When going through recruitment at any school it quite possibly will be one of the most stressful processes you might go through in your life. Whether that be because you’re stuck in crappy January weather, you keep getting asked back to houses you just want to drop, or you get a full schedule every day and your mind keeps changing about the chapters you prefer. Either way, you will always have to get through the bad to get to the good.
One detail I noticed during the week not only for myself but for my friends that went through recruitment is that you have to find your sign. It could be early on, or it could be right up to Preference Night when your decision is completely up to you. My sign was sent from the Greek Gods above on the second day, house tours, even though I didn’t even realize it until later in the week. That round was the only day I didn’t even think twice about my outfit. I knew I was going to wear my favorite jean jumper from H&M, a classic white turtleneck, black knee highs & some COMFY (always go with the comfortable shoes) black booties. I thought that ensemble truly emphasized my style and personality. You’re probably wondering at this point why my outfit matters so much. It’s because that was my sign. As soon as I walked into the Chi Omega house that day each and every girl was wearing a form of black&white and jean. As I was being guided through the house, I probably had 6 other girls say to me things like:
“Look at you two match.”
“You already fit in with us.”
“How’d you know to wear that?”
And I can honestly say when I came out of the house that day I had a pretty good feeling about Chi O.
For others, there are smaller, less obvious signs. Such as, wearing that one ring every day of your life without even the thought in your mind how it could have any influence on you during recruitment. Until that last night, when you’re looking around the room and you see anchors everywhere. Then you glance down at that favorite ring, and in that moment you realize there is an anchor on that too. The sign was there all along.
What I can honestly say is there may not be a sign for everybody. Luckily for me and my friends, we all were shown some sort of suggestion on which chapter was the best for us. With that being said, it is true when your Rho Gamma, those YouTube Vloggers, or friends already affiliated with a chapter say to “trust the process” because it will honestly lead you to the home you’ve been looking for.