When I tell someone I'm part of a sorority or dare to wear my letters on campus, I often get a look that screams "Oh, you're one of those girls."

A stereotypical sorority girl is one with blonde hair, big boobs, and hardly any brain cells. We're viewed as slutty, stuck-up, self-absorbed people who get way too drunk to function on school-nights and have casual sex with random people we've just met. And we have the television and film industry to thank for that.

Let me be clear: Hollywood does not have a good grasp of the reality of Greek life, so I'm taking it upon myself to debunk these stereotypes.

1. "Greeks only care about themselves."

Oh, really? When was the last time you fundraised for a charity or organization? Greek organizations make up the largest network of volunteers in the U.S., contributing over 10 million hours of volunteer work each year. All those hours add up to over $7 million a year for philanthropies that might not have otherwise received any aid.

2. "Greeks pay for their friends."

No, we don't. We're paying to be in an organization. Members of other clubs and organizations also have to pay certain dues to gain membership, but they don't get accused of buying their friends.

3. "Everyone in Greek life is fake to each other."

Sure, it's impossible to like everyone, so it's a given that not everyone will be the best of friends, but that doesn't mean we hate each other.

4. "Greeks feel that they run campus and are entitled to certain things."

I mean, it's kind of hard to feel that way when people give you dirty looks for just wearing your letters.

5. "Greeks are dumb."

I beg to differ, considering most of America's companies are run by fraternity men. According to Elite Daily, 85% of executives at Fortune 500 companies were part of Greek life in their college days. Not to mention the fact that Greeks are more likely to graduate from college than non-Greeks. 71% of Greeks graduate, versus 50% of non-Greeks--but wait, there's more! According to the New Jersey Institute of Technology, 76% of all Congressmen and Senators belong to a fraternity, and 40 of 47 U.S. Supreme Court Justices since 1910 were fraternity men. So many stats, yet so little faith in our frats.

6. "Hazing is a thing."

Today, Greek life is represented in national anti-hazing initiatives, such as HazingPrevention.org.