It's been a few hours since you arrived in your college town, you're all unpacked and your family has said their goodbyes. If you're anything like I was, (you might've cried) and you're thinking, "Now what?" Well, we walked to our first event for recruitment which was a meeting where we learned about what the week ahead of us was going to be like, and most importantly, we met our Pi Chi's.
Throughout the week, these were the women who were going to show us the ropes. We had their phone numbers if we needed help finding a house, if we were late or even if we needed advice on what to wear for the next day. They all belong to a sorority on campus, but they disaffiliate long enough to help us find our house. They are the women who are there for us when this already stressful time in our lives throws us over the edge. Sorority recruitment is not easy. It's an extremely hot week in August when we have let our main support system, our family, just drop us off in this place we're supposed to live for the next 9 months. Even though we have our friends, it's just not the same. The transition is hard, and having those older and wiser girls who have been through what we're going through is somehow comforting, although we had never met them before this week. They give you a sense of a family away from home, and they can be comforting to you and the other girls in your Pi Chi group through the week ahead. They want the best for you and every other girl in your group of around 80 girls. They're there to help you make your first big decision in college, a decision that will honestly affect your life in ways you don't understand yet. Choosing a sorority will bring you some of your best friends, the best experiences and the best memories of your freshman year.
Although they are already in a house, they remain unbiased and don't talk about their house to anyone, not even the other Pi Chi's. Because of their unbiased stance, it is helpful to talk about your choices to your Pi Chi's and they can help you realize what house is the one for you if you have any doubts or if you like them all. They are trained to do their job and they do it well. You might even end up being sisters with one of your Pi Chi's! I was lucky enough to come out of recruitment with not only some of my best friends being in my Pi Chi group, but also feeling as if my Pi Chi's were some of my friends as well. So here's to you Panhellenic Counselors, you are a key part of the PNM's first college experience and the reason why we are in our houses today!
Mizzou Fall Sorority Recruitment: Pi Chi Edition by Madeleine Daily
