What is a sorority? Urban Dictionary’s definitions all go a little something like this: “An organization for the most useless of the useless. Makes people feel like they are part of something to give their puny life's a lift. Follows an extremely funny structure that makes the rats in the maze think they are doing something. Morals? no thanks that word sounds very dull and boring.” Dictionary.com defines a sorority as, “a society for female students in a university or college, typically for social purposes.” Which although technically is accurate, is not completely right.
A sorority is a life-changing sisterhood of smart, beautiful young women who all share a common goal of bettering the world. We raise money for our philanthropies, help to better ourselves and our campuses, all while maintaining some of the highest GPAs on campus. But you never hear about the good things we do. Media only shows us as partying sluts who hate each other but still claim sisterhood. That is so far off the mark. Yes, there's drama, but there's drama in any group of friends.
Being in a sorority is so much more than those definitions I mentioned before. It's never having to do anything alone because you’ll always have your sisters to support you and help you out along the way. It’s a group of women who you want to see succeed and who want to see you succeed. Joining a sorority is the best decision I could have possibly made in college. It has introduced me to some of my closest friends and has shown me the amazing things a group of girls can do if they just work together.
A sorority is more than just the parties we get in trouble for in the media and the frat guys we hang out with on the weekends. It’s philanthropy work, study dates, and positivity. We are young women who work for charities and go on to make big changes in our world. We may seem “vapid” and “annoying” to people who aren't involved, but in all honesty, their negative opinions don't really matter. For people who aren't in a sisterhood to try to group us together and put a derogatory label on us honestly just seems silly. They have no idea the bond we have formed together and the amazing things we can do.
