sis·ter·hood

ˈsistərˌho͝od/

noun

1. 1.

   the relationship between sisters.
2. 2.

   an association, society, or community of women linked by a common interest, religion, or trade.

Sisterhood to us is late night conversations after a long night out on the weekend. It's crawling in each other's beds the next morning talking about everything that happened the night before, even though we were all together the entire time. It's staying in on a Saturday night binging on Netflix and Jimmy John's after Friday night was too rough, yet still having the time of our life. 

The Support Bra.

God made us friends because He knew no mother could handle us as sisters. 

It's coming home after a crappy day and having your sisters greet you at the door with a hug and your favorite Sonic drink. It's going on a date wearing Maggie's dress, Anna's necklace, and Virginia's shoes while they group text you throughout the whole night asking how the date is going. It's walking into an Accounting exam that starts at 7:00 and receiving a good luck text at 6:59 then walking out with six messages asking how it went and what kind of wine you want to celebrate with that you survived. 

"Don't walk in front of me and be my leader, don't walk behind me and be my follower, but walk beside me and be my sister."

It's when your brother is in the hospital and your sisters research what Chrons disease is so they can hold your hand and understand what your family is going through. It's coming to your real home after surgery to find your sisters waiting with a poster signed by everyone in the sorority and your favorite candy. 

"Sisters are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly."

 It’s the feeling you get when something exciting happens and they’re the first people you want to tell. It’s the feeling when you’re at your lowest and just seeing them completely turns your mood around. It's writing this right now with chills and tears. It’s support, your getaway, your backbone, and your motivation.

"Our sisterhood is not a destination, but a journey."

I've learned more from my sisters than I have anyone else. They've taught me about life, character, and dignity. I've learned that it's okay to show emotions every now and then. Just because you cry doesn't mean you're weak. I've learned that opening up isn't always a bad thing. Some things you aren't meant to keep to yourself. I've learned the true meaning of friendship. Everyone needs someone who will stand up and have their back at the end of the day, even when they're wrong. They've made me the woman I am today.

                                                "Not four years, for life"

SISTERHOOD EVENTS!

Through our mixers and philanthropy events we all get to spend a good amount of time with each other. However, sometimes every girl just needs some girl time! That's the reason for sisterhood events! We normally try to have one to two every month. What's better than some quantity time with the people you love most?!

One sisterhood event we had last year was Build-A-Bear. We each got into groups of four and made our own Build-A-Bear making a contest of who made the best one. This was one of my favorite events because it brought all of our inner childhood out!

Meet Jack! 

Each year we have a sleepover at our sorority house the first weekend school starts! This allows our newest pledge class to get to know each of us better and allows all of us to spend fun time together after a stressful week with recruitment and the first week of classes.  

After our sleepover the following morning this year, we all went tubing in the Smoky Mountain River. Props to our Sisterhood Chair for this event because it was such a cool experience! We floated down the river for at least three hours jumping off cliffs, laughing, talking, and soaking up some sun! 

Our most recent event was the Haunted Corn Maze! I love scary things so I was definitely all about this event! It was so much fun seeing which of our sisters were the brave ones and which ones were the type to be scared of their own shadow.

Michael Myers Loved Him Some Sigma Kappa Girls!

After us all holding on to each other so tight while we went through the maze, I can honestly say I've never felt so close to my sisters before!

We even do sisterhood events during the summer for the girls who are still in Knoxville. This included many, many lake days together!

"The tans will fade but the memories will last forever."

What's the lake without some bridge and cliff jumping too?!

"Life begins at the end of your comfort zone."

You can't forget about our pool days together either!

Our sisterhood is the root and foundation of our sorority. We are each others backbone, support system, and biggest fans. 

Some people say people in Greek life pay for their friends, well if that's true, then I'm not paying nearly enough.