Between my friends from high school, the students in my classes and the girls on social media... I've heard some questionable vocabulary from sorority girls. To a GDI (god damn independent) these terms seem ridiculous. Here are a few peculiar phrases I've picked up on and what they mean to me:
1. Rush Week
From my knowledge, this is a week of
2. Babies
At 20 years old, did you seriously birth an 18-year-old girl? Did she come out wearing Lily Pulitzer?
3. Biggie
Oh... there's another "Biggie, biggie, biggie can't you see" Instagram caption. Original.
Above is Biggie disapproving.
4. Littles
Here's a "little" philosophy question for you: If a little is taller than her big, can she still be a little?
5. Top Tier
To a GDI, all sororities are the same. I'm unsure what makes a sorority better than the next. Maybe top tiers use MAC over cover girl–some real fancy peeps.
6. Gang Symbols
I still can't wrap my head around these random hand signs. One of them looks like bunny ears. Another sign once made me think someone was flipping me off. Sometimes I'll try to fit in and throw a finger gun here and there. I don't know, it gets weird.
7. Socials
A social gathering with some philanthropy type motives, but just gives an excuse to look like a princess or whatever other theme the sorority might have chosen.
8. Rush Crush
So my friend had a crush on a girl, and I began to question her sexuality, but she told me not to be concerned. She was still straight, just happened to have a crush on a girl that was rushing. I just didn't think twice.
9. Standards
This is the courtroom for sororities. It is an intimidating place where people get in trouble for partying.
10. Sorority Squat
I understand the original purpose, to fit everyone in the precious group picture. Y'all lost me when the entire sisterhood gets a leg workout.
