My D-Xirable Ladies!!!

      People ask me all the time, "Now what is the name of your sorority?!" Well I am a member of Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. We are the LARGEST and ONLY Multicultural Sorority in the SEC and at Mississippi State University! As an African American student I get crazy looks all the time... you know that look you just gave me when I said I was African American and you immediately went back to make sure I didn't misspell Delta Sigma Theta. LOL! That is fine! I get it a lot at home, on campus, church, etc. It is a small organization and it most definitely isn't for those T-Shirt Wearing Members (those people who join organizations just to say they are in it and put it on an application)! We battle a lot as a "different" kind of Greek organization in the south: Work overload, crazy stares, belief that we really aren't a Greek organization, and did I mention the crazy stares?!

WORK OVERLOAD
    People often see me or my sorority sisters looking like we are about to drown in work... Well usually we are! Or we may seem like we want to just strangle each other... We absolutely do! But our trademark saying for Gamma Chapter of Delta Xi Phi is "What you see is what you get!" We don't try to pretend like everyday is like running through a field of yellow roses into the sunset! We work tremendously hard!! We are who we are! No I don't get along with all my sisters on a daily basis... Hence the word "sisters". We truly are the epitome of a family! Some days we love to be around each and other days with love to give each other the blank stare (-___-)! Also as a small Greek organization a lot of work is spread among a small amount of already overly busy people! So every person has to step up and no one is ever allowed to rest on the job (which is a 24/7 job)! But at the end of the day, its love and we know we would do anything for each other and our organization!

FALSE BELIEF
   We get underestimated a lot! We are a Social Greek Organization like everyone else. We accept people no matter their COLOR, CREED, CULTURE or RELIGION. Its the main focus of our organization!!!  Yes, we are the group of girls that most people never thought would ever become Greek! We support each others' decisions no matter how different they may be from our personal beliefs! We have chapters NATIONWIDE! We have a National Board and an abundance of still active alumnae! We do wear Greek Letter jackets, stroll (varies from chapter to chapter), have special sisters only information and we RUSH (also differs from chapter to chapter). We are GREEK! We are REAL! 

LOOKS
    I won't even write much in this section because I think I made my point in the opening paragraph. As a different organization we get a lot of strange glares. You know, that look like "You are not really serious?" or "That's an honors group, right?!" or just "WHY?!" True! I could have chosen any other organization in the Divine 9 (just using this as an example cause I am African American and that's where my crazy looks stem from. "Shaughnessy, Why didn't you join a historic Greek organization?! You would have gotten further with them." <--- Yes, I have been told this before!), but I chose  DXP! Just like any other Sorority Lady chose their Organization over another. I just felt at home with these ladies! :)

Anywhoo! I thought I would write about one of the BEST decisions I have ever made in my life and I hope everyone makes a decision that is right for them! 

Whatever you do, in college, GO GREEK!!! Its totally FUN!!! ;)