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I can relate.

I remember choosing my top three sisters that I wanted to be my big/mom etc. I was very excited. I just remember this great feeling and then being so disappointed. Every other pledge received who they wanted, but me! I did not even get one of the three people I put down on my request list. It was an awful feeling. I don't even remember having met the sister I received and I did not know anyone she was friends with. It was very hard to watch all of the other pledges and see how happy they were. Somehow, I just had to get through it all.

I also realized that I was not the most favorite pledge at that point and I knew I was probably not at the top of their bid invitation list. (my sorority was the top house and they were all stunning. I felt out of place, but I had to remember that they chose me and I had to be special) Somehow, I again had to get through that. It was not easy to do and also deal with being a freshmen and so much that was tossed in my lap. What I can tell you is "I got through it all".

I can also tell you I managed to meet a very important person. Little did I know the one pledge I spoke with on bid day became the most important person to me. We are still so very close to one another to this day and we speak nearly every single day. She is truly as close as one can get to being my sister.

It just takes one person in your sorority to make the difference. Right now, find that one person that is special to you and try and create a bond with her. Once you do that, the whole experience will come together. You will enjoy every single minute of it because you know you have that one person that just loves you as you do them.

Be patient, it will all come together. Have faith!