Day 21 marked the first day of formal sorority recruitment for the Hillsdale College greek system. The first day is always open houses, when we dress in our matching pencil skirts, wine-colored sweaters, black pumps, pearls, and arrow pins. I remember how excited I was to watch the women of Pi Beta Phi stride out of the house, singing. I sincerely hope that this year’s potential new members were equally blown-away.

Day 2 is always skit parties, where members of each sorority put on a little show for the potential new members. This year, our Vice President of Member Develpment, Erin Alderson, took it upon herself to rewrite our skit. It was such an improvement! The new theme is “Angel Airways” (we used to do “Grease”) and each stop of the “airplane” represents one of our six core values (Integrity, Lifelong Commitment, Honor & Respect, Personal and Intellectual Growth, Philanthropic Service to Others, and Sincere Friendship). For this round, our name-tags were stewardess wings.

Day 3 is dessert parties and day 4 is preference parties (where girls make their final decision as to which sorority to join). This year, we were fortunate to welcome 18 beautiful new angels into our sisterhood.