Hi!

My name is Sophie Bravo, and I have the honor of serving as Tri Delta's Vice President of Recruitment. On behalf of our entire chapter, welcome! I am so excited that you've chosen to participate in recruitment, and I can't wait to meet each and every one of you.

As you prepare to begin this journey, I want to share something I wish someone had told me when I was in your shoes.

When I went through recruitment, I was searching for a place where I belonged, but I didn't realize I was also searching for myself. I had so much self-doubt and spent a lot of time making myself smaller. If you had told the version of me going through recruitment that one day I would be leading formal recruitment for my chapter as a senior, I never would have believed you.

The confidence I have today didn't happen overnight. It came from being surrounded by women who believed in me before I fully believed in myself. They encouraged me to use my voice, to take on leadership opportunities that intimidated me, and to embrace the person I was becoming instead of trying to fit into who I thought I should be.

For me, Tri Delta became so much more than a sisterhood. It became the place where I found the confidence to stop making myself small and start showing up as the truest version of myself. That has been the greatest gift this experience has given me.

As you go through recruitment, I encourage you to remember that this process is about finding the place where you feel comfortable enough to be completely yourself. The conversations where you can laugh naturally, speak honestly, and feel accepted for exactly who you are are often the ones that matter most.

My hope for each of you is that you find the place that helps you become your truest self. A place that celebrates your strengths, encourages you through your challenges, and reminds you that you never have to shrink yourself to belong. Every woman deserves to experience that kind of community, and I truly hope recruitment leads you to yours.

Trust yourself, trust the process, and know that every chapter is excited to get to know the incredible person you already are.

I cannot wait to meet you and wish you the very best throughout recruitment. This week may just be the beginning of a journey that changes your life in ways you never expected—just as it changed mine.

Delta Love,
Sophie Bravo 
Vice President of Membership Experience
Tri Delta, Theta Xi