Sorority Life

What are the qualities of a perfect mate, in your opinion?
He has to be good-looking, genuinely nice, puts me on the top of his "to do" list, funny, and has to love snowboarding, hiking, camping and dancing. I hate it when a guy won't dance with me!

Now that it's almost over, what is the one positive thing you'll take away from this experience?
I definitely have learned how to address my problems better. Before the show, I didn't have the courage to confront people I had problems with. It's kinda crazy, but having a camera there gave me more courage to confront girls I had issues with. I will now take a stand against being walked all over!

Tell us about one special relationship you formed with a sister or pledge? Amanda, who lives here in the house - we have really bonded. It's been a very difficult time, not only our lives changing so drastically, but also applying that to school, dating, social life and Sigma. We definitely helped each other through that. We're opposite types of girls, but in a way, we're complementary towards each other and we get along - it's really neat.

If you became the president of SAE-Pi, what would you do to change the way the sorority functions?
I would make sure that the sisters made more of an effort to get to know the pledges. I think the reason that there is so much confusion about the worthiness of the pledges is because the sisters haven't gotten to know us. There are events that the pledges do once a week that are optional for sisters to attend. I would not make it optional - for at least a few of the events, it would be mandatory and sisters would need to be there.

What was the experience like sharing one bathroom with five other people?
Oh my God! Disgusting! There weren't so many problems with shower schedules, since we all have different schedules, but a lot of girls don't seem to know how to clean up after themselves. I wish I had a hidden camera to show who!

What was the best thing about pledging?
First, just getting to know more girls that I wouldn't have known had I not pledged. However, living in the house was definitely the best part. It was a lot of fun!

What was the worst thing about pledging?
What I perceived to be the other girls' jealousy of us living in the house caused a lot of tensions. The other pledges were jealous we got to live there, and the sisters also thought we were getting the royal treatment, but they don't realize how hard it really was. We got used to it, but they have no idea.

Did pledging affect the amount of time you had to study?
Oh my gosh - yes! Granted, living in a new situation with five other girls and cameras added to it, also, but pledging was very time-consuming, and my grades did suffer. I'm working my butt off right now to get them up in the next 3 weeks!

Describe the bonds that developed with your potential sisters during the pledging process, and how do you think they're different from developing friendships outside the sorority?
I have formed some pretty good bonds with several of the sisters, and I would not have met these girls if I had not rushed. I'm not a big fan of what I used to call "buying your friends," which is how I used to perceive sororities. We're really good friends - but when it's all over, I'm not sure what is going to happen in the future.

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