[greeknewbie]

BID DAY

I woke up extremely early from a dream where the only thing I could remember was people singing the ELLE song and I was getting extremely anxious. Had I messed up at Marie Claire somehow, and then at Glamour? I was sure I was going to be happy and lucky to be invited to be a member of any of the houses I had preffed at, but I had been so sure that Marie Claire and I were meant for each other that the thought that they could have not felt the same way was really painful. Luckily, I didn’t get a call to let me know that I had not received a bid, so I waited anxiously for my gamma chis to come around and give me my bid. I basically spent the entire morning pacing my room and watching from my window as girls in gamma chi jackets walked all around the dorms with bags of different colors representing each sorority. I couldn’t figure out which one was for Marie Claire, but one of the ones I had narrowed it down to was still in my gamma chis’ hands as I finally spotted them from my window heading towards my dorm room.

At this point, I was freaking out. But I didn’t have to wait much longer. A lot of girls in my building were in my gamma chi group, but they moved quickly. I finally heard a knock on my door and opened it to find my gamma chis there waiting for me. And when they started cheering the sorority’s song, I started grinning uncontrollably. They handed me my bag and bid card, which I had to refrain from ripping open.

I was invited to become a new member at Marie Claire!





On a shield of white…




An anchor bright…



For every girl that pledges right...


There'll be nothing but DEEGEE for the one that I love!


I was a proud new member of Delta Gamma!

Turns out my gamma chis were members of Nylon and Glamour respectively (neither of which I guessed) and two of my really good friends here also went DG with me. I ended up knowing a lot of my pledge class tangentially, but I love them all to pieces now and we’re incredibly close.

As I finish up my first semester as a member of my sorority, I could not be happier. DG has filled a hole in my life I didn’t realize I had. These are some of the most amazing women I have met in my entire life, and they have definitely helped change me for the better. I’m looking so forward to recruitment next year so I can show all those people who were just like me, especially those who are unsure if greek life is for them, that Greek Life is honestly nothing like the movies. Sure, there are mixers and formals and whatever, but there’s so much more. There’s a philanthropy that I love to do service for. A pledge family I love. And girls who I know would have my back no matter what.

So to anyone that reads this as a PNM: keep an open mind and an open heart. You’d be surprised how much your opinions change throughout recruitment, and how much Greek life can change you for the better. Looking back, I don’t know what I would do without my sisters. They are the best part of my college experience so far, and I honestly wish everyone the best on their future recruitments, on both sides of the equation. You’ll end up where you are meant to be, trust in the system. Because in all honesty, at least in my experience, it works. It really does.