Dear Recruitment,

Sometimes I hate you. You make me exhausted, irritable, and all around unpleasant. You make me yell at people I actually really like and treat them with disrespect all because I am not able to be pleased. I am running on very little sleep, I am easily upset, and I want nothing more than to go home and pass the heck out.

Now, I am not saying there aren't good things about you. You've allowed me to make friends I never would have made otherwise. I have met sisters through recruitment that I would never have met. They have become my good friends now and I see us being friends for a long time. Without you, they would not be in my life in the way that they are.

You've also allowed me to bond with sisters I am already good friends with. By being kept in a house all hours of the day and forced to spend time together, I learn more and more about sisters I already thought I knew so much about. You learn their quirks, what makes them tick, it's almost like you're dating them in a way.

So in that sense, I love you. I love that I get to meet potential new members and talk to them about how much I love my chapter and the sisters within it. I can talk to them about how much I love our philanthropy, how it helps people, and how it has impacted my life. I can talk to them about how much I love our sisterhood and what exactly it means to be a part of such an amazing group of women.

So, even though I have a love hate relationship with you, it all becomes worth it on Bid Day. Bid Day is the Christmas of sorority girl life. Welcoming a new pledge class is the icing on the big giant cake that is recruitment week. All the sleepless nights, sweat, and tears shed are totally worth it on that day when you welcome home a whole new group of women that you will love and cherish for years to come.

So thank you, recruitment. Without you, I would not have met these incredible women or become a part of something as amazing as this.

Love,

A Proud Sorority Girl