Natalie Gros, education sophomore from Napoleonville, is not only studying to be a teacher but is also a member of Delta Zeta. When she’s not studying to be a teacher for grades first through fifth, she’s doing something with her sisters.Gros rushed her first semester at Nicholls but became sick the week of rush and was not able to participate in formal recruitment.

“Instead, I was fortunate enough to be invited to go through informal recruitment and joined my sorority in the spring of that same year.”

Gros said that choosing a sorority takes a lot of consideration.

“I was involved in many different activities in high school that kept me busy, and I took that into consideration when choosing to be in a sorority,” Gross said. “I thought it would keep me busy, involved in the community, and it would also create many new opportunities and experiences for me.”

Each sorority specializes in a charity in addition to the recreational events they participate in, such as last weekend’s Race for the Cure.

Gros said the community projects do more than just help the community.

“They help me to learn more about myself,” Gros said.

Gros said her favorite part of being in a soririty is opening up to “a world of many different people with different personalities.”

With so many shows about Greek life on TV, people may form an idea of what a sorority is before they experience it. Gros said the “back-stabbing sisters [on TV shows] is to get the viewer’s attention and keep them interested in the show. Being in a sorority at Nicholls is nothing like the television show. We are simply a group of girls who are true friends that love their community and school.”

Delta Zeta has become a huge part of Gros’ life.

“The bonds of friendship made between my sisters and I have to be one of the things I love the most,” Gros said. “For me, being in a sorority is not for four years; it will be for life.