With recruitment season in full bloom, it's no surprise that GreekRank is, too. We’ve all been guilty of finding our school and chapter, and scrolling through the various comments posted about our organization -- some good and some bad. Are we hot enough? Are we popular enough? Is our social life up to par? With comments like “the worst sorority on campus” or “fake try-hards,” there are derogatory comments made for every chapter at my school.
As a sorority woman and an advocate for Panhellenic life, it pains me to see our community being ranked on superficial things. But what pains me more is that fact that more often than not, its other sorority women posting these negative comments. Why are we making looks, popularity, and social lives the focus of our organizations? What example are we setting for potential new members wanting to go through recruitment? Who are we to judge another organization?
Now, it's not all superficial. GreekRank made sure to put a rating for sisterhood. Sisterhood: something we all pride ourselves on. One of the main things that make each organization so special to its members, but there are still comments like this:
Who are we to rate someone else's sisterhood without being a part of it? Why are we degrading and belittling the utmost important aspect of sorority life? We shouldn’t be rating each other, we should be encouraging each other.
As members of the Greek community, we should be building each other up, not tearing each other down. We are in this together and we should support each other along the way. Yes, we may be in different chapters, but we are all part of something bigger. We are a community. We should stand together.
