For the past year I've been a dedicated watcher of a TV show called Greek. This show has been almost therapeutic for me. I watch it to raise my mood, to pass the time, and to get ideas for how I want to think about certain situations. It's kind of a ridiculous TV show and I understand that there may be a lot of people who think I'm crazy for loving it so much, but now more than ever, I enjoy this show.
I recently joined a sorority, Delta Delta Delta, to help myself become involved in CSU Long Beach and the community around this school. I moved down here from Northern California and knew only one other person who attends this school. I basically had no friends and no connections.
On move in day a few girls from TriDelta helped me move into my dorm room. They were so friendly and wonderful I decided to look into rushing, just rushing. I told myself it probably wasn't for me, and that rush could just be a good way to meet people.
In the four days that I rushed, I met more people than I had in the whole 3 weeks I'd been in Long Beach. I'd met more people that I liked, and I fell in love with a house.
The girls are nothing of the stereotype of a "normal sorority girl." So many of the girls that I've met are becoming fast friends of mine. They all have different personalities and hold a different position in the sorority, but because they are all together they make a wonderful group, or a family.
It isn't all about the social aspect though. I'm learning about the philanthropy that we will be doing for St. Jude's Children Hospital. I've never been involved in community service, I've sang at a church, but never really set out to do something beneficial. In this way my sorority is helping me give back to the community and know that I am making a difference.
There is one last benefit that I find in the sorority, and that is tradition. I love that I am part of something that is old enough to have a sense of tradition. I love that we have rituals that I know women have performed for years, and will be performed for years to come.
Hey you can't take my topics! haha
ReplyDeleteBut this is a good post, because it shows I am not the only one who thinks that the greek system is so much more than the normal stereotype set upon them. I'm sure I'll be seeing you at exchanges and such, and be sure to come to the IFC football game! We play SAE and they are sure to lose!
haha I just got your comment. Well I was going with a kind of TV theme. And seeing as Greek is one of the shows I am dedicated to it is only natural that I'd have to write something on the Greek system. :)
ReplyDeleteSo I won't take your topic lol don't worry.
When's the IFC football game? or did I already miss it.