Picture this: You’re a young freshman girl starting your first year of college. All you’ve thought about is having the “true” college experience. That experience, while it is different for everyone, has the stereotype of attending a traditional 4-year university, joining Greek life, making new friends, going on adventures at random times, and graduating with a secured job and great grades.
For some, joining a sorority or fraternity is the only thing that matters to them when going to college. It’s the one thing that they look forward to the most: being able to be apart of a close-knit group of people that they will essentially go to class with, have dinner with, spend quality time with, and the list goes on and on.
For others, joining Greek life could just simply be a stereotypical illusion of what college has to offer. You think that is what college is all about, but then you realize you don’t see yourself fitting in with the people in the organizations or you realized that Greek life isn’t the path for you.
Or you could be somewhere in-between like me, someone who always dreams of going to a university in hopes of all those experiences will come to you, but realizing that’s not exactly true.
Growing up, I always imagined college to be the stereotype that it has. Sadly though, that was not the reality. Being able to attend a school like Baylor University has been the best decision I made for my education and career.
But after trying for two years, it did not work out in my favor, solely because of my grades. It can be frustrating and upsetting to try your best to be a part of something but never be able to succeed.
However, not being a part of a sorority didn’t hinder my college experience. I’ve made friendships that will last a lifetime and joined alternative organizations that have helped me meet people I never thought I would be hanging out with.
Yes, sometimes you'll have FOMO moments where you wish you were in a sorority because you see people a part of something fun or because your closest friends are involved.
But guess what? It's OK!
Sometimes it’s hard to see the bigger picture that God has planned for you. Maybe joining Greek life isn't part of your plan. Joining a sorority in college is a fun experience, or at least so I’ve been told, but it doesn’t have to be the end-all, be-all experience in your college career.