will just know what house you should belong in." She described it as a feeling you have when you walk inside the house. And she was right. Low and behold - I had the feeling!

Now being on the other side of recruitment three years later I wish I could go back and tell myself - it is going to be OK. Although being nervous is a natural reaction, recruitment should be an exciting journey to find yourself and your forever home rather than sweating and panicking your experience away. You will end up where you belong and find your forever home.