Here's to the girls who never thought they would join a sorority. Here's to us. I am the type of girl that never thought I would join a sorority in college. I believed the sorority stereotype and never thought that I would fit in. However, by my second semester of sophomore year, I realized that if I didn’t at least go through recruitment and see what these girls were like, I’d regret it. So I went through formal recruitment. Explained by images, here are the thoughts that ran through my head over the course of the week:

1. If I don’t try, I’ll never know.

2. The first day, I was so excited to get started. I couldn’t wait to meet the members of Panhel and be introduced to the five sororities on campus.

3. The second day was filled with a wide range of emotions. I was excited to get out and meet the different sisters and see what the personality and dynamic of each sorority was like. But I was also extremely nervous that I would say something stupid and ruin my chances of receiving a bid from a sorority.

4. However, all these worries went away when I stepped into the house that I hope will welcome me into their home. The conversation flowed easily between the sisters and me, and I wasn’t nervous about saying the wrong things or messing up. I felt like Harry Potter after he walked into into Hogwarts.

5. And when you connect so strongly with the girls in that house that you talked to for a mere 30 minutes, you feel like you've gained new best friends.

6. When all the houses try to stuff you with food, and you happily accept.

7. So the second day turns out to be a complete success and you walk out of the event like this:

8. Even though you are completely exhausted by the end of the night.

9. And that third night when you see which houses invited you back, you can't contain your excitement.

10. Walking into those houses again and feeling completely at home:

11. Feeling that quiet understanding when you realize exactly where you belong:

12. And attempting to pick out The. Perfect. outfit for the final night, aka Pref Night -- and by far the most important.

I was the girl who decided to go through formal recruitment the day before the first event. I was the girl who swore I would never join a sorority when I started college. Before transferring to Lycoming College I attended a huge university where the sororities were their negative stereotype, but after going through the events this week, I’ve never been happier to be wrong.