My story is much like Jennifer's (Artimis)! I attended Michigan State and was originally interested in the NPC sororities... but the high cost made them a bit unrealistic for me. (Note, I'm the first member of my entire extended family, to my knowledge, to be "Greek.")
I WAS looking for close associations and friendships with others at MSU. At that time, Alpha Gamma Rho (men's agricultural fraternity) had a little sister program. It really functioned much like an independent sorority, made up mostly of women with agricultural majors, like mine. That's why I joined, and I really enjoyed it... until I had a boyfriend who didn't appreciate the ties w/a fraternity... so I sort of dropped out of that group.
When Sigma Alpha came back to MSU my senior year, many of my friends were in the chapter. It was just what I was looking for - a sorority with the additional bond of shared professional interests. I've never regretted becoming involved! Some of my best friends are people I would have never met if it weren't for SA (including many from other universitities). The professional networking aspect is also very important to me.
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