Dear 'Atypical' Sorority Girls,
It's Friday night. Most of your sisters are texting in their group messages about what they're wearing out or which bars they'll be meeting at, but we probably won't find you crammed into the back of an Uber dressed to the nines jamming out to whatever's on the Billboard Hot 100. We most likely won't find you at a bar or a frat party, but at a concert singing along with your favorite band, or curled up reading a new book. You'll be studying for that chemistry test you have on Monday, working on a project, or writing a paper for one of your honors classes. You could be at practice or at work. You're not as into the party scene as everyone expects you to be, but there are so many things people don't know about you. Instead, they generalize you into a stereotype. You might be more of an introvert and prefer to listen to indie, rock, or metal instead of what's on the radio. Maybe you have or love tattoos/piercings and you don't look like the cookie cutter girl on all the recruitment websites and cards. Maybe you're an artist, writer, math or engineering major; something else you wouldn't expect a woman to be interested in. The world likes to put everyone in boxes, but you refuse to be labeled as one thing. However, you worry about not fitting in with everyone else.
But then you laugh because you know there is no such thing as a typical sorority girl. Your sisters do too, and that is what makes sorority life so amazing. In a chapter of more than 400 strong and unique women, you are bound to find someone who understands and relates to you. We were scene kids, band geeks, pageant queens, country girls, honors students, and so much more, but we all came together under the same organization because we have something in common; our similar values and. We are all proud to wear our letters, wherever we might go because we're all doing what we love and growing along the way.
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I'm so thankful for my sisters who have made me feel accepted and welcomed every step of the way. There's something special about being part of a group that allows you the freedom to be yourself, and that is something I will cherish forever. Fitting into a mold isn't what sisterhood is about. It is accepting differences and embracing the diversity that exists among the women that share your letters. That is what makes sisterhood great. Keep being 'weird'. Keep being different. Keep being unique. Keep being you.
Love,
An 'Atypical' Sorority Girl
