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I chose DZ over the other groups on my campus because of the way they treated each other-both in and out of recruitment activities. The had an obvious sincere bond-they were truly friends-not just "sisters" because they were labeled that way by virtue of their membership in the same group, but sisters because they actually felt that way. I could tell that the women who wore those letters were real--not just beauty queens or bookworms (my chapter had both, and everything in between), and they did not care one lick about the labels that others put on them.
They did not treat me like a conquest-something to be "won" at the expense of the other sororities on campus. They treated me like a person worthy of getting to know on a personal level. And that is a hard thing to do within the span of a rush party. They did not say "pick DZ, we are the best," but they said "If DZ is the best place for you, you will never regret your decision to become one of our sisters." They told me that I would learn how to shine, and be given the opportunity to do so often....
That remains the best part about being a DZ to me. I meet DZs everywhere I go, and no matter where they are from, there is a warmth and dignity that impresses me almost every time. Funny how these things stayed with me--even more than a decade after I pledged!
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