How bad is it to miss your first chapter meeting?

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Originally Posted by MissNoelle

I know it sounds flaky and like I don't want to commit. That's not true. I really do want to get involved on campus and be in greek life. I just REALLY don't want to go today. I can't even explain how much I don't want to. Maybe I'm not as into all this sorority stuff as I thought, or maybe it just takes a while to get into it. I think I'm just going to make myself go...I might as well. I don't want to regret it later. :/

I don't understand.

This is going to sound harsh, but hopefully you are mature enough to appreciate it:

If you are considering not attending your pledging ceremony and first meeting becasue you DO NOT WANT TO (not because you have an important event that can't be changed), you probably need to re-think joining.

This is not going to be the last time you're going to be asked to attend things when you maybe had other plans, something else you want to do, or just plain don't feel like it.

Recruitment, pledging ceremonies, Initiation, etc. As a sorority member, you're going to be expected to attend. There's no such thing as "I just don't want to." It is also expected that you have a valid excuse for not attending things.

Seriously consider your ability to commit to attending sorority events. If you find that you won't be willing to do so, you may need to decline now and avoid wasting this chapter's time.