My name is Skylar Beck and I am so excited to share with you my “Why Adpi”. I had first toured the school & loved everything about it, so I decided to attend in the fall. During my tour, my family also suggested that we tour Greek Row. Long story short, we went down row looking at each of the houses and stopped at “the pretty white house” to ooo and ahh over for a good 10 minutes before heading back home. Little did I know, a few months later I would be running to that house on bid day and that would soon be one of the best days of my life. Now, we need to back up a little to recruitment week. I went into rush essentially knowing nothing, which is crazy to think. This was mainly because no one in my family was in Greek life & only a handful of people from my hometown of Peachtree City went to Southern, so this left me with a completely open mind. As the week started, I just felt uncertain of where I would end up and what God’s plan for me really was with this.

I spent the whole week praying the same prayer over and over again, just asking Him to lead me where He wants me and that I know His plan is greater than mine. After a few rounds of rush went by, I finally met Taylor Thompson. She was like a breath of fresh air and I felt like she was a friend that I had known for a few years, not just a few minutes. Miss Taylor is obviously beautiful, but it wasn't her physical appearance that was the most beautiful thing about her, but rather how on fire her heart was for Him. You could see His love through her smile and laugh. She was so passionate and got so excited when I brought up my faith and how important it is to me. It was so refreshing to just talk about Him and not about my hometown, what sports I played, or where I went to high school. I was able to feel stress being lifted off my shoulders for the first time the whole week. This was when I knew that He was telling me that this is where I belong.

Soon enough, bid day came around and let’s just say it was better than any birthday party or celebration that you have ever been to. Oh, also the theme for bid day was “Fly Delta” and my dad is a pilot for Delta. Crazy, right? It could not have been the biggest sign ever that I was led to the right place. Throughout my first year as a member of Alpha Delta Pi, I have met the sweetest lifelong friends that I could have never imagined. My faith is something that is really important to me and I’m so grateful to have sisters that encourage me to dive deeper into it every day. I am so proud to call each and every girl in this chapter my sister. It is overwhelming to think of all of the love and support I have had just this year. I prayed for friends like this my entire life and now I finally have them. These girls are not just my sisters, but my future bridesmaids & friends for life. It’s funny to think that the “pretty white house” that I was looking at out of my car window is no longer just a house, but my forever home. 

- Skylar Beck AC’23