Sororities and other life choices

    I cannot recall if I mentioned here that I joined a sorority. But if I have not, yes everyone, I have.

    Today was a very emotional day for a lot of the women in my sorority. Today was Sisterhood weekend. This is basically a day of the weekend when we get away from life to come together to bond.  We all met up in a camp forty minutes away from campus. The second activity we did was to write or draw something that helped define who we were as a woman. Thinking about it actually makes me emotional. Obviously I'm not suppose to say what was said, but what I will say is that people have some really deep stories.

    One thing about women is that there is always competition between us; women compare themselves to other women. If there is a quality or something that another woman has then we essentially feel like that woman is her enemy. Some basics about women interaction with each other.

    This activity made me realize women need to realize themselves that everyone else has a story. There were stories women could not say without a punch of emotion in the face. We have to understand that even though our stories are not the same, we are all tied by common grief and sensitivity and that we are all women. And that is what the sisterhood leader was trying to instill into us. There have been so much separation in the house from just not understanding each other.

    In some sense, this is the reason why I joined a sorority. Like many girls in mine, joining a sorority was the best thing for me. I've never had a lot of female friends or felt connected. Since joining only this term, I feel like I belong. It certainly is not for everyone, but I've made connections with women I never would have made and it has given me a greater appreciation and understanding for people.

    Thinking about today still makes me emotional.

You don't have to like someone in your life, but you should remember that he or she has a story.
And somewhere along what the Dalai Lama said,

"You are all human brothers and sisters."

Cheers,

Claire