During my freshman year of college, I never even thought about going Greek. I had made friends with the members of my mod who I (mistakenly) thought would be my friends for the rest of my life. I thought I had found my bridesmaids and the people who I would spend every college memory with. It wasn’t until the summer before my sophomore year that going Greek even crossed my mind, and it was only because my mom told me I should consider it so I could find a different group of friends from the girls that I lived with. I begrudgingly signed up for formal recruitment, and, honestly, it might be one of the best decisions I have made during my college career, and my mom will never let me forget that.
Going into recruitment as a sophomore, I was nervous that the women in the chapter had already found their best friends and the sisterhood that they wanted. But on philanthropy round when I walked into the door of the Alpha Delta Pi house, I knew I was wrong. The woman that greeted me at the door was so welcoming, friendly and similar to me that I couldn’t believe I had gotten so lucky. We talked all about Pittsburgh, which is where we are both from, and when I left the house, I called my mom to tell her that ADPi was the one for me. On preference round when I walked into the Alpha Delta Pi house and that woman was there to pick me up, I knew that if I didn’t come back the next day, I would be devastated. Clearly it all worked out for me and that woman and I became best friends in our chapter. Through her, I found the sisterhood that I never had at college, the friendships that were so similar to those of my best friends from home that I couldn’t believe they didn’t know each other.
Honestly, it did take me a little while to adjust to the sorority life. I was nervous to talk to older girls and nervous to talk to the girls in my pledge class because I was one of the only sophomores. I found a solid group during my first semester, but during my second semester at BobcaThon, Ohio University’s 12-hour dance marathon, I found the group of women who have stuck by me ever since. The 12 hours of forced bonding and fun solidified friendships that I have continued even after the fundraising was done and the totals were revealed.
In Alpha Delta Pi, I found a sisterhood that accepts me for who I am, good days and bad days, laughing or crying. I found the women who will stay up all night talking to me and still be down for getting breakfast the next morning. I found the women I can cry with and the women I can laugh until I cry with. I found the women who are the first ones to know about my good news and the ones to hype me up on literally every social media platform, LinkedIn included.
This year I got the perfect little, people even think that we are actually related because they say we look and act the same. She has become my go-to girl, even within the short period of time that I have known her.
Going into this sorority, I could have never imagined that I would make lifelong friendships this quickly, but being in a sorority has changed my mind about friendships. Sorority truly is not just for college, it’s for life. I am so thankful for Alpha Delta Pi for giving me women who I cannot imagine my life without, and luckily I don’t have to live without them. As cheesy as it sounds, and I’m not one to be cheesy (ask my friends), we really do live for each other.
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