One hot (and really sweaty) August day, I shoved all of my junk into my car, and my parents’ car, and headed back to school. Pumped for the year to begin and to see my friends again, I was still almost as nervous as I was when I moved to college for the first time. I was moving into my sorority house. It seems daunting, I know. But, believe me, when I say that I wouldn’t trade anything in the world for the time I spent living here.
I hope you embrace all that Alpha Gamma Delta is and can be. Open yourself up to meeting new people and making new friends. You will build relationships with your new housemates, and create bonds you will never be able to break. Because at the end of the day, these girls will be there for you when you feel like you have no one to go to. They will let you cry and cry and most of the time, they are the only ones who can make you feel better. These girls will be there for you when you hit rock bottom and don’t know how to fix things. They will bring you water and bread on those nights when you come home a little too intoxicated, they will leave at midnight to go buy you a coke from McDonald’s when you’re trying to write a 10-page paper but can’t stay awake. They will laugh with you, and sometimes at you, they will cry with you, and for you, and they will be the first ones to tell you that your outfit doesn’t match. They will know the real you, and though that may seem scary, I promise you they’ll love you anyway.
Under all of the new renovations are timeless and treasured traditions that have been upheld for over a century. Treasure each movie night in the rec room and always make sure you don’t miss Friday brunch when Chef Jen makes pancakes as big as your head. Never say no to a late night ice cream run, and please don’t be afraid to sleep in the dormer; it’s some of the best sleep you’ll get during your time in college. If you have to pull an all-nighter, I can guarantee someone else will sit with you in misery at 3am when you two are the only ones awake and functioning. Know that all of the tears, all of the stress, all of the bad days, will one day seem insignificant.
The two years you will spend under this roof will make you the most "you" you have ever been, so embrace it. Remember that you are a part of a legacy, there were so many women before you who walked these halls, and there will be so many more after your time. So take these years and make them the best of your life. Be a part of the 100+ year legacy.
To the pledge class of 2015 and all those PCs to come after, take care of 1409 N. Main St. Promise me that you will not take your time spent in this house for granted, because I can assure you, it goes by faster than you can possibly understand.
