There is so much stigma around greek life, whether it be the danger associated with joining a fraternity or being labeled a “sorority girl”.
My mom was in a sorority so I grew up knowing what greek life was and how it positively impacted my moms college experience. I never felt pressure to join greek life, and my mom never insinuated that I needed to, it was a choice I made on my own. Mainly because my mom is still best friends with her sisters to this day and that is something I want in the future.
I pretty much waited until right before the deadline to sign up for formal recruitment, but I did sign up in time and was registered to begin rush a few days after returning from winter break. I did not know what to expect in the slightest but I went in with an open mind.
In today’s day and age there is so much pressure to look and act a certain way and when it comes to greek life there is a ranking system called tiers. A lot of girls worry about which tier they will end up in and they strive to be in a top tier sorority. Nothing wrong with wanting to achieve that goal, but for me I did not know which sororities were top tier when I started rush so I went into it with a completely open mind.
Through rush I met so many people who I obviously would never have met without rush so that makes me thankful for the opportunity of rushing in itself.
The process was tiring, stressful and completely draining, yet somehow I made it through.
I ended up getting and accepting a bid from Delta Gamma. I know I sound like every other “sorority girl” but the girls I have met in DG so far have showed me that they genuinely care about me and want me to be there.
I am not an outwardly excited person about many things, so when I opened my bid I was not jumping up and down and screaming, but I was happy, and hopeful.
What I am hopeful for through joining Delta Gamma is to form genuine friendships. Not friendships that look good on instagram and snapchat, because that is not who I am. I want to be immersed in a sisterhood of girls who share the same values as me and make me feel accepted. I did not rush for clout or for tiers, I rushed for myself. Safe to say I am obsessed with DG already!