[bluethunder]

well, i am not the first to go greek in my family... on both sides of my family, a lot of the older women are members of other orgs. and i got NOTHING BUT GRIEF when i pledge SGRho. peep this: my grandmother passed last summer and i went home for the funeral. at the wake, i wore an all black dress and wore a little blue and gold pin to jazz it up a little. IN FRONT OF THE CASKET, right after i viewed my grandmother's body, an older lady stopped me--my 2nd cousin--whom i had just met for the first time stopped me and said, "i know you couldn't have pledged that before you talked to me!" i took at deep breath and smiled and said, "let me guess... you are either an XYZ or and EDF" and sure enough, she was. C'MON, NOW--at a wake??? when i told her that my sister wanted to be in her organization, she promptly informed me that she couldn't provide a recommendation because SHE WASN'T EVEN ACTIVE!(hmmm.) it gets worse, though...
before i had even pledged SGRho, my grandfather passed my sophomore year in college. around that time, i had got really interested in greek life and had been going to all the little interest meetings, trying to see what everyone was about. i, OF COURSE, was blinded by the GOLDEN SIGMA SUN and made my choice. the week after, i went home for the funeral and saw several aunts and cousins who were members of sorority XYZ. we didn't get a chance to speak until we arrived at the cemetery, so i was really happy to see all of them and wanted to share my decision to pledge SGRho with them. at the gravesite, all i said was, "i really want to talk to you about something after this". THAT'S ALL I SAID... before i knew it, i was getting straight mobbed with hugs and one of them said, "that's my little XYZ baby; she's going to pledge!" i didn't want to steal anybody's joy at the burial, but later at the recessional, i told them, "well, actually, i am going to pledged SGRho" with a big ol' smile on my little face, thinking they'd be happy for me, and all i heard was discouraging comments for the next 15 minutes. one of them commented on how i was "too pretty" to be an SGRho, but i will never forget what my cousin allison said, "well, you can go ahead and do that-- everyone needs a FOLLOWER". now, to this day i am still trying to figure out how i am a follower for taking the RHOad less traveled? but i will say this: that experience only made me realize that being an SGRho really isn't easy--people got comments, criticisms, and jokes for days. but at the end of the day, i can still say I KNOW WHY I DID WHAT I DID, I DID IT FOR ALL THE PUREST REASONS, and if i had it to do all over again...
you know i would! EEEEEEEEEEE- you know the rest!