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I don't know if there was a defining childhood moment, as other posters have said, although two of my childhood teachers (1st and 3rd grade) were Sorors.
I think the beginning of my interest came when I was in my mid-teens and MamaTrap's friend, Soror Aunt V., crossed in grad chapter. Soror Aunt V. really wanted me to be a debutante, but I was one of these chicks who had her head in a book and didn't have the social knowledge or people skills to be able to interact at that time.
I got caught up in studies and the paper in undergrad, so I didn't pursue, but always knew in the back of my mind when I was settled, graduate chapter was an option.
Fast forward to 1996, when my father died. I remember Sorors coming to our house and spending time with MamaTrap. I think that crystallized it for me. When the opportunity came up in 2000, I accepted it, and it is one of the best decisions I ever made.
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