So, you're about to start recruitment. Or you are planning on going through recruitment this Fall. It may not seem like it, but Recruitment is a crazy stressful time, but it is also a time filled with laughter and new friends.

I am straight out of recruitment (it hasn't even been a week since I received a bid!) and I feel as if there is some advice I have for anyone who plans to go through recruitment in the future, or for you to pass on to someone who plans to go through recruitment.

First, please, please find a way to have fun during this experience. I know how stressful it is, but don't let those stressful moments make this whole experience a bad memory. You are meeting new people, and hopefully about to find your new home.

Look at this experience and make it your own. Do what you have to do to make it as enjoyable as possible, and something that is put into your good memories.

Second, don't be pressured into anything you don't want to do. If you don't want to rush at all, DON'T! Don't let yourself be pushed into this process when you know you do not want to even rush!

If you don't want to put that sorority as your number one, don't. This is a process, where your opinion is the only one that matters. The only voice you should be listening to is your own.

Third, and this is one you hear all the time leading up to recruitment, but it is so true; be yourself!

The place you're meant to end up in is going to want you for you, not the facade you put on to seem like a completely different person.

Not being yourself can also lead you to end up somewhere where you don't feel like you fit in. So please, rock your individuality!!

Recruitment is a scary process. Believe me, I know. But in the end, whether you end up in a sorority or don't, it is an experience that you will always remember. Let recruitment teach you some things about yourself, and always, always keep an open mind.

Much Love,

A new sister.