Today marks about a week and a half
before my time as an active member of Zeta Tau Alpha is up. I can’t believe
that. It truly feels like just yesterday I had received my bid and run into the
arms of my new sisters. I didn’t think that the overwhelming atmosphere of love
and acceptance I felt on that day could ever be rivaled, but I was so wrong. I
have been overwhelmed by the love and support of my sisters time and time again
since that day. I can’t imagine what my college experience would have been like
without this organization, and I am so thankful to have been given the
opportunity to be a part of it.
To sum up into words what the women
of ZTA mean to me is a nearly impossible feat. These girls have been my
backbone, my guiding light, my happy place. It doesn’t matter whether or not
I’ve had the best day of my life or the worst, I know that I can count on my
sisters to be there with me through it all. Growing up, I wasn’t the girl with
the tight knit group of girlfriends. Even with my closest friends, I somehow
felt disconnected from them, like I was always just a little out of sync from
the rest of the group. When I came to college, I knew that I wanted to join a
sorority, but I was also pretty terrified that I wasn’t going to fit in. That
all changed with Zeta. The feeling of inclusiveness that I immediately felt was
not only a relief, but a confirmation that I had just made one of the best
decisions of my life. When I ran home to Zeta, I never looked back.
I can say with confidence that the
woman I am today is due largely in part to my time in Zeta. I have been blessed
to be surrounded by some of the best people that I have ever known, to be able
to take on roles that allowed me to grow as a leader, and to work towards
honorable philanthropic causes. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would
ever cultivate the kinds of genuine friendships that I did. And I definitely
never thought that I, the girl who never cries, could be moved to tears
reflecting back over the past few years. But I am. And while the future might
be scary and uncertain, there are two things that I know for certain: the first
is that I have been beyond lucky to have spent the past four years alongside
the strongest, kindest, and most beautiful women I have ever met. The second is
that I’m not really leaving it behind, because I know that the love and support
of my sisters is endless, and for that, I am eternally grateful.
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