As young women bounded by a world of constant pressure, anxiety and competition, we tend to do and say things that are out of character. When we're with friends in different sororities, we feel the need to make sure they know OUR house is the best. We approach our evident freshman 15 with the classic: deny, deny, deny. It's just better for everyone that way. And, of course, after a rough night out and/or a terribly uncomfortable encounter with an ex, it's best to just say it didn't happen and move on. If we don't remember, it didn't happen, right? Seriously, no judgment.

To avoid the weight of actually feeling sad when we're in this wonderful land of the free that is college, we deny what we know we did while simultaneously making promises to ourselves to be better next time. Here's to hoping, ladies.

1. “I really wasn't that drunk."
“I only made out with my ex, fell off the balcony, peed on another sorority's lawn, broke into that sorority and stole their paddles, got kicked out, got lost trying to walk home, got stopped by the police, and woke up in jail with no phone, no purse, a broken wrist and black eye. But I was seriously fine!"

2.“I really do consider EVERY single girl in my pledge class my best friend!"
“Even that one that makes an announcement at every chapter and tries way too hard to be funny. Even that one that drunkenly eats everyone's food in the snack kitchen every weekend. EVEN the one that posts the selfie 'no-filter' Instagrams. Seriously, they're all my best friends."

3.“I still go out every night and seem to be losing weight!"
“Yeah, it's so weird I drink and eat so much more in college than I did in high school, but I don't really think I'm gaining weight at all! I actually think I'm shrinking. Seriously. It must be all the dancing I do at the #frats."

5. “Tonight I'm just going to focus on having fun with the girls and not let ANY boys distract me."
“Even though I'm convincing everyone to come with me to my crush's frat house, it's NOT because I want to see him. I just want to be in a fun, carefree environment with the girls!"

6.“I don't even CARE about him."
“I will not thoroughly stalk his Instagram/Facebook/Twitter for any recent updates, I will not text him tonight, and if he texts me, I'll put my read receipts on and then not text him back. Ha!"

7.“He's hot but such a douche. So it's definitely never going to happen again."
“Wait, oh my god, he just texted me to come over!!!!!!!!!!!
Not that I care."

8.“I did NOT put a filter on that insta! I just tanned before this."
“I didn't use the skinny app either, I just worked out a ton before going out tonight. Sorry that I'm naturally tan and skinny."

9. “I HATE drama."

“I hate being around it. Like I'm just not a dramatic person. So the fact that it's surrounding me right now is just NOT OKAY LIKE I'M ABOUT TO KILL MYSELF SERIOUSLY SOMEONE GET ME OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE THE PHYSICAL STAMINA TO BE AROUND THIS KIND OF DRAMA."

10. “I'm getting in my car. I'll be there in like 5 minutes."
*gets out of bed* "Yeah, I'm right down the street. I Swear."

11.“I actually love being single."
“I mean, I know I complain about not having a boyfriend a lot but like, I can do whatever I want, text whoever I want and kiss whoever I want. EVEN THOUGH everyone in my family keeps asking when I'll get a boyfriend, and I have no one to take to our date party, and everyone that I like has ended up sucking so far in college, I REALLY LOVE BEING SINGLE!"

12.“I'm never drinking again."
“Seriously (insert best friend's name here), hold me accountable to this. I really need to work on myself and I can have fun on weekends without alcohol, right?"

Hey, at least in our hearts we know we straight up done wrong.
We'll be better next time, right?