Literally everyone, Greek or non-affiliated, knows about the big sororities like Gamma Phi Beta, Chi O, Delta Zeta, and Tri Delta--but that's about as far as it goes for some even though there are twenty-six national Panhellenic sororities.

Being in a small sorority like Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Sigma Tau, Alpha Gamma Delta, and Phi Sigma is tough. We always run into questions and for some reason we have to explain ourselves to the world. I for one get so tired of it.

1. No one knows about your sorority.

"Oh, I've never heard of that sorority" is probably the number one thing that women in the smaller sororities hear. And it gets old. Really old. I know you've never heard of my sorority because it seems that no one actually has. I mean, I didn't either until I got to college, but that doesn't mean anything at all. It's actually kind of a slap in the face especially when another Greek doesn't take the time to learn about the other organizations. You would feel insulted if I said I had never heard of your sorority, so quit saying you've never heard of mine.

2. No one knows what kind of organization you even are.

"So are you guys like a service sorority?" No. You're thinking of Alpha Phi Omega. I mean, we do contribute tons of time and money to local and national organizations, but that doesn't make us a service sorority.

"Is your chapter like a honors sorority?" No. That's Gamma Sigma Alpha, they are a Greek honors society. But Greek organizations as a whole, for the most part, generally have high GPAs among it's members, but that doesn't necessarily make any of us honor sororities/societies.

"Is your sorority even Panhellenic?" Um, yeah. There are twenty-six Panhellenic organizations--just because you've never heard of us doesn't mean we aren't a part of it.

3. You can never find your letters on anything.

And if you do, the variety you have to chose from is pathetically small. If I was in one of those big sororities I can guarantee that I could find twenty different quarter zips and then find the perfect coffee travel cup to go with it, all with my letters on it. Hell, I could even find my letters at the mall if that was the case. Alas, that's not the situation.

But when we do find something with our letters on it--

4. "Why didn't you try for a bigger chapter?"

Because I didn't want to? It's not all about the letters, fyi. On my campus we have two of the big sororities, Gamma Phi Beta and Delta Zeta, but they weren't the ones for me. My chapter felt like home away from home. I chose to accept my bid because I liked the sisters and I liked what the chapter stood for. Sorry I have a little more depth to me.

5. "Do you regret not getting into a bigger chapter?"

No, why would I? I love my chapter and I love my sisters. My chapter may or may not have been my first choice when going through recruitment, but that's beside the fact. I'm where I'm supposed to be.