Okay, so you’ve joined your sorority and found your big and made your best friends and life is great. What’s next?

In every sorority there is a time where applications to be on your sorority executive board, whatever the name of that board may be, will come out, and there will be a dozen girls saying “I would love to take *insert position title here*, but…”. I’m here to tell you straight up: don’t be that girl.

Why? Because all of the reasons you’re probably using to talk yourself out of it are things that every sorority woman who has held a leadership position has gone through.

There are probably hundreds of reasons that you could come up with to not apply for that position you have your eye on, but there are some that come up a lot more often than others.

1. “I wouldn’t know what I was doing.”

Not to scare you, but literally almost none of the girls on your executive board know what they’re doing when they first start out. It’s a learning process, and it’s not one that you have to do on your own.

More than likely your position will come with a multiple-hour transition workshop, one-on-one meetings with the previous holder of your position and an alumnae advisor and so many “How To” guides and that your problem will end up being knowing how to do too many things.

If you're lucky enough, the girl that had your position last year will still be around for a semester or two so you can harass her with text message questions- don't worry, we all do it.

2. “What if I wasn’t good at it?”

Another executive board secret that I’ve already leaked to you: nobody walked into their sorority house on bid day knowing how to run a chapter.

Only a small percentage of women in your chapter even know everything that your job consists of, much less how to do it. As long as you’re doing all your work and taking the suggestions of your chapter into consideration, is there really a way to be “bad” at your position?

Probably, but you’d definitely have to try pretty hard to get everything done and still be bad at it.

3. “It sounds like a huge time commitment.”/“I’m too busy.”

This is probably the closest thing to a realistic, legitimate concern on this list. Yes, a sorority is already a huge time commitment, and taking a position on your executive board is going to add some more appointments and to-do’s into your schedule. That’s a given. If you truly are already spreading yourself thin, maybe a position isn’t right for you.

However, you know what’s going to impress your future employers? That you managed to balance a college class schedule, the responsibilities that already come along with being in a sorority and chose to take on extra responsibility by taking on a position. Bringing me to my final point…

4. “Is it really worth it?”

YES. A hundred times yes! Besides all of the extra perks like having something interesting to put on your resume or gaining event-planning experience, it gives you a chance to get closer to your sorority in ways you just can’t do without a position.

Seeing how your sorority runs and why you have to do the things that you do gives you a whole new respect for your sorority and all the seemingly pointless rules and rituals that go along with it. It also gives you a chance to grow close with your fellow executive board members.

Sometimes having to be the bearers of bad news or slaving over finding a last-minute venue for a mixer can bond you better than a regular sisterhood movie night. Plus, I think we can all agree- being in charge of things can be sort of fun.

With all of that said, think long and hard about the reasons you’re doubting sending in that application, but also think long and hard about everything you’re going to gain out of taking a position. Once you finish doing that, press “send” on that application email and order yourself that “HBIC” laptop sticker. You deserve it.