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COMMENTARY Wednesday, October 9, 2002 - Page 7 Sorority recruitment plays important, developmental role As another sorority recruitment Sig, but every sorority on campus. of girls that get drunk and party all rnems that words just can't explain. derstand, but from the inside look- draws to a close one can only sit After realizing the problem we the time. We help define the woman ing out one could never explain." back and breathe and ponder over are' faced with I decided to find a I know that sororities some- each one of us will some day be as These women that I have grown the past weeks. way to do something about it and times get stuck with this stereotype every day we learn from one an- to respect and cherish wilt be the As I sit back and do this I am since I have written for the paper but it just isn't true. ones to celebrate all the joys of my thankful. I am honestly pleased for awhile now, I thought I would We are not snobs and we don't What we are, is a life with as I enter into the "real" with the quality of the women who all hate the other sororities just be- band of women who world. went through recruitment this fall. cause they are not in the same one They will be there when I get However, I am disappointed in we are. What we are is a group of have learned to live that first job, get engaged, married, the quantity that signed up. friends that love each other and are with one another or have that first child. Heck they There has never been so few always there for a shoulder to cry will be in the bridal party and at women involved in recruitment in 00. and accept our the first birthday party my sonl What we are, is a band of the four years I have attended this differences and daughter will ever have. women who have learned to live college. So then you wonder what They are friends for life. are we doing wrong? with one another and accept our similarities in a If you want to be part of some- As a senior member of Phi differences and similarities in a thing that makes you feel whole Sigma Sigma I am worried what closeness that makes us sisters. closeness that makes then give sorority life a shot. Sign will happen to our girls after about What we are is a bunch of girls us sisters. up for recruitment in the Spring. 17 of us graduate this year and our that provide service to the commu- othe·=-r.------ If you find that Greek life just numbers decrease rapidly as a re- Donna Hurd nity and each other. isn't for you that is fine, at least you sult. We are not all perfect. We are We grow together, we have fun gave it a fair chance. lfwe can't get more women in- write this story. of every shape and size and yet we together, we argue together, but However, you just may find a terested in sorority life the outcome Hoping that somewhere out somehow all fit together to make most importantly we are together. place to belong to and a lifetime of will be sad I am sure and I want to there someone might read it and get our college experiences brighter There is a quote that someone smiles and warm embraces. be able to come back at homecom- interested in finding out more about then they ever could have been be- once said to me that is very true. It -Dcnna Hurd is a senior ing for years to come and still see what sorority life is really like. fore we joined. We share laughter goes something like, "from the out- us going strong, and not only Phi First off, we are not just a group and tears and those special rno- side looking in one could never un- English major. Job market is seemingly nonexistent in Westminster The typical college student is day gifts this year for their 22 clos- to have to sell grapefruits at inter- anyone right now. We've rehired duh. Back to the drawing board. poor and dependent on mommy est friends and family, this gripe's sections, bucko. our old staff. Come back again in Well, we already know how and daddy for money. for you. All summer long you First you think to yourself, two months for the holiday sea- well the job search went locally. All right, maybe not the typical juggle a balance of part-time job, maybe I'll get something on-cam- Maybe you've attempted one. There are a few of us hard summer classes, possibly full-time pus. Don't have to worry about the But then that Owings Mills. Ah, yes. workers left out there. job, internship, vacation with the parking spot I won't have when I You will probably find some- family, and road trips to visit get back, because I can just walk stark realization thing there, however, the gas friends from school. to my place of employment. come mid-December money you will use to drive back You anticipate this from the Well, unless you're comfortable and forth may counteract any in- start of the summer, knowing full with making minimum wage and dawns on you that come you receive. well that by August 28. you will getting paid just once a month. I'd when you return AreyoubasicaJlyscrewed? I'm grapple with the realization that say this may not be a suggestion not suggesting you call mommy you did not save anywhere near for you. That, and unless you are from winter break. and daddy to bail you out. Maybe what you had hoped to save before fortunate enough to have partici- I'm suggesting you transfer. Seems school starts again. pated in work study the year prior, you may not be to have worked for half the student Ugh, that sinking feeling of you're gonna have to take a num- employed. population so far. dread in the pit of your stomach. ber, because those positions go fast. Nah, I guess I'm telling you that Thought this was going to be an Next option. Drivingaimlessly son." this is just one of those aspects of easy semester, eh? around Westminster, in the attempt Okay, well I guess being Octo- college life that we will look back Only 16 credits to worry about, to locate a NOW HIRING sign-- ber, tis the season to go back and on 10 years from now and think, Erin Romanski maybe you'll join yet another ex- you are immediately shut down. look for a job. "Wow, I truly was a broke colJege rracurncular with your free time. Giving these establishments But then that stark realization student." struggling to rub a couple of pen- But wait, did you actually look the benefit of the doubt, you wan- come mid-December dawns on you Join the club. nies together to get a decent meal at your check book this week? der around stores in the oh-so-huge that when you return from winter -Erln Romanski is a on the weekends, or wondering That's right, time to start looking Town Mall, and are greeted with break, you may not be employed. how they're going to pay for holi- fora part-time job if you don't want "I'm sorry, we're not looking for Your job was a seasonal one, junior English major