Despite me being nervous to go through recruitment, I knew I wanted to do it. Both my parents were in Greek life and talked about how much they loved it, it got them involved in their school and helped them establish connections on campus. So when I walked into the Greek Dinner before my Freshmen First Day I was equal parts terrified and ready for a new start.
I can't tell you how your recruitment experience will go, it really is so up in the air. I want to share what I experienced and what I wish I would have known
1. Write it all down. I mean this one is fairly obvious coming from someone who writes and shares her life online. Drury only has 4 sororities but we still only had a few minutes between rounds with each chapter. I found it helpful to jot down notes in the recruitment booklet because by the end of the day/night I was so tired and it all blended together.
2. Don't let what others girls think of chapters define what you think. You may love a chapter that another girl in your recruitment group didn't connect with, that doesn't mean you should change your mind. The recruitment process exists to help you find the best match. Go where you are happy and as stereotypical as it is "trust the process". You can still be friends with girls who aren't in your chapter-- something so great about joining a sorority is having a sorority family and a Panhellenic family.
3. It's okay to be emotional (well I'm always emotional). Drury's recruitment process is so quick, it begins on the first Friday night of the school year with sisterhood round, takes up a majority of Saturday with philanthropy round and Sunday is split between preference round in the morning and bid day in the evening. You're going to be getting to know so many women and it can be an emotional process. I was crying in a bathroom and a random girl (at the time) came up to me and helped me pull myself together (Angel is now my sorority sister and I'm so glad I met her, even if I was sobbing in a bathroom). Also, Rachel talked with me during preference round and I cried through the entire thing. I'm forever grateful she was there when I needed her the most!
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| Bid Day 2016 |
4. The recruitment team is there to support you. Again, it really depends on your school size, but I clicked with the Panhellenic VP-Recruitment more than my Rho Chi so I talked with her and got advice from her. She reassured me and told me what I needed to hear (She was disaffiliated at the time and although we aren't in the same chapter we're still friends-- refer back to point #2).
5. Embrace recruitment. I can't believe I was a PNM 2 years ago, it feels like I went through recruitment last week. Coming back from bid day my freshmen year I was exhausted but so, so excited for the new adventure I was starting. As an active member I felt the same way after bid day except now I am able to see how the legacy of KD will continue past when I graduate and that's so neat. No matter what chapter you end up joining know that the Panhellenic community is so excited to welcome you in.
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| Bid Day 2018 |
I've become so much more confident through Kappa Delta. If you are interested in going Greek I'd highly recommend it.
Until next time,
Taylor xx
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