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very well said, kristin! i've also had a hard time putting into words how i feel. i've always had a problem with that. i will admit, i was probably not the best, most dedicated member of Alpha Gam at school. We ran into some problems when i was on EC that really hit me hard and had a negative effect on me and how i viewed the chapter. it really made me step back and re-evaluate what was happening. i came very close to dropping out. the next one or two semesters, i was not very involved, i still went to meetings, but i shied away from the chapter. towards the end of the first semster of my senior year and my last semester at miami, i started to get more invovled. i grew to love alpha gam as much as i had during my new member period, up until the incident. and part of me has always been sad that i missed out on some time with my sisters.
i remember going through rush and then accepting a bid to Alpha Gam, i wasn't too sure about anything. i had been cut from the sorority i was a legacy too. my sister attended the same school, was very involved with that chapter, held numerous positions including being president of the chapter. girls that didn't like her cut me on purpose. it was a very negative effect on my whole experience. i stuck with rush though and Alpha Gams preference round really sealed it for me. i remember the week after i accepted my bid, my dad called all excited. he found out a woman he knew from work is also an Alpha Gam so he called her up after not having spoken to her awhile. he said she was so excited and started going on and on about the sorority and sisterhood, etc, and he was so happy for me.
now, as i sit her today, chatting with all of you Alpha Gams from across the country, i'm so glad that i stuck with it. you have showed me what the true spirit of Alpha Gam really is. Especially over the past few days, I know that I can come here for a hug, when needed, and I hope that everyone knows that i'm always there for them, whenever.
last october, i moved to boston not knowing anyone. but i had never had a problem meeting people before and i didn't think that would be a problem this time, but boy was i wrong. i went months without knowing a sole, never going out at night, etc. there were a few people that i met through my school's alumni chapter, but not many. the closest Alpha Gam chapter is almost two hours away and the Alum chapter is out that way as well. Since I don't have a car, I couldn't get involved with them. i was hating my life, hating everything about boston, and then i found this website and it helped me out a little. Walking home from my t stop one night after work, i saw a girl wearing a jacket with our letters on it. i stopped her, just to say hi, to say i was an alpha gam as well. it could have been one of the best things i have done since i moved her. she was so friendly, immediately asked for my number so that way we could get together. her roomate at the time was one of her pledge sisters. Since that night, we have hung out many times. they have invited me to parties they have, girls night outs, etc. part of me is starting to feel like i have a place here.
so i just wanted to say how glad i'm an Alpha Gam and how glad i am that i can call each and every one of you my sister.
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