The first time I think I knew for sure was towards the end of the first semester of my senior year in college. I had been researching sororities for a while, trying to decide which one, if any, I wanted to join. I had seen all of the sororities in action on my campus, but to be very honest, when I started my research, I was sure that it would lead to the conclusion that I shouldn't join any.
What struck me immediately about the women who were a part of our lovely sisterhood on my campus was how gracious they were. They were scholars and leaders on the campus, women that I knew and respected before they became members, but they were also humble and always sisterly, even to women who were not members. That is so important to me--how can you purport to be a sisterhood and then behave in an unsisterly manner toward people outside of the chosen few. When I started to read the history of the organization and I learned the motto "By Merit and By Culture", I knew this was the organization for me. It gave me a little thrill, that realization. The founders' desire to serve the community with that particular aim in mind meshes exactly with my philosophy of how to become a better human being. So it was the sisterhood, displayed by the members, and the purpose that clinched it for me.
It truly was research that lead me to Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. It took seven years for that dream to come true, and now that I am on the other side, I understand that motto even better. Whenever I pause to think that I am now a soror, I am thrilled anew, and I know that that is a feeling that I will have for the rest of my days.
SKEE-WEE Sorors.
Oh and it is my four month AKAversary today.
