[lady_chem]

Hey GC,

I joined fairly recently after lurking for several weeks. I just finished sorority recruitment at my school, and I want to tell my story. My mom is anti-Greek and doesn't give any opinions other than, "You don't need that, you can do other stuff." Bid Day was today.

Background: I go to a small school. Until this summer, I was absolutely against becoming a Greek woman. I took an intense summer class, and my two favorite female sophomore counselors were both in ABC at my school. I thought, "Hey, they seem awesome, it can't be that bad." Plus, all of our sophomore counselors would talk about how different Greek life is here when compared to other schools. I have always felt like I never fit in, and I though that Greek life would encourage me to step out of my shell and get involved on campus. I don't think I would have tried if I were at a bigger school.

Our chapters are all quite new, being 15 years old or less.

Freshman year started up, and Recruitment with it. Each of our three sororities had a "pre-party" and I went to all of them. I kept an open mind, but I didn't feel any click whatsoever with one of them, which I'll call DEF. I felt very fond of XYZ because all the women were friendly and sweet.

When the formal part of Recruitment started, I still wasn't sure about joining, but once again I kept my mind open.