Well, my great-grandmother on my dad's side of the family was an AOII. I had really wanted to go Kappa at Ole Miss before rush because my two aunts were Kappa's and I knew some older girls there. However, after second round of rush, there was something about the AOII's that made me feel special yet, they were not wanting me because of my legacy. (Also, I did not write this down on anything that I was a legacy or a courtesy to any house so I could have a fair rush.) After third round I knew I wanted to be an AOII! I remember running back to the Chapel here at Ole Miss and putting AOII first and then praying all night that they wanted me just as bad. I was so happy on bid day when I got my bid card that said, Alpha Omicron Pi that I ran all the way from Fulton Chapel to the AOII house and I was the first pledge there! I was also just as happy to see my younger sister, running down the hill to the AOII house three years ago when she pledged AOII. AOII was the place for me from the minute I put on my Bid Day shirt and started bonding with sisters from all over the South. It wasn't like I was being judged either from day one. They loved me and wanted me because I was me. I will never forgot my Bid Day! Also, it wasn't like I "knew" I wanted to be an AOII, it was like AOII and her founders guided me to their house. This past rush at Ole Miss, we had a young lady (now an active), who said, "I had a hard time deciding on where I wanted to be but God guided me here and I'm so glad I am here." I mean that is just the best feeling in the world to know that we all end up at the right house for a reason. I got goosebumps when she told us that.
-Katherine
