Why I Decided to Go Greek

BY NOELLE KELLICKER, CLASS OF 2013
If you asked me my freshmen year of college if I thought that I would ever join a Sorority, I would have probably laughed in your face. I thought sororities were like what I saw in movies- and I was not interested in joining one of those. 

My freshmen year of college was rough: I had a terrible break-up, a cliquey floor, and an awful roommate. My few remaining friends from that year suggested that I should look into joining a sorority. They had gone through recruitment the previous semester, and had found some great friends who genuinely cared about them, and sisters that would be a part of their lives forever. I thought to myself that since my friends did not fit the stereotypical image of sorority girls, then maybe it was something for me after all. 

The fall of my sophomore year I went through formal recruitment, thinking I had nothing to lose. I found myself glued to the Sigma Kappa table during the information session, talking to all the girls. It seemed like I had something in common with everyone and that they each sincerely wanted to know me. From that day on, I was hooked- no other chapter made me feel at home the way Sigma Kappa did. I had a connection with every girl I met and could see myself being friends with these wonderful women past my years spent at UMass. 

When Bid Day came around, I was anxious to see if I would receive a bid from Sigma Kappa. From the moment I found that they had in fact, extended me a bid, I felt like these girls were truly my sisters-we would do anything for each other This kind of friendship is a rare commodity and I am so fortunate that I found it in Sigma Kappa. Now as a senior looking back, I believe that joining Sigma Kappa was one of the most pivotal moments of my collegiate life. The majority of the memories that stand out from the past few years involve Sigma Kappa and the beautiful women of this chapter.