Maddie Gusikoski

“I felt like I was being judged based on my looks and a 5 minute conversation.”

These are the words I had heard from so many people who had gone through sorority recruitment prior to me. I knew that if this is what being part of a sorority was about I did not want any part of it.

Movies like Sydney White and the House Bunny showed me early on that I was not the sorority type. Strangely enough, the friendships with mean girls and the desire to look put-together constantly did not seem like my thing. After my older sister and friends went through recruitment and mentioned the horrific statement above, I was convinced that I would not be in a sorority.

Then I met Baylor Chi Omegas. I met girls who knew I was not interested in recruitment but still wanted to be my friends. I did not know a soul coming to Baylor and the older Chi Os I met treated me like a sister. I met seniors who took time out of their busy days to make me, a freshman, feel loved.

I made the choice to participate in recruitment and despite the negative reputations sororities can have, I had learned that not all sororities are the same. As I stepped in the Chi Omega chapter room during recruitment week, I was not scared. I knew I was not going to be judged on my looks and a 5-minute conversation. I knew I would walk into the Chi O room and feel loved on by girls I could genuinely call friends.

My choice to become a Chi Omega has not defined me, but it has led me to become who I am today. The relationships I have made in this chapter have made me confident and they have caused me to grow in ways I could not have imagined.

My choice to become a Chi Omega is validated every time I hear a conversation about a potential new member someone in my chapter has met. Rather than talking about girls looks and assumed financial status, I hear about how the girl loves deeply and pursues Jesus.

That is the group I have chosen to be a part of and I know I chose wisely.