In the spring of 2015, I joined a sorority as a freshman in college. It was a seemingly great decision at the time, an instant group of friends, people I could go to about anything. However, I'm afraid I may now be wasting my money. I've discovered sorority life does not live up to what we all imagined it would. Sorority life is incredibly different than I ever expected it to be.

When I pledged my sorority that spring, I was expecting a group of friends I could eat lunch and dinner with in the dining hall. I was expecting to find someone to be my roommate the following year. I was expecting to find strong women that had views similar to mine as well as women who disagree with me and I could have intelligent conversation with as a result. I was expecting a group of women that support one another's ambitions. I have never been more wrong. The bar was low for me, yet my expectations were not at this bar level. Perhaps the expectations of the public are more true to what a sorority really is than are my expectations.

"Sorority women just party all of the time." This is true. All that goes on is partying. No one goes to class, no one's at college to learn. Just party. This is why college graduation rates are 20 percent higher among Greek life members than non-Greek life members. It also makes it more understandable that $7 million is raised annually by Greeks across the nation.

"Sorority women are only in college to get their MRS degree." Right, Greek women don't amount to much after college. They just hope to marry rich. That's exactly why the first female Senator was Greek, as well as the first female astronaut!

"Greek women are conceited and only care about themselves." This one hits the nail on the head. This is the perfect explanation for why Greeks volunteer 850,000 hours of their time annually. I know my chapter, personally, raised $2,000 in the last year for our philanthropy (and have for the last 16 years).

These stereotypes I've come to learn about sororities also came along with a few other realizations. These are personal accounts of my own chapter, but, as many people preach, all sororities are the same.

My sorority has done nothing to prepare me for the business world. Nothing other than giving us information on how to dress and present ourselves professionally and appropriately for interviews. Nothing other than teach us leadership skills in various offices that must work together to keep our chapter running smoothly. It certainly hasn't taught my sisters and I anything about finances, not with all of the money that needs budgeted, the expenses we have, and the money we raise and donate.

I was able to travel to Orlando, Florida recently to attend my sorority convention, which was paid for by my sorority. Of course, the experience, the knowledge I've gained from sessions there, the people I've met and connections I've made, and the inspiration I've gained from the speakers I listened to and the simple atmosphere of being surrounded by genuinely ambitious, strong women, doesn't necessarily mean much.

When I joined my sorority I did not expect the life experience opportunities, the business opportunities, the life preparation, the career preparation, or the amount of giving back I would be involved in. This sorority life skyrocketed past the bar I had set for it, but that's just too much more than I expected. Sorority life and sorority women are just out of control, I think I might prefer something a little bit less involved, with fewer opportunities. You know, something a bit more manageable, something that won't challenge me. Something that doesn't mean this much.