This article may seem cliché, and I’m sure some of you will even roll your eyes when you see the title of it. However, before you scroll on, just know that Kappa Delta is unlike any other sorority out there. (as I’m sure any sorority woman would say about her organization.)
Recruitment week is hard and can be full of disappointments, but with Kappa Delta, I genuinely looked forward to stepping through those huge doors every day. Walking into the Kappa Delta house felt like a breath of fresh air, (metaphorically and literally because it's 1000 degrees during rush week.)
I always felt like I could drop my typical, plastic sorority girl smile that I had to maintain throughout the other houses, and I never felt like I was saying the wrong things. Kappa Delta felt more like a home instead of the intimidating environment of rushing during that tough week of not knowing where you’re supposed to end up.
Whatever you have seen in movies, remove those images out of your mind because the truth is, it's all false. I chose to become a Kappa Delta because I made the decision to join a group of ambitious, and positive women.
In Kappa Delta, we always strive for what is honorable, beautiful, and highest.
Kappa Delta has made me more of a leader and has helped me push myself to be the best that I can be in college, and in all other aspects of life. On the last night of recruitment, I was stuck choosing between three sororities. My Rho-Gam asked me what kind of woman I wanted to be at the end of these four years, and the troubling question of “Which sorority is right for me?” was instantly answered because I knew the values Kappa Delta has, and I knew that Kappa Delta would be the one to help polish me into the young woman I wanted to be.
In Kappa Delta, there’s a girl for everything.
Someone to have a dance party with you after you get an A on a difficult exam, someone that loves pizza rolls and donuts (almost) as much as you, girls who you can freak out about that one episode of "Grey's Anatomy" with, and girls who value a good Instagram-worthy picture as much as you. You find girls who will stay in and watch "Bridesmaids," or go out with you, girls who will cook you dinner after you’ve had a long day, girls who will help you get out of bed in the morning to go to church, and girls who hold no judgment against you. I have no idea how I went this long without these friendships that I now hold so close to my heart.
During rush week, these girls always asked me how I was doing, and our connection was instant and was always genuine. I realized that these women in Kappa Delta really did want to know how recruitment week was treating me, and they wanted me to vent and share my feelings with them. (which was something extremely impactful during that long week.) It felt like I was just talking with another one of my good friends, instead of trying to impress someone. Kappa Delta felt like home.
When you join this sorority, you aren't joining just for the title. You are joining, or at least I was joining, a place that I could come to every day and know that there is a group of girls who have got my back whenever I need them. You are joining for the philanthropic work we do, the strong sisterhood we have and for the standard we hold ourselves to.
I'm a Kappa Delta because I found my home.
The recruitment process is set up to match you with the sorority you will grow from, to help you find a house where you will meet some of your best friends, and find your future bridesmaids.
If I had to go through rush week again, I would choose Kappa Delta every time.