Here are five assumptions you might be making about sororities... debunked.
1. We're not all blonde and we're not all dumb.
Mary Gonzalez
The stereotype of the blonde airhead sorority girl is quite hard to find, actually. Not all of us are blonde. On the contrary, the majority of my friends are brunettes. I have yet to meet a sister who is not incredibly smart and talented, and hair color has nothing to do with IQ.
2. We DO NOT pay for our friends.
Mary Gonzalez
This subject matter is one that really irritates me, and I've heard it said multiple times. We do not pay for our friends when we pay our dues. Our dues go to a number of things, like t-shirts, National Council, events we put on, etc. A sorority is more than just friends, paying your dues doesn't necessarily guarantee friends. You create those bonds through the activities and events you do together. You could easily pay your dues and isolate yourself to prevent making friends. It's about what you physically put into it, not the amount of money you're paying.
3. We take sisterhood seriously.
Mary Gonzalez
Hazing is a big no-no. Even the word, when said out loud, has a bit of sensitivity surrounding it. People have literally asked me if my sorority gets mad if I go off the rails. They don't get mad, they get worried, and it depends on what sense. If you are destroying your life, getting drunk every night, and your grades are dropping, they'll probably reach out and offer help, but in no way will they just kick you out. When you join a sorority, you take up the obligation to care for each one of your sisters and make their problems your own, not to cast them to the curb when they're struggling.
4. We don't think we're better than you.
Mary Gonzalez
Being affiliated has nothing to do with self-worth. People who are non-affiliated are just as amazing as people who are. Greek life is just an enhancer to the college experience. It's a great way to be social, get involved, and build a home-away-from-home family. Our letters don't make us better than you, they make us better than who we used to be without them.
5. Greek life doesn't define us.
Mary Gonzalez
I am a Kappa Delta, but I am also so many other things. I am a daughter, I am a friend, I am a Catholic, I am a student, I am a Disney-lover, I am a writer, but most of all I am a human being. People who don't understand Greek life tend to make the assumption that we only want to be associated with our letters, but that is so not the case. I was a whole person before Kappa Delta, it is just another beautiful aspect of my life, but in no way shape or form would I say that my sorority defines who I am completely. Of course, it does represent my values and ideals as a person, but again, I am not just my sorority.
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