When I went through sorority recruitment and signed my bid with my beloved sorority Phi Sigma Sigma, I thought I was signing up for late night girl talks, lunch every day with my sisters, and friends that I can always count on. What I didn't know was that I signed up for that and so much more.

Because I joined a sorority, I now I have people in my life I didn't even know I needed. I have made an unbreakable bond with girls I haven't even known for a year. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for my sisters, because I know there isn't anything they wouldn't do for me. It sounds like such a cliche when sorority girls say they've "found their bridesmaids" in their sorority sisters, but it's true. Joining a sorority is the best way to find your lifelong friends.

Thanks to my sisters and the wonderful organization I am a part of, I am always pushed to be a better version of myself. I now have bigger dreams and bigger goals in my life because I want to represent my sorority well. I want to make my sisters proud and I want people to see my and know what sorority I am in not because of the letters I wear, but because of how I present myself.

I know so much more people now. When I came to college I hardly had any friends, and I struggled with being alone. Now because of my sorority I know a lot of people and I almost always see a friendly face on campus, which is so comforting.

I have so many chances to help and donate to great causes. I have been able to help raise money for not only my sorority's philanthropy but other Greek organization's as well, and it is such a good feeling. It's an even better feeling knowing that my sorority's philanthropy is the Kids in Need Foundation which raises money for children's education. Education is something that is so near and dear to my heart, and I never thought I would be able to help better kid's education before I become a teacher.

I have changed so much since I came to college, and I owe it all to my sorority and my amazing sisters. I don't want to know what life would be like had I not joined Phi Sigma Sigma, and I am so glad that being in a sorority has been a million times better than I thought it would be.