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Why I Joined A Sorority

"You? In a sorority?"

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Why I Joined A Sorority

I have been getting this question very often these last couple of weeks. “You? In a sorority, I could never see it.” To tell you the truth, neither could I. I never thought I was the typical, “sorority girl.” And honestly, I’m not. In all of high school I knew for a fact that I was not going to even look into Greek Life because it “wasn’t my thing.” I was wrong.

When I decided to rush about two weeks ago I did not really know what to expect. I didn’t know what the girls were going to be like, I didn’t know what to expect from the process. Everyone around me saying “you’ll find your home,” and “trust the process.” WTF does that mean, my home is in New Jersey, there will never be any other home. I was wrong, yet again.

I had questions running through my mind all weekend. I was so nervous and anxious about what this whole process is about. I just assumed that I wasn’t going to enjoy this even though I never gave it a chance. As you can see, I was wrong a lot this weekend.

Only being two weeks into picking the sorority I felt most at home yet, I literally feel at home (S/O QU’s Kappa Alpha Theta). As cheesy as it may seem, I decided to join a sorority to literally find my home away from home (still missing my dog but you get the point). I joined a sorority to meet a great group of girls, and feel comfortable to be myself around. The type of people that are going to look out for you and help you if you need help. To meet that community that will be there for you not only in school, but for the rest of your life. Everyone is supporting you and want you to succeed and it’s so cool to see that set group of people there for YOU. I joined a sorority to get involved in something so much bigger than just your average college experience. And honestly, even though it’s been two weeks, I am so happy to say I found that.

As scared as I was and all the stereotypes I heard about what sorority’s are about, I have never been so excited to be involved in something as I am now. And I know as time goes on, it will only get better.

So, my advice to you is this: give it a try. If you hate it, then it’s not for you. But if you are like me, and jump to conclusions about not liking something, you’re going to miss out on something so great and I’m glad I didn’t. I also want to tell you, you make your own college experience. Making this decision I know for a fact that it will change my life and no matter where you end up, it will do the same for you.

Thank you to all of the people who support me and pushed me to make this decision. I’m so happy that I did and I wouldn’t change it for the world (and it’s only been two weeks, can only go up from here!!!). :) TLAM

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