my ADPi family

sometimes you think that everything is perfect, then your world falls apart and you feel like giving up. last semester was truly difficult, emotionally and mentally hard for me. this semester came around and I knew things had to change. I came into the semester worrying about where I belonged in my sorority and who wanted to take on me, I am practically three littles rolled into one. I had three beautiful, amazing sisters offer to adopt me and this was a really hard decision because it was hard to get another big diamond sister and give them this huge responsibility. I did not know that one of the three women was my new member educator, she taught us everything we needed to know while we were new members, before we were initiated. she basically was our mother for almost two months. one night I asked her if she would consider adopting me and all my emotional baggage. I truly thought nobody wanted to adopt someone like me. over winter break, she took me in and we grew closer, inch by inch. I know for me and many other sisters it is hard to not have an automatic connection with your big diamond sister, but sometimes the ones that take time to grow are the best. I didn't truly understand how much she cared for me until she explained it to me. one evening, she said something that I will never forget "I will never leave you. I am going to be your biggest supporter through everything." that's when I knew I made the right decision and that she was truly the best big diamond sister EVER!

1st semester of WSU

I believe that we all go into college or the next step of our live's after high school, with high expectations. We expect that we will thrive, create a new independent life and become who we are meant to be. We create goals and wait for them to be reached, however we want to skip a thousand tiny steps to get to the end result. (Kind of like final causation in Science 101.... I learned that this year, amongst many things...) We really like seeing to do lists, or at least i do, and enjoy crossing things off slowly hour by hour. It becomes the little things you accomplish that you feel most proud of. One hour of studying, CHECK! You can be amazed at how much one hour of solid studying everyday will do for you.

big diamond sister reveal

i remember this day being the hardest most emotional day EVER. it was like the week of recruitment all rolled into one day.. i cried, laughed and fell in love with my big!
so the night before i had been texting the sister i wanted, we were just talking about reveal and i was telling her I put her as my #1. i was a complete ball of nerves!!! i told her not to tell me how she preffed. a few minutes after i told her we both said goodnight but i didn't sleep a wink. i couldn't wait to meet my big diamond sis and form that bond. then morning came and i was freaking out, there were a mere 11 hrs until i would get to see my big diamond and hug her until i couldn't hug anymore. i went along with my day, crying randomly a few times terrified that she wasn't my big. i told her i couldn't text her until after the reveal, she response was "okay, see you after the reveal :)" that got me and i fell apart. i thought i knew for sure she wasn't my big diamond sister. i went through the rest of my day trying to stay positive. reminding myself that she still could be my big diamond sis.
then before i knew it, it was 6:20 and Karli and i headed over to the house. i was full of nerves and crazy excited! i couldn't wait even though we had to wait like 45 more minutes before we could go find them. once i got my clue i had no idea where to go or even who i was looking for. i believe i was the last alpha to find my big diamond sister, i had to ask for help and i passed her room like 5 times... it was a problem

once i got into the room and saw that it was Maddy, i hugged her and cried!!! I couldn't have been more excited that i got her, she is now my big diamond sister and i get to have that special connection with HER. i couldn't wait to make more memories laughing, crying, smiling and dancing with her!!

ADPi

Joining a sorority was the best decision I could make. It has helped me develop a sense of home here in Pullman. More importantly it has given me friends and sisters that  I will have until I die. Recruitment was the hardest week i've ever been through. However, running home to ADPi was the BEST thing that ever happened to me. I didn't know it then but I would grow close to amazing and inspiring women.
You can't understand how blessed women and men are that are in the greek system until you become a part of it. You can't understand what they are all about until you are a part of it, it is something indescribable. I've only been a part of it for a few weeks and I can already see all these beautiful things coming from it. That tells you that it really is something special.