A note from Cait Forker, Alpha Class
...recruitment will do that to you.
Beyond the cheering, the decorations, the slideshows, and the towering
black heels, there lies a deeper reason why we all come back day after day,
often for more than 16 hours at a time. Some call it an estrogen-fest.
Guys think it’s just plain crazy. And while recruitment may seem a
bit confusing to the outside eye (especially for those poor souls staying at
the Copley Marriot), to those participating, it is whirlwind of emotions and
excitement and an intimate look into the various sisterhoods that comprise
Boston University greek life.
For
us at Kappa Delta Eta Phi, we are still the newest kids on the block. This
newness gives us an incredible energy that is palpable to the potential new
members that walk through our doors on the first night. We preach a love
for Greek life, a world that many of us in the Alpha class never imagined we
would ever be apart of. Greek life at BU has embraced us and has given us
amazing opportunities and relationships that may have never been. Every
time we lined up for a new party to come through our doors, there were giggles,
chatting, dancing, and general absurdities going on in the room. For
those in charge of keeping us on time, it may have seemed annoying and
meddlesome, but for me, it was a perpetual reminder of the genuine and loving
relationships that that conference room held.
As
the nights went on, the lists of girls returning to our room became smaller and
smaller, and the promise of new sisters became tantalizingly close. The
night of preference was a particular stressful one for me. I was annoyed
I had leave class early and peeved that I had to blow money on a cab, but as
soon as I walked into the serenely decorated room, all it took was a quick
inside joke from a friend to put a smile on my face and remind me why I was
here. Never more had I wanted to share this incredible sisterhood with
new girls.
On
preference night, one of the girls I talked to hit me with the best question I
had heard during all of recruitment. She asked me why some of us preach the fact that
we are not all sorority girls when in reality we are all members of a sorority.
I was simultaneously taken aback and impressed with this hard-hitting
question. I had to be quick on my feet and find an answer that was
satisfying, yet logical. I told her that yes, we are girls in a sorority,
but Kappa Delta is blend of personalities that is unconventional and real that
it is almost impossible to label us as sorority girls beyond our sporting of
Greek letters. Recruitment is a yearly reminder of the incredible
friendships in my life I didn’t even know were possible. As I see
freshman wandering aimlessly around campus, it is my hope that they can find
friends as wonderful as the people I found in Kappa Delta.
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| The sisters of the Eta Phi chapter of Kappa Delta, Philanthropy Night Spring Recruitment 2012! |
