A video uploaded by a Syracuse undergrad is gaining serious viral traction.
The student began with a "how-to" video religious cults use for recruitment purposes, showing monotone members describing how one can go about spreading the cult's message. The student then edits the video showing real life sorority recruitment videos that share eerily similar dialogue of the two members, along with similar strategies and aims.
But what does this say about America's Greek system in universities? Many universities and colleges nation-wide outright ban any types of Greek life on campus due to its negative stigma — this video only adds more fuel to the fire.
The Greek system has taken a lot of heat from the media in recent times for the many horror story reports about their hazing policies, promiscuous activities, such as binge drinking, and classism running wild amongst their ranks. In more southern universities (where the system is more glorified), white preference and the "Sorority Look" are huge factors that go into selecting pledge classes. Some areas of society feel free to mock these girls because of these negative traits, from the dumb sorority girl stereotype to ridiculing them for simply wearing a certain kind of outfit.
People are attacking sororities, not realizing stereotyping a blonde wearing Greek letters is the same thing as stigmatizing a girl wearing an anime character on her shirt. They should instead be focusing on the fact that sororities promote women joining together in sisterhood while building each other up — not tearing other when down like sorority haters end up doing — and all the community outreach and volunteer work they add on to their activities.
This video itself has divided my Facebook feed with people who I went to high school with who didn't pledge commenting with laughing emojis and those who did posting their feelings of outrage and protest. It just goes to show how America chooses to hate instead of finding common ground.
