In 2014, I came to Alabama to attend Troy University from Brookfield, Wisc. For those of you who haven't ventured up to Brookfield, or down to Troy, you just need to know that they are polar opposites of each other. When I came here I didn’t know anyone. I didn’t know anything about the south. I didn’t know anything about Greek life. A year and a half later, I think it’s safe to say that’s all changed. A big reason that I was able to transition into a completely different world is that I joined Kappa Delta.

I’m sorry if this article sounds cliche. I know everyone says how much they love their sorority on the internet. However, being a dance major, English major, and history minor, I don’t have much time for extra things that I don’t absolutely love. If I didn’t love KD, I wouldn’t have a reason to be one.

Between rehearsals, traveling for auditions, and tackling endless hours of homework, I don’t have too much free time, but it’s not difficult to be busy and be a KD. My sisters want me to succeed. I know that sounds like a given in any friendship, but that hasn’t always been the case for me. I remember having a high sense of competition between some of my friends and me growing up, but it’s not like that here. We don’t compete against each other. A victory for one KD is a victory for the whole chapter.

My sisters are so supportive of everything that I do. My freshman year, I didn't have a car and I needed to get to Atlanta for a ballet summer intensive audition. I asked my sisters on the Facebook wall and multiple girls offered to drive me to my audition. That is a three-hour drive from Troy! I was able to attend and everything worked out. I am so grateful to have such good sisters.

I love how being in KD is like having a home away from home. My family within KD is pretty big because my big has three other Littles. My family alone is a great example of how diverse KD is. My family has girls studying nursing, business, hospitality, art, education, ect., you name it. We all come from different backgrounds but, somehow, we all fit together. That's how our entire chapter is. There’s not just one stereotypical version of a Kappa Delta because each of us is so different.

I think that any KD in the country can say that one of the things that is so great about our sorority is that we get to work with children. We donate our time to Girl Scouts by holding fun badge days for them. We donate all our money we raise throughout the year to Protect Child Abuse America and the local Child Advocacy Center. We try to instill confidence in children, just like we instill confidence in each other.

I'm so thankful for my decision to rush my freshman year and my decision to go Kappa Delta. I think I can speak for every sister when I say it is one of the best decisions I have ever made. I know that no matter what my sisters are supporting me and there to be my life long friends.