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Why Rushing In College Was The Best Decision I Made

I have finally found my place in this world.

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Why Rushing In College Was The Best Decision I Made
Hannah Elizabeth Harrison

Rush week in college is known to be the one of the most busiest weeks in college besides finals week. Girls get hesitant about rushing because of all the stereotypes you hear about joining a sorority. They expect it to be real cliquey and filled with lots of drama. However, that is what you see in all the TV shows and movies, but once you experience yourself, you realize that it is the complete opposite. You realize that rushing was the best decision you made.

Coming into college I was not like most girls who knew they did not want to join a sorority. I instantly knew that I wanted to be part of a sorority. I have always seen pictures of girls on Facebook and Twitter with their sorority sisters or with their big and little. I was always jealous of the friendships that they would have for the rest of their lives.

Walking into the first day of rush week (or in my college's case weekend), I had no idea which one I wanted to join. I was told by one of the girls in a sorority to choose where I felt at home. My college is a small college so we only have two sororities. Getting to meet both group of girls made it even more hard because they were both so nice and I ended up having the hardest decision to ever make.

Meeting the girls and getting to know each sorority was the most fun. All the girls were so nice and you could easily open up to them and be yourself. Even though I wasn't apart of it yet, I felt like I was already a sister. Each girl would come up to you and you never had to go up to someone first; they always came up to you and talking to the girls seemed like you have known them for a long time. They were so happy and expressed to us how the sorority has impacted their lives and how they developed lots of close relationships with their sisters.

The girls expressed to us how they always refer to each other as sisters. They say they are always there for each other and will instantly be by your side when you are feeling down or having a bad day. Having a group of girls that are always there for you through thick and thin who will always pick you up when you are down, is something that I have been waiting for for a very long time.

Luckily before preference night when we had to put down where we wanted to join, I was able to instantly know where I wanted to be and where I knew my home was. After receiving my bid and crying tears of happiness because I finally found my home, I ran to my sisters and felt tears of happiness. I felt like I finally found my place somewhere. I always felt growing up that I did not belong anywhere in school. I felt like I was there but I was longing for a group of people who would I could always rely on no matter what life throws at me; and I thankfully have. I felt like I have known these girls my whole life yet I just met them. I am able to be myself and not have to worry about being someone else hoping to get their approval.

In school, sometimes your teachers will ask you to answer a couple of questions about yourself. There is almost always that one question that says "describe the best day of your life". I have always never known what to say, but now I can instantly say running to my sisters and finally finding my home was the best day of my life.

I have some of the best sisters in the world. They are my ride or dies, my best friends, my partners in crimes, the peanut butter to my jelly, my future bridesmaids, and most importantly the sisters that I have been longing to have my entire life.


"Sisterhood is the essence of the wisdom of all ages distilled into a single word. You cannot see sisterhood; neither can you hear it, nor taste it. But you can feel it a hundred times a day. It is a pat on the back, and a smile of encouragement. It's someone to share with to celebrate your achievements."

"People ask why I am in a sorority and I try to explain all the things a sorority is that they cannot see. A sorority is more than letters on a sweatshirt, I say. More than traditional songs, a gold pin, rituals, an obligation, or a way of life. A sorority is learning about people, a sorority is giving without expecting a return. A sorority is earning respect from others, as well as for yourself. A sorority will not solve all your problem, but I have made good friends and found confidence there to help me take life one step at a time."-unknown

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