Sororities

I found this quote a few years ago and was struck by it simply because I've been there. I've tried to explain to people why sorority matters and it was hard! This quote seemed to pinpoint, not really what sorority is, but how hard it is to explain to someone who hasn't experienced it.

Yesterday I went to an event for my Pharmacy Fraternity. And who showed up but my sorority sisters. They came and sat down and made friends without even knowing that I knew everyone there. I was super sentimental about it. One of my pharmacy littles met one of my sorority gbabes. My worlds collided and I was super happy about it.

Sororities give you friends for life - those people who are going to be there for you in the end, no matter if you haven't talked to them in years or not. Those people that, even if you weren't really friends at school, years later you still have things in common with them. Those people that when you see them, you attack them, jump on them, and start crying because you missed them more than you would ever have guessed. 

They also put you in situations and life lessons that teach you how to be a better and stronger person - one who can take on the world. They give you a support group to fall back on, people who understand you, and shared experiences to learn from and remember.

I may be two years graduated and two years out of my sorority, but I can say that I am so proud of where I have come from, and joining my sorority was one of the best decisions that I ever made. So I am going to go eat pancakes, and support my sisters while they raise money for St Jude Research Hospital.