Looking back, were you right?

[ZTA zetahunny]

I just opened 3 emails from women I went to school with who happened to be members of my sorority's biggest rival 30 years ago. I am still shaking my head that the women I have stayed in contact with aren't even from my GLO. I would have never thought it would have happened this way.

The first day I arrived on campus, the first 2 people I met, SGA President and the captain of the tennis team, asked me if I was going to rush...I said yes...They said I would probably be a good AOII or a Zeta, and not too surprisingly I preffed AOII and Zeta. I had no idea about any sororities and reputations on campus, but I remembered what they said just like it was yesterday. I don't know, maybe they were a good judge of character. I was lucky and had a great rush. Eventually I happened to release (cut) the beauty queen group before preference...great sorority... ie biggest rival. My first impression of them was that their southern accents weren't that refined (Naturally...They were from different parts of the state) and that they wore more makeup than I was used to wearing.

Fast forward 30 years... We've all become friends and inlaws! I will never regret my decision to go Zeta, but I do regret that I was so fast and harsh in judging other groups. Hopefully they will never know how much I wanted to beat them at everything. As it turns out, we are not that different.

PS I was a little sister with most of them. I know that excites people on this board, but it did promote inter-panhellenic friendships.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by ZTA zetahunny

I just opened 3 emails from women I went to school with who happened to be members of my sorority's biggest rival 30 years ago. I am still shaking my head that the women I have stayed in contact with aren't even from my GLO. I would have never thought it would have happened this way.

As it turns out, we are not that different.

Isn't it funny how that happens? In addtion to Tri Sigma alumna events, I also faithfully attend KSU Greek Alumni chapter functions because some of the best friendships I had (next to my own sisters) were girls from other sororities. Two of my best friends in undergrad were members of Delta Zeta & Alpha Xi Delta who preffed alot of the same girls during recruitment as my chapter.

[PhoenixAzul]

my answer is...kinda.

Going into rush, I thought I wanted to be a Theta Nu based on the girls that I had met in fall quarter. But once I went through open house, I instantly, instantly knew I wanted to be a Tau Delta, and that was confirmed at novelty party. I didn't know ANYTHING about sororities, rushing, etc and I got cut before preference round. Instead of just dropping, I signed a preference card in order of my preference, ranking all 6 sororities in order, of course I ranked Tau Delta number one. On bid night, I got my "did not match" call. Ok, cool, fair 'nuff. Bid day rolls around, and I had a call from the Greek Advisor saying that TD wanted to extend me a bid, and did I want it? Hell yeah I wanted it! I sort of took it as a sign, ya know, that old rush proverb, "you'll end up where you're meant to".

As many others have said, the other groups are full of wonderful women that I will maintain close friendships with as we become alumnae...but I have only one home, one true love, and that's the white and the blue, my beloved Tau Delta. *sniffle*