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Wow, this is the thread I've been waiting for!
Last year I graduated from high school with hopes of joining a sorority in college. I attend a college in my hometown (yep, I'm a local, or townie) and have been hanging out with "college kids" since sophomore year. I kinda had a little bit of info on each of the 5 sororities on campus, and had a really good idea of where I wanted to go.
Over the summer, I went to a friend's friend's house and met a ZTA at my school, Marlene. She tried to rush me, but I was pretty sure I where I was going in the fall.
My first night during recruitment, I went to the ZTA room and Marlene was my "guide." We talked for a few minutes before she realized I was the girl she tried to rush over the summer, and we hit it off. The second night, Marlene was my "guide" again. On the third night I recieved an invite from 3 sororities, ZTA, a sorority I DID NOT want to pledge, and the sorority I really wanted in! Marlene wasn't my guide this night, but sent a few of her closest ZTA's to rush me. I had met a few of them that spring at a fraternity formal, and they talked to me a little about that, but I still wasn't convinced that I wanted to go ZTA. The sorority that I wanted in so bad promised me a big (dirty rushing) and I was SO EXCITED.
The next morning when I went to except my invites and choose where I would go that night, my "choice sorority" did not extend and invite to me. I was SO CRUSHED, but ZTA did offer me an invite to Pref. Night and because I didn't want to upset Marlene, I accepted.
That night when I went to the ZTA room, I was paired with Marlene again, I KNEW that ZTA was where I needed to be! She never promised me a bid but said that if eveyone else saw in me, what she did, that I'd be running over the hill the next day. She also said that she told the New Member Coordinator that the ONLY way she'd take a little, would be if it were me.
The next day, I got my Bid from ZTA, and I WAS SO HAPPY!!! Marlene was the first person I ran to! I couldn't be happier that I went ZTA. Honestly, I think that if I would have went anywhere else that I wouldn't have stayed in a sorority.
Marlene is my big sis now, and thanks to her, I made the BEST decision of my life! THANKS MO!!!
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