Sisters

I got initiated into my sorority today!! I believe this falls into the resolution category of make lasting relationships, so I thought I would write about it.

Friends come and go, but sisters are forever.  This is true of the sisters one grows up with or the ones that were born of the same parents, because those sisters you really can never get away from.  You will always share a bond with your blood siblings whether you want to or not.  So are sorority sisters different? Of course, you do not share the bond of being born of the same womb, but you do share some sort of mystical bond that can never really be broken.  As long as you are a part of the sorority, in a way, you can never really get away from your sisters there either.  You're stuck with them for life.  Even more than that, you chose to be stuck with these girls for the rest of your life.  Instead of being forced to share a room with your sister or wear her hand-me-down clothing, you are choosing to be a part of the lives of the 200 girls in your  chapter and in some way a part of the lives of the thousands of sisters across the country.  It's a huge deal.

However, not all of the relationships you make with your new sisters will come easily.  You share a bond, yes, but you still have to make an effort to become close to the girls you now call sisters.  Much like a blood sister, every relationship takes time and hard work.  Friendships are hard.  Keeping up with old ones and creating new ones and figuring out which ones are worth keeping.  It can be very tiring.  But its always worth it.  If you get hurt or sad or just need someone to sit with, in a sorority, you have 300 girls who would do that for you.  Now that might be an exaggeration, I certainly would not feel comfortable going up to any of the 300 girls and asking them to chill with me.  I would, however, feel more than comfortable with the girls I know because I know they truly care about me.

It's the strangest thing, having sisters now.  I grew up with one brother, who has never really misled or disappointed me.  He has always been my rock.  Now I have all these girls who can one day be my very best friends in the world.  It is a little scary thinking about it.  Exciting, but scary.  This is a huge opportunity, and I want nothing more than to take full advantage of it.  No one can replace my brother, but I have always wanted a sister.  Now I have 300.

I think that counts as a successful day for my resolutions.