Why Being Unconventional is the Best

I don’t know about any of you, but I am probably one of the most unconventional people when you think of somebody who is in a sorority.

Yes, I work, and yes, I dress up daily, but I’m the kind of girl who absolutely hates getting dressed and going out of her way to impress people when I absolutely don’t have to. Don’t get me wrong, I like to look presentable, but every day of my life? It’s been a struggle.  I’ve always been the girl who would rather wear baggy sweats and a tank top than a dress and heels any day of the week. I’m the absolute thing from girly that once can think of. I grew up as a tomboy. I played sports from the time I started walking until now and I love a challenge! I’ve never been the kind of person to back down or allow people to walk over me like a doormat.

In Spring 2012, I joined Phi Sigma Sigma and it was the absolute best time of my life! I was part of an organization of women who accepted me for who I was and didn’t try to make me anybody that I didn’t want to be. These women accepted me for being what most would refer to as a “geek.”

I love Harry Potter maybe a little too much and I’m a complete comic book nerd, especially when it comes to Marvel. I binge watch movies on Netflix and I’m not the kind of girl who likes to party very often, and not really at all. I play xbox more than most teenage boys and sometimes I curse like a sailor. I’m unique, to say the least, but I wouldn’t want my life to be any other way.

There was a Greek co-sponsored event during disorientation week when school started in the fall and there were times that I caught myself quoting the movie “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” while it was playing and my sisters kept telling me how much they loved and appreciated my nerdiness, which I then began to appreciate more about myself.

In these next few weeks when recruitment is going on, remember to embrace everything unique about yourself and don’t try to hide it. Those who appreciate your uniqueness will be the ones in the organization that you’ll most likely want to go to. Go where you fit in and where people enjoy the new things that you bring to the organization.

You know that part of the movie when Elsa is singing and she says, “conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know,” DO NOT listen to her! Be yourself and take pride in who you are and the things that you love! Stand out from the crowd!