Let’s just start off by saying Zeta Tau Alpha is something special. Yes, I am biased, but I really am surrounded by an amazing group of women.
The first few weeks of college were overwhelming and scary. Before recruitment I did not know where I belonged in Iowa City. The school felt huge and full of so many possibilities. Being a freshman in a pandemic is especially hard just because there are so many things going on in the world around you.
Recruitment was intimidating and a little stressful. It is not an easy process, but I knew I should trust it! As a PNM you may hear that a lot, but it is SO true. Every time I went back to the *virtual* Zeta house all of the stress went away. I felt welcomed for who I am and happy every time I left the zoom call. :,) I listened to girls tell their stories of how they met their best friends through Zeta and how trusting the process led them to their future home! I just got that gut feeling that Zeta was where I belonged.
Getting a bid to Zeta Tau Alpha was a huge highlight of freshman year, and on top of that I met one of my best friends on Bid Day! Slowly but surely I started meeting more Zeta girls and we all became so close in such a short amount of time.
Life would truly be so different with out these amazing Zetas that I have met and I am so blessed to have such a great group of best friends that I know will be in my life forever.
I know the memories that we have made together and the laughs that we have shared are just the beginning! I have never been in a group with such like-minded people, that care so much about others. I know that these girls will always be there for me and will always have my back.
Follow your heart because it will lead you right to your home!
ZLAM,
Chloe Lewis