After posting in the role call section, I was advised to start my own thread, so here it is!
I'll start out by giving y'all a look into my situation:
My freshman year of college I never thought I'd want to do a sorority because of the stereotypes, etc. But one of my good friends who lived next door to me ended up pledging Pi Beta Phi during the fall. I hung out with her a lot and ended up meeting a lot of girls in the house that way. I loved them so I decided I would at least try rushing. I didn't want to limit myself to just that house (just in case
) so I went to an event for another house.
Turns out I LOVED Pi Phi the second I walked in. I immediately felt at home and like I had known these girls all my life. They were all so different, but at the same time I felt comfortable with them all! I had no problem talking to any of them, even the seniors who were about to graduate. I ended up getting a bid at the end of recruitment and I loved every second of pledging.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to be initiated due to my fall grades, they weren't quite high enough. But I still finished out pledging (I was told the week before initiation...that was a really tough week). I was told that I could be initiated in the fall, after they got my grades. I was going to have a special ceremony the first week back, so I could be a sister before rush began.
I ended up not being able to go back (grades again) and I transferred back home. The University told me that after I got my grades up I would be allowed to return and my first semester I got a 3.35! I was all set to go back, but my mom decided that it cost way too much money to send me back (remember I'm getting in state tuition now).
So now I'm resigned to the fact that I'm not going back, and there is no Pi Phi at my school
. I decided to try informal rush here in hopes that I might find a house I fit in with just as well. My best friend from high school encouraged me (she's in Alpha Xi Delta, but they didn't do informal that year) expecially since I was a sophomore and if I was going to do it, I better do it now. Most of the houses on my campus don't take juniors, and a lot of them are very reluctant to take sophomores.
So I rushed informally at 4 houses. I found one house that I felt really good about, but it just wasn't the same. I loved the girls, but I didn't feel "at home" as much as I did in Pi Phi. I'm sure if I had not had the experience already, I would have loved them, and also, it's very tough to do informal. If I had known, I would have done formal rush and I would have gotten to see all the houses.
So long story short, no sorority for me
. I never even thought about the possibility of trying to start a Pi Phi chapter here until just recently. But now I'm a senior, about to graduate and even if I tried to start one, I wouldn't be able to enjoy the fruits of my labor.
So now I am looking into AI for if/when I go to graduate school. The problem is I'm not exactly sure where I'm going yet. I might even stick around here for a year until some of my friends graduate...we have a plan...it's as long story but basically we're all going to move away to somewhere together...
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