Sorority Initiation is one of the more sacred rituals of any, and every chapter. With every chapter comes its own set of rituals and secrets and such. It’s cool. It’s a time where most will feel an incredible sense of bonding and comfort.
Afterwards, all you new members out there may have an overwhelming feeling of, “what’s next?”
Many of you also might be wondering when you will feel close to your pledge class. Maybe you feel a little misplaced, or like you’re too busy to spend time with your sisters, therefore you aren’t able to get close to them. Trust me… I’ve been in your position. I know how you guys feel—Shoot, we’ve all been there!
Just like any relationship in life, building a relationship with your pledge class takes time, and effort. Don’t give up on these girls just because you haven’t “hit it off” right off the bat. Sororities are huge, so it will take that much more time, and that much more effort on your end to try and build lasting relationships with those women.
This may all sound like common sense, but sometimes it helps to reiterate certain things in life.
Oh, and another thing: let me just say remind you that every other girl in your pledge class is probably just as nervous about becoming close with everyone. You want to know why? Because it is a completely normal feeling that you all are most likely experiencing!
It is always hard putting oneself out there, but that is just another great thing that Greek Life presents to us. It forces us to put ourselves out there and meet our entire sisterhood, but not only meet them, build relationships with them too. That’s the sweet bliss behind this whole thing.
From the very beginning, Recruitment forces us all to be poised, and professional. As well as being outgoing, and pretty much completely out of our comfort zone. If you look passed all the chaos though, you’ll see you are slowly learning to become more comfortable with people and your surroundings.
All I’m saying is, I know it is difficult and somewhat uncomfortable, but put a dang smile on your face and get your butt out there and create that bond with all your new sisters! Every one of you joined the same sorority because of the same underlining values of some sort. You are all alike in more ways than you may initially realize.
Sisterhood is all about the bond. All we ever do is preach about the grand things we achieve, and we do it all together.
“All for one, and one for all!”—I think that’s what people used to say.
Give your sisterhood a little time, a chance to show you what it truly has to offer. Don’t give up on your sisterhood before you’ve had the opportunity to formally meet every single girl. There is always a reason behind our decisions, and you chose your sorority for whatever reason. But you did it, and now all you need to do is be there.
Building relationships is always one of the more difficult things we do in life, but one thing is for certain. If you want to build any kind of relationship with anyone in your life, you need to be present. Be present mentally, physically and emotionally.
I’m not a preacher, I’m just sayin’…
