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As a freshman, I didn't go through recruitment. I really didn't care for the presentation on Greek Life during my Freshman Orientation. The Head Rho Chi talked to us, and she looked and sounded like a valley girl. It was a big turn off!!!
On the first day of school, which is the day after Bid Day, I went to my first class (8 AM, MWF, Physical Geography-- haha... 8 am course.. would you believe I never missed a class?!). I took a random seat next to a total stranger. Her name was Lisa and when my pen ran out of ink, she lent me hers-- one that had Greek letters on it. We chatted about being freshmen and I asked the obvious question, "Oh are you in a sorority?" As a brand-new alpha, Lisa proudly answered, "Yes, I am an ADPi." Over that class and that year, Lisa became and still is to this day my best friend. Thank goodness for that pen! I met so many ADPi's that year, and I felt completely comfortable with each one. That summer, there was no doubt in my mind that my first impression of the Greek System was wrong. I signed up for Recruitment and made some great friends during that week-- "rushees" who ended up becoming members of my alpha class!
I made sure to go into recruitment with an open mind, and I gave every house my undivided attention and interest. But in my heart, it was ADPi all the way and now as an involved alumna, and after all that ADPi has helped me to acheive, I couldn't imagine my life any other way.
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