Let's start from the beginning. I
would like to start by mentioning all of the people and things that influenced
me to just give sorority life a try. One of the first people I met on campus, and one of
the most inspiring people I have ever met in my life, is in a sorority. That's
when I seriously started considering it. If someone like her, who I really looked up to, felt that the sorority life was her life, maybe it could be my life too. Several weeks later, I met several more girls, whom I got very close to, and they shared the same values as I did. I
never expected them to be in a sorority, but my assumptions were wrong, and they
were always talking about the amazing people they have met and the experiences
they have had. My grandma was also an influence, whether she realized it or
not. She is part of a sorority of women where she lives. Even though it wasn't
a college sorority, it was something she seemed very passionate about, and she is also a woman I look to. There
were people and things swaying the other direction, too, and I appreciated
that. My parents were not overly thrilled about Greek life. These are two
people whose opinions I trust more than anyone else in the world, so it was
hard to do something that they weren't completely passionate about. I could
understand their concerns, and it really made me consider all of my options.
Though I still trust my parent's
opinions 100%, I have come to realize that sometimes you need to make decisions
on your own. Even the people who love you and want what's best for you, don't
know you completely. I actually liked they didn't push me to do it. I needed a
contrast to help make a more educated decision. However, my parents also trusted me to
make the right decision. I knew that if I found a place that I felt was a
supportive and loving environment in the Greek life and decided to become a part of it, they
would support me. If I didn't, they would support me too. I came to find that I
really wanted to try out this lifestyle. When will I ever get to live in a
house with a huge group of girls and get to know so many people? Everyone is always saying how many lifelong friends they make, so I decided to
go for it.
Rush (recruitment) weekend was
over a week ago, and it's hard to believe that it has already been so long. It was a great experience, and I want to share it. The
tiresome weekend went something like this. Night one started on Thursday,
visiting three sororities and having about fifteen minute conversations with
several of the girls. The night went well, but there was one house that stuck
out the most to me. I had not anticipated to like the house and the people there so much
before Rush weekend, but I did. However, I wanted to keep my options open. The
second night consisted of visiting three more houses and doing the same thing.
That evening we selected our favorite houses in order, and waited for our bids
with anxiety until the next day.
I was a
little disappointed to only get two bids back from houses since many people I knew
got four (which was the most you could receive). However, one of the houses was the one
I had my eye on the first night, so I tried to keep a positive attitude.
Saturday afternoon consisted of visiting the two houses, and actually getting
to see what they look like, throughout. More conversation took place this day
too. I submitted my two bids that evening, in my order of preference and then
went back home. The night consisted of me trying to convince myself that I
would be okay with receiving a bid from my second favorite house. The one from
the first round continued to be my favorite, but I didn't want to be too stuck
to it in case I didn't get a bid from it.
Sunday morning came, and my slip
of paper told me I got a bid from my favorite house. I took a sigh of relief,
but new I still had one more round to go. I went and visited the last time and
again had a great experience. The place just felt like somewhere I could live, and every person I had met over the course of four days I could easily become best friends with. That afternoon I placed my bid on that house, and then had to
wait several hours, hoping and praying that I wouldn't get a call saying I did
not receive a bid from the house and that I didn't need to come to the
"Bid Night." No call came, but I was still nervous, walking into the
large hall that evening.
Everyone was anxiously sitting
and talking in their seats as we waited to receive our bids. I was handed the
white envelope and nervously waited for everyone to receive theirs too. I knew
the house that I loved was written down on the card in this envelope, but I was
still nervous that for some reason something wrong happened, and I got another
house. A shout from the podium informed us to open are cards and screams erupted
in the hall. I let out the biggest sigh of relief to find in typed letters, the
name Delta Gamma. The next twenty minutes consisted of a lot of screaming,
crying, and hugging. It was quite a crazy experience. All of us DGs met up
together and slipped into a room filled with other members from the chapter,
cheering us on and singing along to music playing.
There was more picture
taking, laughing, and celebrated before we headed outside. To our surprise, the
rest of the chapter was there to greet us, screaming and running towards us as
we did the same to them. There were lots of screams and shouts and random hugs
with strangers and friends, and honestly one of the greatest times all weekend.
"LET'S GO HOME!"
someone shouted and we bolted towards the house, where they welcomed us little anchors home.
In the last week, I have met so
many amazing, sweet, crazy, and fantastic women. I know many women didn't get
their top house, and I am so thankful that I did. This will be my family, and I'm
happy I decided on DG as my home.
Do Good,
Molly
Cover photo from here.
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