Greek life. It's all over everyone's news feed. People either love it or hate it. This past week (which was recruitment at Union) showed me how much I love my sorority and all that it's given me, and I wasn't even there.
As a sister going abroad for fall term, I knew I was going to miss recruitment, the new member process, getting a little, all kinds of events, and living in the house. I was missing a lot. Obviously, I made the right choice in going abroad, I would be miserable if I had chosen not to go, and the FOMO I anticipated is actually more like JOMO. Recruitment did hit me hard, but not in the way I thought it would. To be honest, I did cry a little bit, but not because I was sad that I was missing the event itself.
Instead, I felt incredibly nostalgic, remembering when I received my bid to Sigma Delta Tau. I felt intense pride thinking about how hard my sisters have worked and how far our chapter has come. I found myself singing our songs while walking to class, making dinner, in the shower, and wearing my letters proudly (even though Greek life doesn't exist in Ireland and no one knew why my shirt apparently said EAT).
Sigma Delta Tau has given me more than I ever could have asked for. Within my class of 46 other girls, I have 46 people I can tell anything to or go to with any problem. When my boyfriend broke up with me, 46 girls had my back (and they still have my back to this day). 46 girls know my darkest secrets and fears, and I know theirs. Outside of my grade, I found my big (even though my twin is maybe more of a mom, sorry, Mary), best friends, role models, girl crushes, and mentors. I'm more involved on campus now than I was before, and I'm now friends with people I wouldn't have met otherwise. Most importantly, I am now surrounded by a group of women who respect my ideas and beliefs and love me for who I am.
Words cannot describe how excited I am for the new girls to begin the new member process. I hope it binds them together like it did for my year, and that they learn things about themselves and their new sisters that they didn't know before. I hope Sigma Delta Tau is everything they want it to be and more, because this sisterhood has truly been one of my favorite aspects of my time at school. Through SDT, I found my home at Union.
