Greek life. Greek life is being in a sorority or fraternity. You always hear that Greek life is not a good decision, but the only people you hear saying this are the people that are not Greek. They say we pay for our friends, we have bad grades, we judge you, and all we do is party. Not true.
We have the highest GPA's on campuses, we do community service, and raise money for our philanthropies. At Henderson State University I joined the Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority in 2010, my second semester of college. It was the best decision I have made and I would not have changed anything.
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| The group of girl I rushed with and still my best friends today! |
My first semester at college I was not apart of Greek life and I was miserable. I had just moved into an apartment with two of my friends from high school, but I did not know anybody else. Growing up I was always really shy and not good at making friends, so I was scared to go to a school event by myself when everybody was in groups. I would go home every weekend and never hung out with anybody, except the people from back home. This was not a problem, but I just was not experience college the way I thought I was going to.
Rush. Rush is a process where you meet with different sororities on campus each night of the week to get to know the girls and decide which way you want to go. I received an email about joining Greek life from Henderson and I just knew this would be the right way to make friends and be involved.
I was excited to go through rush, but really scared at the same time of being turned down. I did not know what they would think of me, if they would like me because I was shy, if I looked good enough, or if I was going to fit in. As soon as I walked into the room to talk to the sorority girls all my thoughts changed about them judging me. They made it easy for me to talk to them and they were inviting. It was not anything like I thought it was going to be. I knew exactly which sorority I want to be in and luckily they wanted me too.
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| Accepting my bid to Alpha Sigma Alpha! |
When I joined the sorority I did not realize how involved they were in helping others. Each sorority and fraternities have philanthropies. Alpha Sigma Alpha's philanthropies are S June Smith Center, Special Olympics, and Girls on the Run. The Polar Plunge, is a fundraising event held by the Special Olympics where people raise money before jumping, or taking the plunge, into a pool. We participate in this every year!
There are a million different things that we do during the school year. We have lip sync, Greek Olympics, Reddie to serve, step shows, homecoming, and plenty more.
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| Greek Olympics |
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Lip Sync |
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| Homecoming |
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| Reddi to Serve |
Greek life is the best life, as you can see. I have met most of the special people in my life today through this sorority. I have grown into a better person because it keeps me on task with my grades by having a required GPA and it keeps me wanting to do good for my community! Look beyond the drinking cup and find out what Greek life really is.
For more information about Alpha Sigma Alpha visit the link below!
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