My decision to participate in sorority recruitment was a no brainer. I knew that I wanted to go Greek since before I even made my decision to attend Washington and Jefferson College. So, the fact that DubJay had been nationally ranked for Greek life made my choice that much easier. Going into the whole process I was nervous, to say the least, but I was also extremely excited. I had three brothers growing up and it was amazing. Part of me, however, always wanted a sister. Someone to talk about boys with and share clothing with. In high school, I was a cheerleader so I always had this amazing group of girls who were my support system.
We would eat together, study together, and have fun together. So, naturally, I wanted to find that same sort of bond in college. The first night of recruitment left me really jazzed up to continue my process, but I was still nervous about being liked. I wanted to look perfect, talk perfect, and act perfectly. This was inevitably impossible because of no one’s perfect, especially me because I’m a clumsy weirdo. I immediately knew that there were certain sororities where I didn’t fit in and somewhere I did. The next few days were nerve-racking. Still, I met a lot of new people and began friendships with some of the most amazing women in the world. Ultimately the whole process showed me that the bond between females could be so much stronger than any other one out there.
On the final night of recruitment, I knew where I belonged. I went back to Old Main to turn in my preference in hopes of receiving a bid. I was really nervous on the final night because I knew that I had a sorority in mind that was destined to be my home. I left this particular house knowing that the room full of beautiful strangers were going to one day be my sisters. I was mostly worried that I would not be accepted and I didn’t know if I could handle that. Still, I woke up at 10:30 on Sunday and went to me my Rho Gamma. She handed me my bid and I opened it with anticipation. I saw the words Pi Beta Phi on the fancy white card and I couldn’t contain my excitement. In just a few hours I would be in my new home with my sisters. When we finally made it to the Pi Phi house my sisters ran to us and we all hugged. I couldn’t have been a happier camper. The journey was long and very emotional but it was worth it. I couldn’t imagine rushing a sorority.
