The Greatest of These is Love

Oh my gosh golly wow. It has been exactly one month since the last time I posted on this blog and I apologize a million and one times for that (you can all thank the eight exams I had). Hopefully I can get back on a better track with posting, and I figured that I'd come at you today with my most highly requested post - my recruitment experience.

Looking back at how recruitment went, I can't say that I saw any of this coming. The whole week is a whirlwind of stress and not knowing what's happening, which is one of the things I hate most. I don't like not knowing what's going to happen!

I went into recruitment with a certain idea of each sorority, and as much as I tried to avoid making myself attached to anyone in particular, I can say that I did. I fell into that trap of categorizing each sorority and sticking my ground firmly. On the other side of the glass now, I can say that my perceptions have totally changed.

I naturally enjoy talking to people. I loved chatting about everything and anything with the girls and felt that things were going swell. I was slightly more resistant to some of the sororities because maybe I had one awkward conversation or was acting biased, but I thought the whole experience was going great.

Looking back, I think that I was maybe manipulating the situation to work the way I thought it was supposed to. I wanted everything to work out a certain way because there was one place where I thought I would fit in, and thought that I had a very, very good chance.

While I wish I had a Bid Night experience that was wonderful and pure bliss, that's not what happened. I was confused, upset and trying to figure out why I had ended up where I did. The best part of this all, though, is that I found exactly that.

Two of my best friends, Annaka and Josie, joined Theta with me! We are so glad we all decided to stick it out together.

I would not for one second choose a sorority other than Kappa Alpha Theta. When I moved past my initial shock, I realized that the girls standing before me were more like me than anyone I had ever met. I was with a group of women who were inspired to make a difference in their world, who wanted to devote every ounce of their energy to the betterment of Theta. I see my friends that are in other sororities, and while I love them just the same, I can understand why Theta is my home and not any of the other four chapters on campus.