I'll admit that at first, I was not "keen" on the idea of being in a sorority. After going through formal recruitment last spring, my mind instantly changed and I hope yours does too! Here's three reasons why I love being in a sorority.
Making New Friends.
Before going through recruitment, I did not have a lot of friends. My friends from the year before grew away from me and I was making new ones. I was going through a really rough point in my life and I felt like I had no support at school. After hearing why my Big (who wasn’t my big at the time) and why one of my best friends went through recruitment and joined a sorority, I felt like I should wipe away the negative views I had and go through recruitment. After joining, I found some of my best friends. My best friend Cassidy, is in the same sorority as me, and my Big is one of my best friends and she has helped me more than she will ever know. I found so many girls that like the same things as me and help me with my not so girly side, like make-up.
Finding My Home.
College really is like a home away from home. I’m comfortable at home and I needed to find that comfort here. I found my home in Phi Mu. I was afraid of joining a sorority because I did not want to get hazed and I did not want to change myself to “fit in.” The girls I’ve met in my sorority accept me for the loud, funny, and crazy girl that I am and I accept them for who they are too. I am comfortable in my own skin and I’m happy I can be my true self around my sisters, especially in today’s society where everyone feels the need to fit in.
No matter the letters, we are all Greek.
On Albright’s campus, there’s three social sororities and three social fraternities. I have friends in the other sororities on campus, not just my own. Being a part of a sorority means being something bigger than myself. Greek Life is very popular on campus and regardless of what sorority or fraternity everyone is on campus, when we all get together, it’s…well….lit. Over the summer, I was talking to a coworker who is a part of Alpha Sigma Phi at Seton Hall, and we talked about our sororities and fraternities at our respective schools. When I wear my letters in public, people tell me that they are in another sorority on their campus or even an alumnae of mine. Last year, I ate lunch and got to know a woman who donates to my scholarship at Albright and it turns out, she was in Phi Mu when she was at Albright.
No matter the letters, we are all a part of Greek Life. We are one community.
