Before going through recruitment and finding my home, I was totally skeptical of sororities. I thought I wouldn't fit in, and that I didn't even know if the whole thing was going to be for me. Lucky for me, I was wrong. So here's a little tale about how it all changed.

I had met two really awesome women at informal recruitment who I ended up being in the same sorority with, in the end, so I was put at ease knowing I had met at least two women so far that we're super awesome.

Day 1. You know we all hear those rumors and have our ideas of what it's like going into something that we only know hearsay of. However, I was going to try to keep an open mind, because it was the first day, I could always drop out still. Girls started banging on the door, screaming and then cheering and screaming.

At this point, I did something I didn't even suspect I would ever do. I started clapping along and smiling like such a dope, and jamming along with their cheers. I was all excited when a girl came and grabbed me and led me all along the house and I have to say, they were super nice. Throughout the whole process of house tours, I met wonderful women at each place.

They all were super nice and friendly and were fun to talk to. I didn't feel scared talking to them, and even if people say it's just because they want you to want to be at their house, I don't care, they were still very nice to me and I was pleasantly surprised.

I felt weird going home those nights after the house tours. I felt very strange about how jazzed I was going through the whole process. I was excited to continue on.

On the final day, because I surprisingly made it through the next rounds, it was the day I was going to decide if I was going to accept a bid if I was given one. I decided yes. By that point, I had only one house left, and I could see myself there. I met some absolutely wonderful women at the sorority I was at, and I felt like I could really be myself with the women that I talked to.

So comes bid day, I get a bid and am in my new home. It felt like a whole new life.

Going through the new member recruitment process was interesting. It was long, and I learned a lot. There was a point where I did have doubts though. I wanted to make sure this was really for me, and I thought to myself, I agreed to take a bid from this house for a reason, because I could be myself there, and I met amazing people. So I continued on in my new member journey.

As time went on I got a big. That was also something I had always heard of but never thought that I would be doing that. However, I love my big, and my little family. It felt right, and I'm glad that I got who I did, otherwise, I don't think my experience would've been the same.

I kept meeting new sisters and learning more about the girls in my pledge class and meeting more of them too. This was hard for me because I'm a unique type of person that usually has a hard time finding real true friendship with other people. Now though, I think I'm going to be friends with some of these people for the rest of my life.

I've really met some amazing people though. People who have humor like I do, who encourage me to be who I am, and who are just decent human beings.

Even though it was scary, and sometimes I was doubtful, I'm really happy I went through this process because as cheesy as it may sound, I love my sisters and my new home, and I can't wait to go on a journey with my sorority.