What Sorority Should You have Rushed?

As I lay in bed after a long day, like any other typical sorority girl, I scroll through Twitter, Facebook, and of course Instagram all before falling asleep. I am constantly finding myself on TSM’s blog pages reading posts like “Top 10 Sororities to Rush in 2016” or “What Sorority You Really Should Have Rushed?” Tonight, instead of closing the article and going on with my scrolling I found myself smiling, almost giggling at my phone.

After spending the past two days in a show barn at my college’s different livestock shows hosted this weekend I realized being in the agriculture industry the word “Sorority” doesn’t sit very well with people. Growing up in the FFA and now being an active member in other agricultural organizations such as the Georgia Farm Bureau Young Farmers I never would have pictured myself joining a sorority. That was until I was introduced to Sigma Alpha.

Sigma Alpha is a professional agricultural sorority that promotes women pursing careers in the agriculture industry. Sigma Alpha’s national philanthropy is Agriculture in the Classroom. Sigma Alpha has helped me connect with other girls who want to further not only themselves but also a society as a whole through their passion for agriculture. I now have a group of sisters who will sit with me for 8 hours planning a hog show that hasn’t even been approved by the executive board members, or painting cow shirts for our next agriculture in the classroom event.

So, I find my self here laughing at my phone and thinking: No, my sorority will never be the “Top Sorority to Rush” in any year and my sorority will always be the only sorority I should have rushed no matter what TSM’s quizzes say. Not every sorority is the right sorority for everyone. As rush week comes up for most schools here in the south I encourage everyone to consider a sorority that’s right for them not what sorority everyone else is rushing. Happy rushing!