Fraternity and Sorority Life

soccergurl7988
Tue, 08 May 2012 11:19:41 +0000

I’m in a sorority at a large public midwest school with a very competitive recruitment. I wouldn’t trade my Greek life experiences for the world

Pros:
-live in a house with 90 of your best friends
-you make the best memories (sometimes watching YouTube videos at 3 am really is worth it)
-you almost always have a sister in the house who has taken a class you’re in, rarely do you not find someone who’s had Professor XY and can tell you what the class is like
-networking opportunities
-fundraising and helping out with your chapter’s philanthropy–I’ve become involved with a charity I wouldn’t have been as interested in before
-makes a large university smaller
-always have someone to come home to and celebrate or cry with, irregardless of what happened
-fashion/boy/school advice is just a door or 3 away
-cheaper than living in the dorms and much nicer, at least at my school
-teaches you conversational skills and how to work as a team to achieve a common goal
-CRAFTING SKILLS (I’m kidding…but really. I can craft with the best of them now)

Cons:
-financially can be pricey, but its comparable to living in an apartment with housing corp fees, dues, and room/board
-with that many girls in one area, drama can be prevalent, but it always passes
-you can be judged by independents because people think you’re ‘flighty,’ ‘a ditz,’ ‘slutty,’ ‘always drunk,’ or a member of the fat/whore/party/athletic/whatever chapter
-greek/independent rivalry can be intense at times
-can be a timesink with philanthropy, recruitment, initiation, chapter, etc.

Honestly, even though at times we all were frustrated, there’s nothing about my Greek life experience that I would have changed. The bonds I have with my sisters are nothing like the ones I have with my independent friends, and I find that the girls I’ve met through my sorority are much more loyal and true than those I met early in my collegiate experience. My sisters helped celebrate my admittance to graduate school and securing a highly competitive internship, and brought me ice cream when I went through a tough breakup. I can’t count the number of times I did the same things for my sisters. I also can’t speak for the number of friends I have from other chapters (fraternity and sorority) that will go on to do great things. It really made my collegiate experience what it was