Being in a Greek organization without a doubt shaped my college career.
More importantly, it shaped who I am as a person.
I went Greek during the spring of my freshmen year.
The sisterhood that opened it's arms out to me, was called Sigma Delta Gamma, a small local Greek organization that was founded and exists solely at Aurora University.
College was one of the best times of my life, I grew immensely through out my four years, pushed myself to be the best version of myself I could be, and took every opportunity that came my way.
Growing up, I was lucky enough to be raised by a single mother, someone who never told me that my dreams were unrealistic.
According to my mother, there was nothing I couldn't do.
Those same feelings were something that my sisterhood reflected onto me.
During my time in Sigma Delta Gamma, I was introduced to some of the most important women in my life. Women with goals and ambition, but most importantly, these women got to see who I really was, and made me see her as well.
Today, as a recent college graduate I'm out in the real world on my own for the first time in four years.
I'm going through one of the biggest emotional changes of my life, and finding my line jacket sparked something in me I didn't realize I was missing.
Wearing my letters is a reminder of all the hard work I put into during my Greek process.
And more importantly, it was a huge reminder of just who I fought to be.
It feels like a safety blanket, wrapped in my jacket with my name and letters, I remember who I am.
She is brave. She is a fighter. She is someone I'm very lucky to have when times get tough.
