I’m going to be honest here, I never saw myself in a sorority or being a “typical sorority girl” in high school.
By the time I was a junior in high school, a lot of my friends had graduated and gone on to college and most of them joined sororities. They all seemed to love it and got so much out of it, but I wanted no part of it. I believed every stereotype I had heard and I couldn’t believe they joined, but I supported them nonetheless.
Fast forward to the summer before I moved to college, surprisingly, I became increasingly infatuated with sororities. I would watch movies on them and read articles about what they did, and it piqued my curiosity. I couldn’t see myself in a sorority at all, thinking I wasn’t pretty enough or cool enough and that I wouldn’t fit into one. It made me sad, but what was I to do? If I wasn’t going to fit in, why try?
My school does formal recruitment in the spring, so if I truly wanted to do it then I had time to think about it. But I soon learned there was mock recruitment in the fall, a free event that takes you through what the first day of what formal recruitment is like. My friends really wanted to go, so I was quickly dragged to it. I was admittedly kind of excited to go since I was so intrigued by sororities, but I was also scared because I didn’t think I would fit in anywhere.
That day changed my whole perspective on sororities and Greek life in general. I learned that it was way more than appearance based and what I had seen in the movies and articles I looked at. The sororities weren’t looking solely at your outward appearance, they were looking at who you truly were as a person.
I found a few sororities that I liked a lot and thought I might fit in with. I would go to open houses and events during the semester and meet more and more sisters as the weeks went on. When it came time for recruitment, I knew I found a place where I belonged.
The best part about it was that it wasn’t hard for me to find my home. I originally went in thinking that I wouldn’t fit in anywhere and no one would want me, but that wasn’t the case. I found a sorority that wanted me for me and loved and accepted me for who I am.
I never thought I would fit in to any sorority, regardless of how much I wanted it. If you’re thinking you won’t either, give it a try. You may be surprised and you may even find your home.