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Cajen is a naive freshman who falls for Jason, the campus Romeo, with life- changing repercussions. With hardly a chance to cope with her new circumstances, she finds herself dealing with the stress of pledging while battling feelings of depression and guilt. Tiara grew up the oldest of five children raised by a single mother in the projects of Gary, Indiana. Motivated by Rhonda, her mentor through the Big Sister program, she has worked hard for everything she has achieved and simply being in college is a victory for her. Chancey is brilliant with a photographic memory that has allowed her to breeze through school. In fact, she skipped her freshman year entirely and entered college as a sophomore. She was always made to feel like an outsider because of her intelligence and the sorority represents an opportunity for her to finally fit in. Stephanie is the spoiled only child of a prominent, wealthy family from Savannah. She is used to getting the best and expects no less. But Stephanie is adopted and harbors a secret about her birth mother that she fears will cause others to think less of her. Malena is ambitious, talented and smart. She knows what she wants and is steadfast in meeting her goals. It is her strength and resolve which ultimately benefit the group as a whole.
These five very different young women are thrust together but soon learn to unite and draw upon each other’s talents. During the course of their pledge process, they struggle to discover and define sisterhood and by the novel’s end they find strength in their sisters and within themselves. In Sorority Sisters, Butler writes with both sensitivity and authenticity about issues revolving around class, friendship, self-discovery, sexuality and love. She has created characters who remain with you long after the last page has been turned