Right about now you are probably just moving in into your dorm rooms or apartments. The parents have probably left and now you are unpacking and organizing everything before classes start. Once everything is moved in and you can relax it finally hits you. You are now a student at one of the greatest schools in the state. Green and white will forever be the colors that you will sing and bleed for and it is amazing.
One of the first things that I noticed when I was new on campus was that the school had a lot of people on it. Only having one friend on campus from my hometown, I knew that I would want to make more friends. It wasn’t until September that I decided to finally become apart of something and really try to apply myself. I decided to go greek and rush different sororities to see how the greek life would be. In the end I ended up in an amazing sorority with some awesome girls. So before you decide to believe the greek myths let me bust some for you.
1. There is absolutely no hazing.
During the recruitment process one of my top fears was if I did get into one they would have me. That did not happen. Instead the older girls were kind giving our pledge class advice and we even went out to eat. There was no having to go streak across campus or see how much you could drink. Also, MSU has a zero tolerance policy against hazing and doing so would put either the sorority or fraternity at risk.
2. You Are Buying Your Friends.
This one always makes me shake my head because it is not true at all. Not everyone in your house will be super tight and that is okay. Just like you, there are a ton of people with different personalities who go through recruitment. Once you’re in the house you can see that nobody is the same and that just like the real world you have to work to make friendships with them.
3. They Now Own You
No, again joining a sorority or fraternity is very time consuming, but so is any other club or organization you join. The houses are very understanding and will work with you if you have a job or something else you are dedicated to.
4. They Do Not Value School
People think that in greek life we do not care about school but it is the opposite really. Greek life puts education above all else. When people are rushing the houses look to see if they have a good gpa standing when considering them.
Just because people say certain things about greek life does not make them true. If that is what is holding you back I say just do it anyway. At the end if you decided that you didn't want to pledge it is because you actually went through with it. Even at the end of the day you can make some great friends from rushing!
