As the world turns...

It seems as though time at Transy just skipped an entire weekend because of the sheer intensity of the events that transpired from Friday to Monday, yes folks I am talking about that special and very unique event of Woman's Greek Recruitment.

If you hadn't heard, Transy is very Greek and we are consistently ranked in the Top 10 universities with a "Major Frat and Sorority Scene" by The Princeton Review (this year we're #4.) When I first saw this during my online college search I was almost immediately turned off, I didn't want to be surrounded by pretentious men and women prancing around campus sporting their letters, all looking the same and limiting their social circles to only include their brothers or sisters. Reminded by my mother that not all things are the way they may look on the outside, I went ahead with my investigation of Transy. So at the last possible moment before winter break I scheduled an overnight and was surprised to find that I wasn't meet any of the preconceived ideas I had about the students on the campus. Sure there were more Sperry's, J. Crew, and Vera Bradley than I was use to but I think that kind of goes along with the whole college scene right now.

After I got to campus, I still wasn't sold on the idea and I remained independent my first year, but as a sophomore I went through recruitment (check out my very first two posts,) pledged and later joined one of the awesome women's chapters on campus. (For the sake of anonymity, I'm not going to talk about my specific chapter, just know they're all amazing.) Since joining my chapter I have loved giving back through our philanthropic efforts, have fun at social events, and learning more from my sisters than I could have ever imagined.

The whole point of this story is that yes, Transylvania University is chalk-full of "Greeks" but because of many different factors we don't subscribe to school of thought that members of one chapter can't be friends with members of another chapter or for that matter that affiliated students can't be friends with unaffiliated students. Although there are many different organizations on campus, as cheesy as it may sound, we all really do identity ourselves as Transylvania students first and it was that unity that I finally saw during the course of my first year that showed me I could be whoever I want to be within or outside of a Greek organization.

If you have any further questions about Transy's Greek Life you should check out the website and remember to keep an open mind about the labels that are attached to every school you look at.

My sisters and me on the last night of recruitment

I hope everything's going swell for you! I think I may be getting sick, so I wish you all the best of health!