Bid Day...

Two years ago I made a decision that would forever impact my life. This wasn't a decision that I thought I would ever make. However, it was a decision that I will never regret. Everything in life has it's ups and down. We all have hard times. However, I have one thing that helps to keep me going... my sisters.

Two years ago I chose to become an Alpha Xi Delta... well I think Alpha Xi Delta chose me. When I wrote down Alpha Xi Delta, and solely Alpha Xi Delta, on my preference card I could not have foreseen the doors that were about to open for me or the friendships that were about to be given to me.

Sisterhood isn't always lollipops and rainbows. But, those tough times are what make our bonds of sisterhood even stronger. I owe so much to Alpha Xi Delta and the sisters that I have been blessed with. My colligate experience wouldn't even be half the experience it has been without Alpha Xi Delta. My sisters make me so proud. They are all so accomplished and wonderful in their own ways. I have sisters to cry with. I have sisters who listen to my problems. I have sisters who motivate me to be a better me and then I have sisters who always know how to make me smile.

My sisters accept me... my anger, my tears, my happiness, my goofiness. I wish I could explain in words the pride I feel when I stand in a room with all my sisters and see what we have accomplished and overcome.

Alpha Xi Delta is a part of me. It's not something that can be scrubbed off, ripped away or left to vanish. I will be an Alpha Xi Delta for the rest of my life. For everything Alpha Xi Delta has done for me in the past two year, even a lifetime of service to Alpha Xi Delta wouldn't be enough to pay back everything I've been given.

I don't know if I have ever been a part of an organization that has allowed me to grow so much personally. As we welcome home our new sisters tomorrow I can only hope that they will have the same experience I have had.  I look forward to watching my sisters grow and realize their potential. I can't wait to have the women build relationships like the ones I've made these past years.

Our sisterhood isn't something that you can understand if you're not apart of it and it's something I'll never forget. To my sisters across the country and to Alpha Xi Delta I can't thank you enough for everything you've given me. To the women who will be joining our sisterhood tomorrow...

Welcome home.


Xi Love,

The Delta Tau Chapter of Alpha Xi Delta