Formal season is upon us, at least for me it is, and that means that your sisters will be asking for sobers at your formals and socials. I volunteered to be sober, as many girls do because a function like that cannot be run without them. A preface to this article, I am 21 years old and enjoy the occasional drink but I volunteer anyways.
One of the worst things about the whole sobering process is getting people to sign up. That's it. That's the worst part. No one wants to do it and I do not understand.
I know there are members in every organization that are under the age of 21 and that means that there are ample people to choose from and volunteer without sacrificing anything at all.
If you aren't 21 you don't have any business drinking and going out to a function like that anyway because there are too many risks. Just volunteer to be a sober. It is not hard. You get to party and dance and do whatever you want, just minus the alcohol.
That shouldn't be a problem, and if it is, you need to reevaluate your life. If you are under the impression that dance is not going to be fun unless you drink, you need to sit down and think about what you are doing wrong.
Being a sober is an honorable thing, yes, but you don't deserve a single thing for it. The thing I see most is that people do not want to be a sober because they can't get drunk and they don't see any benefit from it. Those people are wrong.
Being a sober is vital to an organization. Events cannot be held without sobers and you are protecting your sisters. You joined this organization to have a sisterhood of girls that you can look up to, be loved by, protect and be protected. You wouldn't ask a sister to repay you for the love that you gave her when she was down so why would you expect to be rewarded for protecting them.
My sorority makes sure that our sobers have just as good a time as any other sister, we just have to stay a little longer. You shouldn't complain or want something out of being sober.
You don't do that to your friends and you certainly shouldn't do it to your sisters. If you're a sober, don't expect a single thing from it. It doesn't make you special and it just makes you look bad.
You're a sober. Congrats.