Dear Recruitee,

Recruitment is all around a very confusing time. You’re not too sure what’s happening because people are looping their arm through yours, there is very loud singing and a ton of questions that put you on the spot. Please do yourself a favor and take a deep breath. All of this is normal, but I’ll give you some tips to help you through this overwhelming process.

First of all, please be yourself. The whole point of going through recruitment is to be a part of an amazing organization with even more amazing women to help you through your college years. The last thing you want to do is act like someone else and not click with the group of girls you really like or match with the wrong group of girls by trying to be someone else.

Next, I’m going to ask you to do us a favor. Please, no one-word answers. On the recruiter side of things, we are scrambling to come up with as many questions as we can to get to know you better and also to build the conversation. The more detail you give with your answers, the more we will learn about you and the better the conversation will be. That means there will be a much better chance of not having an awkward silence. We are girls that love sweat pants, movies, and food just like you. Don’t stress.

And finally, don’t be bummed out if your first pick doesn’t invite you back for the second day or if you don’t end up on bid day running home to where you thought you would be. Recruitment is an experience to meet new people and have the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than yourself. You may end up loving the sorority you least expected you would. You could even decide that Greek life just isn’t for you, and that is ok. You can at least say you did it and you will have already met a ton of new people and made some new friends. Don’t give recruitment any expectations, just go with it and see where it takes you.