I didn't join my sorority until I was a junior, but those two years of being unaffiliated gave me the opportunity to get to know girls in every house on campus, be sure of which house was right for me, and honestly, it gave me the chance to fall in love with my chapter and all of the girls in it. Yes, I am sad that I don't get to experience all four years, but I think that I appreciate all that a sorority is more than I would have, had I not dropped out of recruitment freshman year. Plus, I have the absolute best pledge class (all freshman but me, of course).
My sisters are quite -and I am using this word correctly, no exaggeration- LITERALLY some of the kindest, sweetest, more caring, fun and supportive people that I have ever had the pleasure of knowing.
I may have done some things a little backwards but when it comes to my sisters, I have no regrets.
❤️ a proud Zeta
Been there (obviously, because what girl hasn’t?) and I have called it quits. Like a romantic relationship, if it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work and if one of you is unhappy, there no way that the other person can stay happy. It does suck, because it does cause drama, but I am genuinely so much happier without the dread of having to see that girl again.
Just some food for thought.
(also, I’m 21 — just to clarify that I’m not a 40 year old blogger)
Obviously there will always be those people, whether you’re talking about people involved in Greek life, or those who are not. Yes, they may claim to speak for everyone else in the group, but they do not.
I, on my own [and only my own] behalf, am sorry that there are people who do choose to look down on others because of the organizations they choose to be involved with, no matter which “side” they’re on, it is stupid and genuinely should not affect them so much.
That being said, I would like to remind anybody who reads this, that messages through: writing, text, email, and social media posts do NOT convey any sort of tone, inflection, anything besides the simple words written. I do not know if your original post appeared hostile to some people — I would assume so, based on a few comments — nor do I know if anybody in these conversations has INTENDED to be hostile. We can only take their words at face value.
One more thing, when you all say GDI, do you mean anybody who is not Greek? It sounds that way, but at my school GDI is an actual club/group with a bunch of people who essential hate the Greek community (for the most part), but display an awful lot of the qualities they claim to detest.
I dropped out of recruitment my freshman year for various reasons and was not able to go through recruitment again until my Junior year. After two years of getting to know girls in the different sororities and seeing more friends join Sophmore year, I had completely fallen in love with Zeta. So, I was the only Junior to go through recruitment, and everybody else in my pledge class is a freshman, but they’re all wonderful and yes, I definitely agree that if you’re really invested, go through your Sophmore (or even Junior) year.
I really hope that the girl who sent that letter has an opportunity to go through recruitment again, and realizes that that is (depending on the school) an option.
I go to an Engineering school… 17 fraternities?
3, I repeat, 3 sororities.
Good times.
Also, you haven’t seen drinking until you’ve been to a Science and Tech school, doubly also: St. Pat’s…
I go to an Engineering school… 17 fraternities?
3, I repeat, 3 sororities.
Good times.
Been there (obviously, because what girl hasn’t?) and I have called it quits. Like a romantic relationship, if it doesn’t work, it doesn’t work and if one of you is unhappy, there no way that the other person can stay happy. It does suck, because it does cause drama, but I am genuinely so much happier without the dread of having to see that girl again.
Just some food for thought.
(also, I’m 21 — just to clarify that I’m not a 40 year old blogger)
Obviously there will always be those people, whether you’re talking about people involved in Greek life, or those who are not. Yes, they may claim to speak for everyone else in the group, but they do not.
I, on my own [and only my own] behalf, am sorry that there are people who do choose to look down on others because of the organizations they choose to be involved with, no matter which “side” they’re on, it is stupid and genuinely should not affect them so much.
That being said, I would like to remind anybody who reads this, that messages through: writing, text, email, and social media posts do NOT convey any sort of tone, inflection, anything besides the simple words written. I do not know if your original post appeared hostile to some people — I would assume so, based on a few comments — nor do I know if anybody in these conversations has INTENDED to be hostile. We can only take their words at face value.
One more thing, when you all say GDI, do you mean anybody who is not Greek? It sounds that way, but at my school GDI is an actual club/group with a bunch of people who essential hate the Greek community (for the most part), but display an awful lot of the qualities they claim to detest.
I dropped out of recruitment my freshman year for various reasons and was not able to go through recruitment again until my Junior year. After two years of getting to know girls in the different sororities and seeing more friends join Sophmore year, I had completely fallen in love with Zeta. So, I was the only Junior to go through recruitment, and everybody else in my pledge class is a freshman, but they’re all wonderful and yes, I definitely agree that if you’re really invested, go through your Sophmore (or even Junior) year.
I really hope that the girl who sent that letter has an opportunity to go through recruitment again, and realizes that that is (depending on the school) an option.