The biggest lesson that I have learned by being in a sorority is that the stereotypes are NOT true. In reality the stereotypes are formed by other sororities who try to make their own look better, but what they do not realize is it actually makes Greek life as a whole look bad. Although there is some truth in what is said, the biggest stereotypes are typically the biggest falsifications.
We have no identity.
This is the farthest from true. I am in the Theta Psi chapter of Delta Zeta, and I promise you that we are all different. From basketball players, cheerleaders, and dancers, to myself who is currently in the process of enlisting into the military, we are not the same.
We all hate each other.
This one actually makes me laugh because this stereotype is definitely not true. Yes, when you get fifty or more girls in a group, you’re bound to have some conflict, but at the end of the day, we are all sisters. We all have each other’s backs, especially Bigs and Littles. I promise you that if you mess with a Little, their Big will be right behind them with the look that a mother bear has when her cub is messed with. Seriously, do not mess with someone’s Little; her Big and most likely some of her sisters will get 50 shades of crazy and throw down.
Delta Zetas are easy.
No, we are not. The stereotype was formed because easy and DZ rhyme. This one just makes me mad because it gives us a bad reputation. I was a a friend’s house a couple of weeks ago, and she was telling me about some of her sorority friends that found out her and I were friends. The only thing that they had to say about me was that I am and easy DZ, which is not true, they do not even know me. Again, grow up ladies. How about instead of putting others down, you start by trying to boost each other up. Quit making Greek life look like the stereotypical Hollywood version.
All we do is party.
I’m not saying that we don’t party; I’m simply saying that partying is not our only focus. In Delta Zeta, we have to complete 18 hours of community service a semester, and we have a minimum GPA requirement. We are proud of our philanthropy and what it stands for; we spend a lot more time than people think helping out the community.
Being a part of a sorority has helped me learn not to stereotype because it’s hard to be on the other end of it. But I would not change my time as a Delta Zeta for the world. I have found my home and my family that will unconditionally have my back. Before you let a stereotype sway you from joining, consider the fact that what you hear for the most part is not true.
