I just went through my first sorority recruitment as an active member. Now, I had heard about how terrible recruitment on our side was; the grueling hours, the cranky sisters. But I've never heard the positives. All I have ever heard is how much everybody hates recruitment - but I loved it.

Now, I understand: there's long hours, everyone gets crabby, but so what? We work hard so we can bring the best girls home. Who cares if we have to work long hours? It's worth it. Yes, people get crabby, and people yell, but we need to be the best to bring the best; and we should want to be the best. We aren't going to get there by people smiling kindly at us, whispering, and walking on egg shells around the chapter. We don't become the best by not working hard and if we're not working hard then why are we even there?

So me? I just looked passed that. I grew up on teams; sports and otherwise. We didn't do good because we didn't get yelled at: we did great because we got yelled at until we did things correctly. So why is a sorority any different? We're a team. We're practicing to find new members and make our chapter the best it can be.

On top of all of that, I enjoyed spending time with my sisters. I don't think I've ever spent so much time, or felt as close or as loved from my sisters as I do now that we've gone through recruitment together. We spent days on days together; and while, yes, everybody was tired and cranky, everybody got closer and everybody showed the chapter so much love.

Which brings me to my next point: I have never appreciated my sorority more than I do now. I've always loved my sorority. I've always held a special spot in my heart for it, but now I truly appreciate it and feel the passion for my sorority that I think everybody should feel.

Finally, we ended the week by bringing home an amazing new pledge class. We have new members!!!! And if that doesn't get everybody excited, elated, and appreciative of all of our hard work throughout the past couple of weeks, then I don't know what will.

Recruitment on an active's side is a lot of things. There are a lot of negatives thrown out about recruitment and work week. But I had fun. I grew to love my sisters, my chapter, and my sorority as a whole, more than I ever have before. And I truly believe that this is how everybody who's an active member of a sorority should look at recruitment.