It's rush season here at school and I was just musing over the idea of sororities. My roommate's sister suggested we think about it so we become more involved. And maybe have a sense of purpose and something else to focus on besides school and homework.
So here's everything I know about sororities:
1)Girls are vicious and catty and will stab you in the back if you aren't on their good side.
2)Everyone finds out everything about everyone in the house. You have no secrets.
3)You will only get in if you are preppy, pretty or have family currently in or who were once apart of that sorority.
4)After you join you are immediately surrounded by drama and will become a part of the drama.
5)Sororities are full of traditions. Some bad, some good.
6)At least they always do one philanthropic thing together.
7)Sorority girls only want Frat boys. And vice versa.
8)Sororities have formal parties.
9)Its a good way to make friends, but it's too much trouble to keep them.
10)Sorority sisters are "forever."
11)Hazing is a sport to some sororities.
12)You get assigned a "big" to mentor you in the ways of that particular sorority and in the ways of that particular school.
13)Sororities are expensive because you all have to look alike.
Truth is....I don't know anything about sororities.
<3 Kate
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I'm going to play devil's advocate now, some sororities do actually help out the community, but I can imagine it's not out of the kindness of their hearts. And first comment on this post, sweet! Keep up the good work, I'm going to spread the word about this blog!
ReplyDeleteTo some extent sororities are vicious, filled with preppy rich kids, but I feel like that is only a few of them and is just what we are exposed to in those stupid movies. There are plenty, and I mean plenty, of sororities and fraternities that are purposely formed to do community service and link together students who have common interests. I know of a few, not by their title name though, that are formed to volunteer in hospitals and animals shelters and do a lot of humanitarian work. I think everyone is just so quick to judge and turn their head at any mention of the word "sorority" because of what the media has manipulated them to be. I mean you are able to make friends and often times will be able to find jobs because of the connections you have from your "brothers" and "sisters" which is extremely beneficial and helpful, especially in this day in age where finding a job is all about networking. But I'm not advocating for them either, I for one would never want to join one and still am a little "weirded out" at the thought of joining one, just because it's weird to think that you are forced into being friends with a certain group of people. I just think that it is important to recognize that there are a lot of misconceptions, and that Greek life is not all about partying and raising havoc, though there may be plenty of people who do partake in such activities.
ReplyDeleteAlright so here's my deal with Greek life. I think that everyone is way to quick to judge it. I for one am guilty of this judgment but I've come to realize that it wasn't a right judgment to make because the only exposure I've had to Greek life is from stupid movies and TV shows that show only the stereotypical misconceptions. Not all sororities and fraternities are out there to get super drunk, take advantage of helpless girls, and force students to go through humiliating things to join them. Yea there are sororities and fraternities like that out there but it is by no means what the majority of them are like. There are plenty of sororities and fraternities that are formed to do great things for the world. I know of a few, not by their title name or anything, that are formed to volunteer at hospitals and animal shelters and are involved in a lot of humanitarian work. And I know this because I have friends in them. They are by no means one of the rich preppy kids that you see in movies. The media has just manipulated college life experiences so much that everyone thinks of Greek life as such a horrible and exclusive thing. But really they can be extremely beneficial in so many ways. You make friends that have the same interests as you do, and often times after college life "brothers" and "sisters" will often have connections to jobs, which is extremely beneficial in this day in age because so much of job opportunities are dominated by networking and having the right connections. But again I am not advocating for them I just think there is a lot more to Greek life that people don't necessarily think about. I also may have a slightly bias opinion because I go to a school that has no Greek life at all so I don't experience the effects of having them on campus. But if you think about it sororities and fraternities are a lot like sports teams. They are exclusive to some extent, bring together kids with common interests and have a very apparent way of distinguishing them... You don't ever hear people saying "oh my god what is that person thinking joining the soccer team..."
ReplyDeleteUsually the philanthropic activity is REQUIRED. And there is no amount of humanitarian endeavors that can alter the way sororities are perceived. Hollywood is not that far off in its depiction.
ReplyDeleteVicious and catty are mild descriptions. The only thing Kate missed, is that you have to come from money/prestige/known family name.
And lets not forget fraternities, has anyone seen the movie "The Skulls"?
I think investigation is required before making any snap judgements about any group of people or club. TRUTH OF THE WEEK...I believe we stereotype too easily in our society whether it be greek life, country life, gay life, or city life.
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