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The day was finally here!! I was BID NIGHT!! After waiting all morning and afternoon, it was finally time to head over to the school and find out what sorority I would be invited to join! I called my mom and she wished me good luck and reminded me that I had loved both chapters all week and that she was proud of me for getting through (another) recruitment! I headed over to campus and met up with my group. The nervous energy surrounding where we were was crazy. Everyone was so anxious and just wanted to get out hands on our bids!! We lined up with our Rho Chi groups once everyone was there and our Rho Chi started to pass out our cards. She made us sit on them so we couldn’t look through the envelope and see. I turned to the girl next to me and asked her who she had preffed, she said WATERMELON and STRAWBERRY too! We both were wanting WATERMELON and were super excited at the thought of being sisters! They did a Rho Chi reveal before the countdown and my Rho Chi ended up being a STRAWBERRY. I had really liked her all week and figured that even if I did get my second choice at least I would know one more girl! I wanted to be a WATERMELON so badly but kept on reminding myself that I still had really loved STRAWBERRY too and that I could find my home in either. After what seemed like hours it was finally time to open up our bids. Everyone began to count…


10-9-8







7-6-5







4-3-2





1!!!



I reached underneath me and grabbed my envelope quicker than I think I’ve ever grabbed anything. My hands were shaking like crazy as I ripped it open and saw.











































































The ladies of WATERMELON cordially invite you to become a sister of our chapter.



















































Also known as DELTA GAMMA!!




I WAS SO HAPPY!! I stood up and jumped up and down screaming like crazy with all the other girls in my group! The girl next to me got a bid to Delta Gamma as well and we hugged each other so tight. We then ran together to where the other new Delta Gammas were gathering and immediately started chanting and taking pictures with each other. We were all so excited and pretty much ran to where we would meet up with the actives before heading to the house. Running over there I felt so excited and relieved to have found my home. I ran into the arms of the girl who had preffed me the night before as she screamed how happy she was to have me in DG. The Rho Chis were then reunited with their chapters and we ran to the house to start all the fun! Bid night was so amazing! We got our new shirts to change into, a bag full of goodies, and a beautiful Hawaiian lei to wear and take home. It was so nice to relax after a long week and take pictures and eat food. My bid night buddy (or anchormate as we call them) was the first girl that had I had talked to in DG. She was so welcoming and made me feel so at home.


Over the next few weeks I got even more comfortable in Delta Gamma. All of the women were so welcoming and constantly made sure that everyone was included. I immediately signed up to be a coach of a fraternity for our Anchor Splash Philanthropy and it totally helped me feel included super quickly into Greek Life at my school. I got a big, and a grandbig, and was completely spoiled during reveal week. Initiation was absolutely beautiful and it made me fall in love with the chapter even more. In the spring I was appointed to a position (after a girl went to study abroad) and I was able to plan a huge event that we hold and the end of every year and I’m currently planning some events for fall. I am so happy in Delta Gamma and feel so blessed to have been able to officially find my home.

After the disappointment that recruitment was the first time for me, and the difficult and extremely hard decision of leaving my first school, I wasn’t sure if I could handle another week of long days and harsh cuts. I am so glad that I gave it all a second chance. My advice for any one reading this who is going through recruitment (either right now or in the future) is to trust what fate has in store for you. You never know when a blessing in disguise might suddenly change what you thought were concrete plans for the better!

Thank you everyone for reading my story!! I’ll be an active in this upcoming recruitment and I’ll update a little bit on how it goes during my first time on the other side! xoxo