Things I wish I knew before joining Greek life

In no particular order, these are just some things I personally have experienced as a member of a sorority. It is important to note that every single member of Greek life at TAMU has a different experience, but I wanted to share how my own expectations have differed or been what I expected in hopes that this helps someone.

1. You will not know every single girl in your sorority on a personal level
- being that I am a people person, I had this illusion that sorority life was just as it is depicted on Instagram/media. I thought that I was going to be best friends with every single girl & we would all sing Kumbaya, this was not the case. It’s not to say that I don’t adore the girls I do know, but I just want to paint a realistic picture that not everyone is going to be your bff, and there will be ppl you don’t agree with all the time— it’s okay. You will find your girls and that will be enough. However, I do want to say that it is important to not shut everyone else out once you feel comfortable. What’s so rewarding about Greek life is meeting ppl that share in your values, but also girls that are different and that you can learn from. Don’t be cliquey.

2. Sorority reputation/“ranks” might feel like they matter, but PLEASE LISTEN: they DON’T
- I cannot stress this enough. I went through recruitment w a preconceived notion of what every sororities rep was, & honestly it made for a rlly biased recruitment experience. I ended up getting asked back to a “lower tier” house up until the 3rd day, & even though the girls were so sweet & easy to talk to, I refused to allow myself to feel comfortable or open up bc of the notion I had of them, until I ultimately ended up cutting them. Looking back, I regret that because I could’ve made the process a lot less stressful & less of a “competition.” Don’t get me wrong, I genuinely love the house I am in now, I just think I could’ve made it easier for myself & my mental health had I let myself trust the process.

3. Greek life doesn’t have to be ur entire life
- we’re aggies first, don’t get caught up! You have so much to offer

4. You don’t have to know anyone prior to going into recruitment
- I went to a random high school in a random town w not a single grad I knew going through recruitment. Don’t believe those rumors, be yourself.

5. Bid day may be awk, but it gets better
- going into bid day as fresh new member, I didn’t know anyone & was super nervous. I felt awk but believe me that everyone is SO happy you’re there. Take some deep breaths and have a blast, you only get one first bid day, and it is just like Christmas!

6. Not everyone is going to follow you back on Instagram
- this sounds very petty, and I know caring about who follows you on insta can seem shallow, but I just wanted to share this from personal experience lol

7. Greek rank “rankings” are not reliable
- this is sooooo important. The rankings on here are all so incredibly biased. I promise you, if you were to ask 10 people what their opinions are on this, you’d get 10 different answers. Trust yourself enough to create your own judgement, at the end of the day the only truth is what you think of yourself.

I hope this is able to help someone and know that every girl recruiting is genuinely really excited to meet you. Greek life has been very rewarding throughout my college experience and has brought me some of the best memories of my life, I hope any pnm reading this knows that you are loved already.