When I first went to college I had never in a million years expected myself to go Greek, but sometimes a sorority you had never imagined to join, becomes something you wouldn't want to live without.

Countless amounts of people told me "well you're just not sorority material" or "you just don't seem like the type, you'll never fit in with those girls." But in all honestly there comes a time when you get sick and tired of the current situation you're in, a situation which allows for you to gasp for fresher air. I mean lets be honest, the grass does always seem greener on the other side. The way I see it, I took the opportunity I had in front of me as a way to reinvent myself, yet I also wanted to prove to all of the people who had doubted me, that they were wrong.

Granted, it wasn't until my younger sister joined Delta Zeta, her freshman year of college that I really understood what it was like to be a member of a sorority. Her "sisters" became her family, they were the people she confided in and I could see that she was making an exquisite amount of memories with them. DZ allowed for her to be herself and accepted her for all of her flaws. She was making unforgettable bonds that beyond her college days would last forever. I truly envied what she had and wanted to have a similar experience with girls in another sorority that I would eventually call my "sisters" too.

So in the fall of my junior year I went through with joining a sorority, Kappa Beta Gamma to be exact, and I must say that this was by far the best decision I have made thus far in college.

I don't think people really understand what it's like to be part of a sisterhood so my advice to all of the individuals that have a negative opinion about sororities would be, to either brush up on your facts or don't say anything at all. People characterize sororities as a group of girls who don't really care about anything but themselves, girls who "pay for their friends". But a sorority is so much more than that, we're not the type of girls that are portrayed by actors in the movies. Yet the way I see it, I'd rather "pay for my friends" than be constantly stabbed in the back by fake ones, the ones you didn't "pay for".

We strive to constantly make a difference in the world around us, participating in philanthropy projects to raise money and awareness for specific charities, while giving back to the community as well as our university. Each and every individual is a small puzzle piece to the bigger scheme of things.

As for me, Kappa Beta Gamma has already provided me with an array of experiences that I've been able to partake in, despite myself just recently becoming a member. I've been able to grow as a person yet I've also found a place that makes you feel like you belong. It's crazy to me that a group of people that you've only known for a relatively short period of time, are more genuine than some of the people you've known your whole life. They've accepted me for me, which is quite rare in the society we now inhabit. They've taught me to wear our letters proudly despite criticism, yet they've also taught me that a sisterhood is so much more than the letters you represent. It's something that nests in your heart and stays there forever. Beyond the stitching and your specified letters in the Greek alphabet is a unspoken act, to always have each others back no matter what.

With that being said, I am a "sister" of Kappa Beta Gamma and yes I'm currently in a sorority, who is extremely proud of my lifelong "sisters" and all of the girls in different sororities around the world.

No matter what others might think of us.