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I grew up in a college town with a fairly small Greek population. I didn't realy know anyone who was Greek or anyone who even knew a Greek. Everything I knew about sororities came from watching Legally Blonde and Sorority Life on MTV. Now I know how wrong those views were!
During Freshman Orientation over the summer before I began college my Mom and I went to the Greek Life information seminar. They told us all kinds of facts about how great Greek Life is- you know all the statistic about hwo successful Greeks are later in life and they told us about the House Mothers and Philanthropy and all of that. After hearing al of that, I decided to Rush in Fall, mostly because I thought a sorority membership would live me a leg up when it came time to apply for Law School.
The first day of Rush I went to all of the houses with an open mind and decided that I wanted to be in one of two houses- ADPi wasn't one of them. The second day I went back to ADPi and I fell in love! All of the ADPis were so friendly and diverse and genuine. Their sisterhood wasn't just a subject for discussion. It was almost tangible. I could feel that these girls truly cared about each other, and I knew that Alpha Delta Pi was the only house for me.
By the time Bid Day came around, Rush no longer about using a sorority as a stepping stone to Law School. I knew that ADPi was where I needed to be, and that college wouldn't be the same for me if I didn't get to "wear the white and blue boom boom".
I am thankful everyday that I was blessed with such beautiful sisters. I had some really rough times this past year, and I am convinced that if I had not had my sisters behind me, supporting me every step of the way, I would have packed up and gone home to California at the first sign of crisis. Instead of giving up and going home, I leaned on my sisters. Now I have an amazing sisterhood of which I am soo proud to be a part.
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