Recruitment, Big/ Little reveal, Initiation, sisterhood nights, socials. What do they all have in common? They are all common things that you will be part of when you join a sorority. They are all amazingly fun things that you learn to love. What else do they have in common? Talking to many people and socializing. Now most people do not see this as a big issue. But it is an issue if you are socially awkward, like I am.
Now don’t get me wrong I have loved my time in my sorority, just sometimes I have a difficult time dealing with trying to be a social butterfly. I’ve been a socially awkward my whole life, so I’ve grown to accept this fact about myself. But sometimes it’s difficult to know how to handle myself when in different social settings revolved around my sorority. Here are some times when I’ve found my socially awkwardness becoming a setback in my sorority life.
Ever have that feeling where there are twenty plus people in a room and you know you could go up to any of them and have a conversation with them, but you don’t know how? Well I do. This is an issue I face at many sisterhood events or any other sorority events in general. I sit back and watch everyone else interact with each other. Sometimes it makes me feel lonely because I feel like I cannot join in a conversation without sounding weird. But in the end I still have a good time at these events and eventually I let myself have the confidence to talk to the sisters I’m closest with.
Small talk? Now that’s the worst. I’m good at handling those typical questions. How are you? How are classes? Did you have a good weekend? I’m great at tackling them. But then comes that lull in the conversation. Crap. Now what do I do? I have to do something to make this awkward pause to go away. Now a non-socially awkward person would be able to do this normally with ease. But me? I tend to say the weirdest things that no one needs to know about or bring up classes again, like that I all I can talk about.
I’ve been part of my sorority for almost two years now and I wouldn’t change any part of my experience. Yes, I’m a socially awkward person that sometimes says the wrong, or weirdest things, but I’ve gotten to meet so many amazing women, who are just as awkward as I am. Being a Delta Zeta has given me so many life changing experiences I never would have thought I’d get to experience during my time in college. I may be an awkward person, but my sorority has helped me grown and learn how to love myself for the woman I am and the woman I will become. I’ve gotten to meet my lifelong friends through my sorority and has given me the best little DZ family that I would have otherwise never gotten to meet without being a founding member of the Pi Omicron chapter.
To my DZ family, thank you for accepting that I’m weird, but loving me anyway no matter how many weird Snapchats I might send you. To the other founders, thank you for accepting me and giving me the opportunity to be a leader in our chapter. To my closest DZ friends, thank you for loving me and taking the time to become close friends with me and for acting equally as weird as I am. Thank you Delta Zeta – Pi Omicron for shaping me into the woman that I am becoming through my time in college and the woman I will become after college. My time growing with Delta Zeta isn’t just for four years, it’s for life!
