I've always wanted to join a sorority. I remember my cousin's wife speaking so highly of her time as a sister of Phi Sigma Sigma at Syrcause University. "I wish I could relive it," she says.

I'm not entirely sure what has always drawn me to it. In movies, sororities are described as a cult of mean girls who party intensely and prey upon each other. But over the past four weeks, I've gotten to experience what it's really like.

Recruitment was intimidating, to say the least. Hundreds of girls meeting five sororities in three days seemed quite overwhelming (and it was). We would spend a certain amount of time in each sorority's room on Friday. Based on conversations with current sisters and personal rankings, we got "called back" to certain rooms the following night.

Walking into Phi Sigma Sigma's room felt like home. I'm not sure what is was...maybe the decorations, maybe the friendliness of the sisters.

I had great conversations with several of the sisters, which made me really think this is where I could see myself. And then I met a girl named Destiny.

Destiny is outgoing, one of the funniest people I have ever met, and now my big sister. At recruitment we bonded over our mutual music interests and laughed at the fact that she thought "Migos" was a single person...not three guys.

"It literally says 'Migos' in their name," I joked.

On Pref Night, we got called back to our top two sororities before finding our home. I remember being excited to go back and spend more time with the Phi Sigma Sigma sisters.

As I walked in, Destiny was matched with me. "You definitely think I'm annoying," she laughed, handing me my envelope. In all honesty, I thought it was nice how interested she was in getting to know me.

In the envelope was a letter she wrote me, basically recapping everything we spoke about and encouraging me to be a part of their sisterhood. We then devoured macaroons and listened to a few speeches, also completely selling me on this sorority.

Instead of wracking my brain between the two sororities I visited that night, I decided to go with my gut and rank exactly what I knew I wanted.

As I had hoped and prayed for, Phi Sigma Sigma gave me a bid. That night was our Bid Day Party, and I as I walked in, literally one minute later, Destiny yelled, "You can run but you can't hide!!"

And that's why her writing that on my final clue of Reveal Week completely gave it away that she was my Big Sister.

Throughout Reveal Week, I received four baskets with the cutest gifts and some clues. My clues the first two days didn't make any sense, so I started to get nervous. But by Day Four, Alayna, a girl in my new member group, figured out we were twins by the baskets and papers used.

Since we also had a say in who our Big would be, I would've been happy with anyone on my list. I just felt that Destiny is the big sister I've always wanted.

After spending the weekend with my "family," I realized I hadn't had that much fun in a while here. I finally felt at home.

I've learned that being a part of this sisterhood is so much more than what people think. It's about making lifelong friendships, being there for others, and finding yourself.

Before being a part of this, I had trouble finding exactly what connected me to Temple. Now I know exactly what it is: finding my home at Phi Sigma Sigma.