“I will hang out with you for free.”
That is a statement I’ve often heard from friends outside the Greek system since I joined Delta Omega last year.
I do not enjoy hearing comments like these, but I know the people that say these statements don’t truly understand the bond that comes from being in a social club.
“From the outside looking in, you can never understand it. From the outside looking out, you can never explain it.” That is one of my favorite TSM (Total Sorority Move) quotes. But bear with me as I try to explain the importance of it to you.
The hope for my club is to be Christian examples, bonded sisters, and servants on Lipscomb’s campus.
We aren’t really paying for our friends, we are paying for the T-shirts, the formal, the events and the philanthropy that we do!
These girls were my friends before I joined this club, and they remain my friends outside of club events. I hang out with them on an everyday basis, and I live with two of them.
I found a statement on Pinterest that really shows how positive joining a sorority can be. “A sorority is more than letters on a sweatshirt, traditional songs, rituals, an obligation, or a way of life. A sorority is learning about people and giving without expecting a return. It’s earning respect from others, as well as for yourself. It will not solve all your problems. But I have made good friends and found confidence there to help me take life one step at a time.”
Since a decent amount of people in this class are athletes, let me ask you, how is that any different? It is no different than the bond that is there with your team. You spend all of your time together, as do we.
I genuinely care about all of my friends, but there is that special bond in a sisterhood because you share so many secrets and good times together.
You meet so many new people through the sisterhood, and because of your sisters, you meet other people outside of the sisterhood as well. When I need someone to talk to about anything, I have about 40 options. Your sisters are your support group, your shoulder to cry on, no different than a team or another group of friends. We just simply have a name for our group because we have similar goals and views on how we should live our lives.