It's that time of year – recruitment season. Every sorority girl came back a week early before class started to prep for this important two-weekend-long event. Recruitment causes a wide range of emotions from elation to exhaustion. The days are long, but in the end it's all worth it as you get to welcome a ton of new members to your chapter. I've used "The Office" to help explain what recruitment is really like.
Your recruitment chair has pumped you all up and prepared you as best as possible. You're excited...
... You're stressed out too.
But you're also excited to show off how amazing and wonderful your sisterhood is.
You found some stylish outfits for every day of recruitment and can't help but feel super-confident.
It's Welcome Day, which basically means one thing — standing on your house's staircase singing the "Go Greek" song as loud as possible and probably terrifying the PNMs.
If you're sometimes awkward, like me, starting conversation with PNMs can be weird, and you might accidentally ask some odd questions.
Or alternatively, the PNM you're talking to might bring up a topic you don't know much about, but you're really trying to understand.
One of the worst situations is when someone brings up something awkward, and you have no idea how to respond.
It's unfortunate, but sometimes you just don't know what to talk about and run out of conversation topics.
But at some point you might get lucky and meet a girl, or several, who is your rush crush. You can't wait to tell your sisters about her and really hope to see her again.
And when girls you love return to your house you want them all as Littles. All of them.
But your rush crush(es) might not end up coming back, which breaks your heart a little bit.
After talking to PNMs and running around all day, you are incredibly tired. Probably the most tired you've ever been. But the day isn't over once the PNMs leave, and you've had enough.
Though you are exhausted, recruitment helps bring you even closer to your sisters and create bonds with sisters you weren't that closer to before.
Then you get to the end. Bid day is one of the best days of the year. You get to welcome your rho gamma sisters home and you get all your awesome new members. It's truly a special time and one huge party.
