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For me, I was really drawn by the fact that the sisters in my chapter appreciated my military service. I had just returned from Iraq the year prior and I was still drilling in the Army. Some chapters gave me the look of, "Oh no. You could get deployed again. Why waste a bid on you?" These ladies were genuinely interested and didn't make me feel like I was "too old" (I had just turned 21 when I went through rush due to deployment and military commitments with schools) or that I should have never joined the military. They asked me questions and were really interested to hear about my deployment experience. It was also nice that no one asked, "So, did you kill anyone?" Ugh. I hate that question. When we were doing crafts, the President had me sit at her table and the ladies all knew my name (not realizing at the time that's part of how recruitment works). They made me feel really wanted. I was also impressed with the full package and to learn that my chapter raises the most overall for our national philanthropy out of all the Phi Mu chapters nationwide, thanks to THON. All the chapters are great at my campus but, I'm always glad that I went Phi Mu!
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