Ever since I started college, I knew that I wanted to be a part of a sorority in order to have more girlfriends as well as do community service and be able to help out others. In the second quarter of my freshman year, I became very close with a girl that was a part of Pi Beta Phi and I really liked hanging out with her,so I decided that I would rush for that sorority in the Spring quarter, but COVID had other plans.
Over the summer, I found out that my school would offer virtual recruitment during Fall quarter. This virtual process was called virtual formal recruitment where I would be able to meet all seven sororities. I became very excited but also very nervous about how the entire process would work. Finally, the fall quarter started and formal recruitment was only a week away. As the days came closer, I began to not be as nervous because in the end, I knew all I would be doing is talking to new people and getting to know them. Week one came around and I had a small meeting about how the formal recruitment process would work and which days we did/did not have to attend.
Open House
The first day of rushing cameand I knew I was ready to find my “home away from home”. I previously had a small bias toward the sororities I preferred but went into recruitment with an open mind since I wanted to make genuine connections with people. The first day I had a genuine connection with three sororities and I really enjoyed it because when I talked to the girls, it felt as if I had known them my entire life and could communicate with them about anything. I even remember that one of the conversations had to do with global warming and it was so random, but it was so nice that I could converse with someone I had barely met about a topic that is very important in the world. At the end of the day, I rated all the chapters in order of which were my favorites that I had met that day.
Philanthropy Day
Preference day
This was the last event before I got my bid. I ended up picking my two top choices again from the previous day. I was ready to find my home and preference day was where I made my choice. I talked with a few girls from each chapter and after a certain conversation, I knew that I wanted to go home to Alpha Delta Pi, but I wanted a bid, and not a suicide bid, so that meant that I would list both the chapters I met with the today in order of which I preferred most.
Bid Night
