Sister Spotlight + Why ADPi #3

ASHLYN GRIFFIN (AC '16)

As formal recruitment week approaches, I’m starting to reflect on my personal experience of going through two years ago. Before the week started, I was beyond nervous about how it was going to play out. There were so many worries about fitting in or not finding a chapter that truly felt like home, but as the days went by I realized that each chapter has their own unique style and it’s all about getting to know one another. Everyone says you will get the feeling of being home as the week of recruitment progresses, and it sounds like an overused phrase people just tell you, but it’s the most accurate explanation of the process. If you just be 100% yourself, then everything will fall into place. Each chapter is so special and have so much to offer every single sister. I met so many amazing women through this process, and it’s an experience I will forever be grateful for. I absolutely loved every girl I talked to at ADPi each day, and I knew that’s where I wanted to be running to on bid day.

On the first day of recruitment, I got my schedule and saw that ADPi was the last house I was going to be visiting that day. So likely, I began to panic about my makeup running, hair falling, and looking a hot mess for the chapter I was most excited to talk to. Well waiting outside of the house before the party began, it starts to rain and of course I didn’t have an umbrella. As I walk in to the chapter room with my frizzy hair and soaking wet t-shirt, I felt horrified for all these girls I’ve never met to see and talk to me because I wanted to make a lasting first impression on ADPi. As the conversations began, I quickly realized that not one of the sisters cared about my hair or my makeup, but wanted to get to know me for who I was. They truly were the most down to earth girls I had ever met, and didn’t just want to spend the time talking about surface level topics. On sisterhood day, the most genuine soul picked me up at the door, and an hour long conversation felt like five minutes. This sweet sister made me realize that a sorority is so much more than sisterhoods, socials, volunteer work, and cute Instagram pictures. It’s about the girls that are going to be there to celebrate your best days with you and carry you through your worst. I created a lifelong bond with these sisters that can never be broken. To say that ADPi has helped me become the woman I am today would be a complete understatement. Looking back, I can’t even imagine my college experience without these girls. They have taught me that true, genuine friendships become your second family and you couldn’t do life without them.

One of my very best friends is actually from my hometown, but we didn’t even become close until we were in the same pledge class and decided to be roommates our sophomore year. I couldn’t imagine what in the world I would do without her. These girls are my backbone, the ones I can go to with absolutely anything I’m stressing over, keeping me laughing until I cry 24/7, and being my support system. I am forever in debt to this chapter for bringing me friendships and a sisterhood that I never knew existed beforehand.

The sisterhood of ADPi is truly life changing, and it is the most rewarding experiences I have ever endured. I’ve found my lifelong besties, future bridesmaids, traveling partners, and so much more. As cliché as it sounds, Greek life is something that becomes a part of you that you never want to let go. I have made so many amazing friendships with the most compassionate girls I have ever known.

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