If someone had asked me on my first day of college if I would consider going Greek, I probably would have laughed in their face. At the beginning of college, Greek life seemed pointless to me. I believed all the stereotypes; that the girls were all fake, that they were paying for friends and that all they did was party every day of the week. While I may be girly, I definitely wasn't sorority material. At least, that's what I had come to believe.
It came as complete surprise to my family and friends back home when I told them that I decided to go through with recruitment. It was even a bit of a shock to me that the thought so much had crossed my mind, but after weeks of seeing the "Geaux Greek" signs on campus and hearing other girls on my floor talk about how excited they were, I finally became convinced; I signed up for recruitment.
While recruitment was stressful, completely unexpected and sometimes boring (standing in heels waiting for something to happen tends to be that way,) I am eternally grateful that I rushed because of the new family that I gained. My sorority is the best thing that's happened to me since I discovered Nutella, and that was a pretty life changing experience.
Being in a sorority has taught me so much. The most important lesson I've learned is never to judge a book by it's cover. On bid day, I never would have been able to tell you that the girl who put a smiling crescent moon next to her name in my phone contacts would be one of my best friends. No one could have told me during those first few weeks that the girls in my pledge class would truly feel like my sisters.
Those sisters are amazing people and I am so thankful to have them in my life. I've found best friends, role models, and generally amazing women. They're a diverse group of people who defy the sorority stereotypes that I use to believe. They've taught me that there is no such thing as "sorority material." Each girl I have met is an individual who brings her own gifts, personality, and abilities to make the sorority what it is.
When I signed up for recruitment, there was no way that I could anticipate how incredible joining a sorority would be for me. It was nothing like I'd imagined and everything that I hadn't known I wanted.
To each girl in my chapter, I only have one thing to say to you- thank you!
You've helped me grow and change so much in only one semester, and I'm excited (and a little nervous) to see what the next seven hold. Whatever comes, I know that as long as I have my sisters, everything will work out.
I love you to the crescent moon and back!
