Once upon a time,

In the suburban kingdom of Carmelot Indiana there lived a bossy, blonde five year old princess named Sydney. She lived her days playing with her younger sister, to which she was content, but she longed for a friend her own age. She wished to the stars every night "Please send me a best friend that I can have forever." She would wish every night until one day, there was a knock at the door! To her excitement it was another girl who just moved in two castles down. Her name was Joanna; she just moved here from the far away land of the Philippines! From that moment on they became best friends!

Together they were the perfect pair.

They would pretend to be store owners, teachers, news reporters and game show contestants...

Celebrate birthdays, Christmas, and of course, Halloween together.

They would write books, make board games, and put on plays...

Terrorize the kingdom of Carmelot...

As the greatest of friends...

Until one day....

There was an evil spell put on the two princesses that separated them, creating a war and forced them to go their separate ways.

Princess Joanna became one of the most beloved girls in all of their suburban land. She was beautiful, social and loved by many citizens of Carmelot. She blossomed and lived her life full of smiles and adventure.

Princess Sydney was really affected by the spell. Not just because she decided to dye her bangs pink...

but because she had given up on having close friendships. She was content with herself, her studies, and having acquaintances in her classes. She believed she wasn't meant to have friends that stuck around; to have best friends.

This spell lasted for many years until she left the kingdom of Carmelot, and decided to seek the heights, and joined the fraternal order of Alpha Chi Omega.

Here, Princess Sydney, was introduced to strong, intelligent, caring women that she adored. She lived her days loving life in the Kingdom of Nap-town at Castle 925 with her four best friends, then traveled every weekend to let her lyre send forth the chords of love, unselfishness, sincerity.

She would think about Princess Joanna, and the times they had, missing the bond that was lost.

Then one day...

Princess Sydney received a message of a new member joining Alpha Chi; she couldn't believe the name that was on the invitation.

Princess Joanna.

Immediately she rushed to write to Joanna, to see if it was really true. It was! They would be reunited as sisters after being apart for many years! They met, and it felt like old times. They laughed a lot, about old memories they shared. They caught up, on memories they missed. They connected again and the spell was broken! They began their journey to restore faith, love and trust in each other, all because of Alpha Chi Omega.

I am truly grateful for Alpha Chi, not only because of the beautiful woman it is helping me become, but because it brought this beautiful woman, and plenty of new ones back into my life.