I'll be the first person to admit to you that I am the last person you would expect to join a sorority. I'm hesitant to join big groups because I'm the absolute worst at introducing myself to new people and putting myself outside of my comfort zone.

However, due to where my first semester freshman year took me, I decided to do the one thing I told everyone I would never do: and I rushed. To my surprise, the recruitment process is nothing like I imagined it being, a complete opposite of the numerous portrayals I have seen throughout my life.

(Full disclosure: my school, Indiana University, does not have girls rush until the week before second-semester starts, and in all honesty, I probably would not have decided to rush within the first few weeks of freshman year.)

First of all, the recruitment process itself is not as intimidating as you would expect it to be. I was grouped with other girls rushing and we went from house to house talking to the chapter's members in an informal interview format.

Questions would vary from them asking about your major, your family, and your location on campus to what animal describes you and more "fun" questions like this. Not once are you left to find someone to talk to during the time at each chapter, rather a member of the sorority will escort you to a location in the house where you can have a quick conversation before another person in the house interrupts to get to know you.

Upon arrival to each chapter, the members prepare chants or even songs to sing to the PNM's (AKA potential new members). The idea of this is to be as catchy as possible so you remember the chapter's letters upon further reflection of the sororities you did or didn't like. Also, it's important to note that not "liking" a sorority does not have any reflection on you or the chapter itself. Many times it depends on how well the conversation was among the three or four girls you chatted with.

Sometimes conversations don't go well, and as a result, you may be cut from that chapter. This in no way is meant to destroy your confidence or cause tears because, in reality, the member's interviewing you are trained to figure out whether you will fit into the house's personality, or if another house will suit you better.

None of the girls that I talked to seemed superficial or mean, much like the picture I had envisioned in my head. In fact, many of the recruiters told me they hadn't pictured themselves in a sorority either. Learning this really opened my eyes to what greek life actually is on campus. Preconceived notions which used to put a bad taste in my mouth were quickly proved wrong, so if you find yourself worried about not fitting in to the sorority girl image, I assure you that there is no single type of sorority girl.