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I rushed my sophomore year after being talked out of rushing freshman. I had friends in all the sororities and felt I would get a bid into a particular one because I was a legacy and good friends with a lot of them.
Well I got dropped from all houses after house parties. Greek Life said it wasnt messed up, but I had two chapters come back and tell me that I was invited back for skit night. This broke my heart, especially when I thought I fit in with the group I wanted to join.
The greek system at my school is very exclusive. Four chapters on campus are very girly, dress very nice, carry the newest Kate Spade bags and their sister hood. I got a Snap bid from Alpha Phi, which was very down to earth and the smallest on campus.
At first I turned by nose up at the thought of joining them, but I remembered thinking during rush that these were the girls that my mom would most like me to be friends with. I went ot bid day and was disappointed to see only 7 pledge sisters. I made the best of it and talked to people I would have never given the time of day to normally. One girl cried the entire time and she eventually quit.
I love my chapter and my sisters to death now and am extremely embrassed that I was "snotty" about joining. I am a much better person because of my sisters and our organization and met people that are truly my friends and not nice to me because I have on cute shoes. Also being smaller, I know everyone in Alpha Phi and we are all pretty close and hang out. We didnt have a lot of drama and even passed around ex boyfriends (while smiling)
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