Christopher Newport: Recruitment Analysis

Coming into Christopher Newport, a definite goal of mine was to find my best friends. I wanted to find the people who I would have standing next to me on my wedding day, cry with, laugh with, and eat an entire pizza with and not feel the least bit guilty. I know it is an extremely cheesy antidote, but not once did I think I would find that in any sorority.

After meeting so many individuals throughout my first semester freshman year involved in Greek life, I hesitantly decided to go through recruitment. This whole process, especially the first day, I was so overwhelmed and intimidated and considered dropping it all together. I just remember walking into my first round, some girl came up out of absolutely no where and grabbed my arm and led me into the room. I may or may not have jumped when she grabbed my arm.

And also, I never saw myself running home to Alpha Delta Pi. If you asked me before beginning recruitment, I would have placed myself in a completely different organization without any hesitation. It wasn’t until preference round when I realized that I was going to find myself the privilege to be a part of such an amazing group of women. The fire alarm actually went off in the middle of my preference round, causing us to have to finish our round outside on the York lawn. Even with all the craziness of relocating outside, the girl, Taylor Walters, I was talking to
Before college, I never had any friends that I could be my true self around, and now I have almost 100. These girls have supported me in countless endeavors without even knowing it. I can honestly say before receiving the confidence give to me through Alpha Delta Pi, I could of never of seen myself achieving my goal of attending medical school or giving tours every day as a Student Ambassador on campus. My sisters have served as the best role models and motivators without even knowing