These stories are told by real sorority women at UNI. We wanted to share our experiences in hopes that you too will share your experiences with sorority life someday!
I went through recruitment as a freshmen, and it was the best weekend I've ever had at UNI! A UNI alumni persuaded me to go through the process, and at first I was a bit skeptical. I decided to go through with an open mind, and ended up meeting so many amazing people. After preference night, I had the hardest time deciding between two chapters. I finally decided on the chapter where I felt most comfortable conversing with the girls, and I have never regretted the decision. I had found my support group, best friends, and sisters, and it has made my college experience absolutely unbelievable.
I was actually not going to go through recruitment. I went through recruitment because my roommate at the time was going through and I didn't want to sit in my dorm room by myself. It was the best decision I have ever made. I made lifelong friends with the girls that I met at recruitment. Even though we went to separate chapters I am still very good friends with them because of the awesome community atmosphere that UNI Fraternity and Sorority Life has to offer. I have become a better person. I am more outgoing and willing to put myself out there. I wouldn't be a Rho Gamma today if it wasn't for the sororities on campus. It has truly changed my life. I have made lifelong friends, and I have had the best college experience a girl could ask for.
I did not want to go through recruitment when I got here. I had signed up in the summer on a whim and then I hung out with my best guy friend all of the first week and thought that I didn't need to go through. I told my parents that I would go because I spent the money and would just drop the process without joining. I was so wrong. I got to recruitment and I immediately made friends with some of the girls in my group. I was meeting more people in recruitment than I had in my whole first week of school! Then the house tours started; all of the houses were cute and the girls were so nice. But then I went to my chapter and I really fell in love. Everything about it made me want to come back every single day. I knew that if I was going to stick to this Sorority Life thing, I belonged there. I went through the rest of Formal Recruitment with a huge smile on my face. The community as a whole was so cool and I could always tell that everyone in the chapters loved it. For me, there was one chapter that always stood out in every round and I was all for it. My decision wavered a little with the financial commitment because I would be paying for it on my own. The finances were broken down for me by a Rho Gamma, and I discovered that it was really manageable to pay for it by myself. After that, I had an easy decision in front of me. It's wasn't like that for a lot of my friends who went through. When I got my bid, I couldn't have been happier! In my experience here, it has become more about the community than the chapter and I'm still happier than ever. I don't think I would have found better friends than the ones I made here. I would go through again in a heartbeat if I was given the chance!
