WHAT TO EXPECT DURING SENIOR YEAR

Senior year of college is a whirlwind, a roller coaster, a bittersweet mixture of emotions, both good and bad. Sorority women who will be going alum in the near future have a long to-do list to complete before the imminent graduate date: have a candle lighting ceremony, find a husband, and attend their last formal. Okay, maybe there is more to the list than that.

The struggles and obstacles of senior year are different for every single person. Some graduating seniors may be only worried about the list I just mentioned, which is completely okay. Some seniors may be looking for a "big girl" job following graduation. Some seniors could be awaiting acceptance letters to graduate programs of their choice. Each of these paths are all as hectic, stressful, and exciting as they sound.

On top of all the academic and professional decisions that have to be made, sorority women have to face the end of their collegiate sorority experience. We experience our last everything - our last chapter meeting, our last date party, our last formal, our last recruitment, our last ritual ceremony. Some of you may be thinking to yourself, "Well I would be relieved to be done with all that mandatory stuff." These thoughts crossed my mind too, but mostly I was overwhelmed with sadness just at the thought of leaving my collegiate chapter behind. This is the life I have known for years, a routine I have come to love, a family I have bonded with.

I am a senior sorority member who will be going alum in May. I have experienced my last recruitment and Bid Day. I have experienced my last elections. At times when I think about the future I can literally feel my heart rate start to quicken and my mind starts racing with all the possibilities, all the decisions I have to make. Other times I am overwhelmed with excitement of what the future has in store for me. No matter which path you chose, your sorority, your letters are for a lifetime. Your collegiate sorority experience may be coming to an end but the sisterhood you joined lasts for a lifetime. All graduating senior sorority women can and should find comfort in that fact.
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