When I first started college, I told everyone that there was no way in heck I was joining a sorority. I thought I knew all about them, and I definitely stereotyped HARD. Boy, I was wrong.

Right after the first home football game of the season, I was hanging out on the football field with some of my new friends, when one of them (shoutout to you Kelsie, love you) mentioned that she was going through recruitment for a Christian sorority called Sigma Alpha Omega.

I was immediately intrigued, because I had never even heard of anything like that. Of course, now I know that there are actually tons of sororities rooted in Christianity, which is awesome for Christian women like me.

I basically thought about what my friend had said for the rest of the night, and the next day something told me to check it out for myself. I went on my school's website, found out who SAO's faculty advisor was, and sent her an email to find out more. She directed me to the president of SAO, Adessa (also known as an angel on earth), who reached out to me on instagram, told me all about SAO, and invited me to the next recruitment event the following Monday.

Immediately after going to that first event and meeting all of the sisters and candidates going through recruitment, I knew that SAO was something I wanted to be a part of. All of them were so sweet and genuine, and so sold out for Christ. I went to the last recruitment event, a scavenger hunt, and interviews at the end of that week.

I was so nervous and overall convinced I wouldn't get a bid. I had started the recruitment process way too late, and all of the other girls were definitely more outgoing than me. I went through with the interview despite my doubts because I knew that I wanted to be a sister so badly, and to my surprise, I got a bid!

Throughout my candidate period, I got to know the other candidates, as well as the girls who were already sisters, really well. I came to understand that sorority girls are not shallow and conceited the way movies and television shows portray them.

My sisters showed me that not all sorority girls party and drink (in fact, a good many of the ones in non-Christian based sororities don't either). They're not air headed or spoiled, and a lot of them (including myself) aren't that wealthy either. They're smart and kind and passionate and generous. When they care about something or someone, they show it. They aren't afraid to be unique or a little quirky.

The sisters of SAO invited me into their family despite the fact that I can be really awkward, and they chose to love me. They made me feel welcome from the very beginning. They accept me as I am, they love that me, they encourage me, they pray for me, and most importantly they help me grow in my faith.

They make me feel like I am a part of something bigger than myself, and I know from what I've heard from others that the same is true for most, if not all, greek organizations.

So if you're like me, if you're the girl that swears she will never join a sorority, I encourage you to reconsider. Whether you want to find a Christian organization like I did or not, there is a group for you out there.

If God puts an organization in your path, don't shy away from it. You never know what God's plan is for you, and in the end, you might just find your new family.