So let's start with how shy I am. VERY. I was at orientation and my mom forced me to stop at every organization and talk and put my name down. I of course did not want to do that, but once we got to the "Go Greek" table part of me was excited. I kind of always wanted to be a sorority girl but sometimes on movies you see this "image" of a sorority girl and I am defiantly not that image. My mom was talking to some girls while I just looked at the pictures and saw how much fun the girls looked like they were having, so I put my name down and looked horrified when I gave it to them.
"Not so bad, huh?" My mother asked.
I smiled and we kept walking. Luckily for me that was the end of orientation which meant we would be driving home and I had all summer to debate over joining or not, or so I thought.
A month later I got an email saying I need to verify my information and if I did want to rush I need to put my name down. Well not everyone gets in. NOT EVERYONE GETS IN. When I rushed there was over 200 girls rushing with me and I didn't know anyone there. Only about half or less would make it. I decided maybe I should rush this is a great way start college and maybe make a few friends along the way.
So here goes the whole moving into the dorm and having to talk to the rho gammas about rush week. Well the first night I signed in and took a seat, remember the 200+ girls? Yeah all different girls from so many different places, with so many different accents, and all wanting a specific sorority. The President of all the sororities went up there to talk and repeated and stressed "You may not get the sorority you want, some of us didn't but we are still here and you can always rush again." How frightening, 1) I might not even get picked at all or 2) I may not like the sorority I get picked. After that she explained everything that was going to happen that week. Dress up, dress up, dress up. Talk about yourself and don't leave anything out, you are trying to make an impression but at the same time stay true to yourself.
So the first night we went to visit all 4 of the sororities, now my campus is not as big as others, but for a freshman and it is your first week and YOUR IN HEELS, it is pretty big, especially since we did walk all over campus. We went to see the girls in each sorority as well as see their units (Since ours do not have their own houses). The next night was the sororities that asked you to come back. I had gotten invited back to two, which made me really happy. Why? Remember how shy I am? Well I made a great impression being myself that two sororities liked me. That made me feel very happy and once it was all done I ran to my dorm to call my mom and told her.
The third night was the last night and that was the night only 1-2 will chose you and it was the most serious night because these girls could possibly be your sisters. The only problem was if you were invited back it does not automatically mean you get in that sorority. I got invited back to one last sorority. I went there and bonded with some of the girls there and felt at peace, but they were the new sorority so there was not that many girls compared to the other. I went back to my dorm and that night I just kept repeating their chants over and over so part of me felt like that was what was suppose to happen in my life.
The next morning if you got a call that means you did not get a bid and I heard that some people got calls. I on the other hand did not know that was a thing and thought even if you didn't get a bid you just go there and they tell you at the door, the call was a smarter idea. Like I said I didn't know about the call, so when I got to the meeting area some girls were discussing how some of their best friends got the calls and I asked what calls. I rushed towards my phone and scrolled through the calls and did not find an unknown number so I was relieved. I got a bid.
My line was up next. It was my turn. I get a bid. I called my mom right before, "Mom should I do this or not?"
"Yes, of course!" She said.
I smiled took the envelope and opened it. I got in a sorority.
Me! The weird, quiet, shy, awkward girl got a bid. After that we had to guess which sororities the rho gammas were in. Once that was all done we ran to our new home, our new family, with our new sisters.
Rushing was stressful, having to dress up all week and figuring out how to schedule class and homework around walking around viewing sororities, but in the end it was all worth it. I am a new and proud member of Alpha Sigma Alpha and I would not trade my experience or my sisters in for the world. They have all become a part of me and if I did not join I would be a bum laying on my bed watching netflix on day.
If any of you reading this debates on rushing, DO IT! You will meet friends whether you get in or not but most importantly if you do get in then you will become sisters for life and that's the best thing, and so much more, I have so far gotten out of my sorority.
"Give a girl the right pair of shoes, and she can conquer the world. Give a girl a bid, and she will not have to do it alone."
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