beyond words | phi mu sorority sisters, university of montevallo

Sorority girls tend to get a bad rep.

A lot of people think they’re all mixers, tshirts, frat parties and keg stands.  A lot of people claim they’re just paying for friends.  A lot of people are wrong.

Maybe it’s like that at some schools…in some sororities, but not mine.  There was a lot more to it than that & do you know what I say to those people who think I paid for my friends?  I tell them it was the best investment of my life.  Hands down.  No question because the friendships that I made during those years have proven to be some of the strongest relationships I have.  These girls bless my soul & fill me with endless amounts of love, joy & laughter.

Let’s face it.  Life is hard.  Most of the time, being a grown-up just plain sucks.  Jobs, stress, bills, worry, responsibility…sometimes it’s all just too much.  Sometimes, you just need to let go, relax and feel like a carefree kid again.  Well, nobody does this better than us.

Over the years, we have all made the effort to get together consistently.  Whether it’s a girls’ vacation, girls’ night out or, the most recent, girls’ night in, we try to get together at least once a month and it’s usually perfect timing.  Just when I think I can’t take one more second of stress, we get together & laugh it all away.  Refuel.  Fill each other up with love & laughter.  Serious laughter.  Side-splitting, ab-working laughter.  The kind of laughter that you think about the next day and start laughing all over again.

I love these girls more than words can accurately express.  They build me up.  Encourage and support me.  They make me smile when I need it most & I’m blessed beyond imagination to do life with each of them.

Plus, just look at us.  Don’t we just look fun?!

We are.  Trust me.  We. Are. AMAZING!! (and hilarious)

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These next set of pictures sum us up perfectly.  I don’t know why, but I LOVE the one below.  We are all so different, but still have so much fun together.
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