So bid day is done. The glitter is slowly going away, you've got your new comfort colors tank, a couple new phone numbers, and memories that will last for a lifetime.
The hard part, you've got to be willing to find your place in the sorority. Scary, I know. Talking to a large amount of new faces you've never met before and finding one of them to eventually call your big one day. All of the women who are already in the sorority do want to get to know you as much as you want to get to know them. Regardless if they are younger members or older members. You wanted to be a part of this sisterhood so they want to make you feel at home as possible in it.
Promise me one thing, actively try to make your experience in the sorority the best that you possibly can for yourself. It's sad to see women drop who never even got to know the women in the chapter well enough to know if she was really at home or not. Go to the big and little hangouts, talk to the woman that welcomed you home on bid day, talk to girls in your member class about grabbing lunch or dinner, or the oh so important late night Taco Bell run.
Do not let the stereotypes of a chapter on your campus determine whether you're going to stay or not. The stereotype doesn't define the chapter, the women define it. All chapters across the country are diverse in one way or another so, do the comments of others even matter? Once you put the stereotypes aside in your head, you are able to learn so much more about the women that welcomed you home just a couple of days prior to your first new member meeting. Let me tell you that I was blessed to meet some of the most confident and strong women in my chapter. These women taught me more than I ever thought possible about myself and my years in college.
Also, if your sorority sisters are offering support or advice, take it. It's not until later in time that you realize how important and crucial it can be to you. From what professors to take for what class, what textbooks they can give you, how to paint an awesome cooler, what is the best food at Taco Bell, to the important advice of what to wear out on a date with a boy. Your sisters will be there for you through the ups and downs of your life.
My time in my sorority has shaped me into who I am today. A young woman with a lot more ambition for a bigger future. If you get the chance to join a sorority, take it. Although it may not feel like a home at first it can quickly become your home away from home if you let it.