It’s back to school season.  And that means for thousands and thousands of young women in college, it’s time for recruitment.   I’ve had the privilege and the pain of closely walking through recruitment with my daughters as well as talking with my wife about it, and while I’ve clearly never been through it, I do have a pretty good sideline view.

A sorority can give you instant access and close proximity to potential friends.  It can give you social opportunities, service opportunities, and even leadership opportunities.  It can make college seem a little smaller and more manageable, and it can be a lot of fun.

What else can a sorority do?  A sorority can give a sense of value.  It can give a sense of importance, it can even begin to define you.  Exactly like a job can, or fame can, or money can, or success can.

In other words, for a Christ follower, a sorority holds all the opportunities, dangers, and distractions of the world.  It can lead to a feeling of superiority, to arrogance, to entitlement, and more.  It can cause ladies to be mean, cruel, and vicious.  And it can bring out inner beauty, love, grace, mercy, and kindness.

As a Christ follower, recruitment is simply another platform to make Him known.  In the midst of so much stress, pressure, emphasis on external beauty, and sometimes pure desperation, what a time for Godly young women to rise up and shine for His glory.  What an opportunity to fully ground yourself in Christ, and let it show.  When girls are hurting in the process, you can love them and build them up.  When girls feel like this is a life defining event and process, you can bring perspective.  When girls are sad or feel lost, you overflow with grace and peace.  When there is darkness, you can bring light.  In other words, it’s simply life.  Everywhere we go and everything we do we have the opportunity to live out His love, mercy, and grace.

Life is full of trials, temptations, and opportunities.  Recruitment is no more and no less than another one.  I believe that Christ followers have an amazing mission in the midst of this process, just like we do in the midst of every other situation in life.  There are women who are hurting and lost all around you, don’t miss them.  You are on mission right here, right now.  Remember, the only bond and sisterhood that has eternal meaning is in Christ.  So love each other well, give of yourself sacrificially, don’t lose kingdom perspective, and be the light that you are called to be.

Walk this road called recruitment with grace and peace.