I caved in… I am now apart of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority. To be honest, I did not think I would be this happy and excited to be apart of a sorority.

When you think of a sorority or a sorority girl, what do you think of? Do you think of girls wearing Lilly Pulitzer and Jack Rodgers sitting around a table gossiping? Do you think of girls hazing other girls just to embarrass them? Do you think of girls going out on a Friday chanting their name while getting blacked out drunk? Whatever your thoughts may be it is not always the case. I personally saw sorority girls has those who dress up, only talk to their sisters, and think they’re better than anyone else. That is definitely not the case!

Those were my impressions of a sorority girl. Looking at it now it was not fair for me to judge girls this way who were apart of a sorority. Growing up, I never saw myself in a sorority. I did not think that one could fit my personality or interests. Campbell University was just getting Greek life when I started, so on top of my terrible judgments I had no impression or motivation to join one. As the years past I saw a lot of my friends join sororities and say they loved it. My opinion and view started to change and I became more interested. It is my senior year and I was interested in a sorority… then Alpha Delta Pi joined Campbell. As a new sorority at Campbell the girls are founders. I thought that would be so cool to help start up a sorority and be the first group of girls for it at Campbell.

I get told I do not look or act like a sorority girl. At first I tell people I know, but then I realize that there should not be a certain look or act that depicts a girl as a sorority girl. To be honest I have met some of the sweetest girls ever. Granted I have only been apart of the sorority for not that long, but knowing I could and will have life long friends is incredible to think about. I do not feel like I am “paying for my friends” as some people have expressed. I am paying to be apart of something and what I do with that is all on my own. My money is not building the bond I have with these ladies, I am the only one doing that.

I am immensely excited to start this journey and see where it takes me. I cannot wait to go to events, make friends, and be apart of something so awesome. I am excited to see the person I will be once I graduate. I cannot wait to see what type of friendships I build and who will still be by my side in 20 years. I personally cannot wait to see where ADPI will go from here to 100 years later. It is crazy to think that I was once anti-Greek and am now pro-Greek! First-Finest-Forever