A Greek Dilemma

I've just started my senior year of college at the University of Central Oklahoma, and with this new year I've seen a new crop of young women eagerly run to join my sorority. On the other hand, I've also seen another large group of women roll their eyes at the concept of sorority life and go about their days.

Welcoming Our New Sisters Home

I'm pleased to say I've been a part of both of these groups of women. My freshman year the thought of "Going Greek" barely crossed my mind. I saw the greek life members sporting their "GO GREEK" stickers and smiling as they told everyone how great their brothers or sisters were. I rolled my eyes and told myself sorority life just wasn't for me.
My second semester year my high school friend, Kady, joined the Epsilon Upsilon chapter of Delta Zeta at UCO. We teased her about joining a lame sorority but she did it anyway. It seemed to make her happy enough so we eventually stopped teasing so much.
After my sophomore year I decided I would sign up for formal recruitment. I still had no intention of joining a sorority, but I wanted to see what the fuss was about and I couldn't accept that I would graduate college without the "Rush" experience.
Now, shortly after I signed up for recruitment I was hired for my college dream job. I was asked to take an RA position in one of the residence halls. I'll get into this more later, but I REALLY wanted to be an RA.
I didn't account for the challenges I would face by doing both. In fact, I was "on call" to handle emergencies DURING recruitment. Thankfully, there were no emergencies while I was visiting the houses and meeting the girls. Somewhere along the way I began to actually care about joining one of these organizations of college women. They were all focused on leadership, experience, and their friendships with each other. On preference night I met the woman who would become my "Big" at the Delta Zeta. She inspired me that night and all I wanted was to join this sorority the next day. Luckily they gave me a bid and I had my moment to run to my new sisters about one year ago.

Me and My Big

Throughout the past year I've gotten to experience the best and worst parts of being in a sorority (except living in house; RAs have to live on campus). I enjoyed homecoming competitions, late night trips to get coffee at 7-11, and themed parties. I suffered through financial woes while trying to pay dues, getting too drunk and feeling awful, and disagreements with my sisters.
This semester I had to Disaffiliate during recruitment because of my RA job. Bid day was 2 days ago and I found myself in tears coming back to our house to rejoin my sisters and welcome the new ones. Even when there was "girl drama" or financial difficulties, I still found myself happy to be a part of something bigger than myself.
I'm not saying everyone should join a sorority. In fact, maybe there are people who really DON'T believe sorority life is for them. However, I do think that going through recruitment is an amazing experience, and maybe the women will surprise you like they did me. That doesn't mean you have to join one; you can easily walk away, but no two sororities are the same and there is likely to be a home out there for any college woman looking to find one. You just have to be willing to take that first step.

Delta Zeta Bid Day 2015

Because I Can't Do Everything

I'm a lady of many talents (mostly because I can't make up my mind about what I want to do with my life). However, I'll be the first to admit that I can't be everywhere and do everything. I'm in my senior year of college; cut me some slack. Some days I might have exams or naps to take. So because I care and I feel like being nice today, I've decided to provide you with a few other blogs to look at while you anxiously await for me to post more content.

Where it's @!

This blog is one about the "(mis)adventures of a self professed rocker chick". As my blog is about my own adventures, I like the idea of looking into the adventures and thoughts of others along the way.

The Author, Stef, is from the Oklahoma City Metro area, and points out that her blog is a place for her to express her views and her views only. I understand that some people may be offended by the views of others, but I believe people should be free to express their opinions without anyone else telling them otherwise.

Where it's @! does a wonderful job of staying current and posting often. It is clear that the author is passionate about their topics and enjoys sharing with others.

Brain Soup for The Dysfunctional Soul

This blog makes me laugh. Granted, it's not difficult to make me laugh but it manages to do so. The posts here range everywhere from beauty product reviews to political opinions. The Author, Shannon aka Monty, describes it as "Brain soup for the dysfunctional soul. Actually, more of a stew. Or maybe a gumbo." I love a good hodge podge of ideas all rolled into one place, and a little self-deprecating humor never gets old.

Rocks In My Dryer

This is what I lovingly refer to as a mommy blog. Its about a mother's daily life with her kids and her family. While I generally find these to be cliche and odd, this one is OK. It's very visually appealing and exciting, however updates don't happen as often as I would like. The way I see it, when you start posting about you life and family, the internet get attached to you. People will latch on and start to see you as their friends inside their computer. To the author, please post again soon. Your fans want to know how your hip surgery recovery is going!

A Pescatarian Lifestyle For Peace

Everyone loves a good food blog. It;s so fun to look at other people's creations and even try them out for yourself. This one is composed of pescatarian meals and it looks really professional. My only critique is that there hasn't been a new post since 2012. That gives off the impression that there aren't that many interesting pescatarian recipes to try. That's not a very good message to send to a budding pescatarian like myself.

Honorable Mentions

I think I've made a good dent here, and I hope I've given you a few ideas of blogs to look at. Just in case though, here are a few more that also peaked  my interest this week. Enjoy reading. I'll see you again soon.

Mom.me

Tabulous

PJ Gach: The Queen of Style

DaveTown

Exploring Oklahoma's History

Jason's Photo Blog

Every Adventure Has A First Step

Hello and welcome to the first of what I hope will be many blog entries to come.
This blog may be born out of a University blogging class, however this blog is not for my classmates. Of course they may read it and I hope they find a little enjoyment watching my numerous adventures and reading along as I attempt to put the thoughts in my head to words, but this blog isn't just about passing a class. No, this blog is for people like me.
This blog is for people who are asked "What do you want to do with you life?" and they answer "Absolutely everything." The world wasn't created for humanity to simply walk around on and never experience. Personally, I like to look at the world as one big opportunity to explore.
That's why I've started this blog. I'll use this page to share and document my adventures as I explore the world from music, to art, to far off places. Stick around because no adventure is complete without companions to experience the world with you. Allonz-y!