Three years ago, I decided to become a sorority woman. Coming from a place five hours away, I knew very few people going to college and was worried that I would have trouble building great friendships -- until I was introduced to Greek life. An organization where I would make lifelong friends, while also making a difference in the community and gaining academic support sounded like exactly what I needed. Three years later, I am surrounded by some of the best people I could ever imagine with all of my expectations being fulfilled, however, I have witnessed sorority women tear each other down, time and time again.
What is supposed to be group of women designed to empower each other and create a sense of family has become just another way to criticize other women. It takes just one visit on Greekrank.com to realize how toxic the Greek system has become. It mainly consists of girls calling each other fat, ugly, trashy, etc., with very few positive comments. Instead of praising a sorority for putting on a great philanthropy event, or having an inviting sisterhood, it tries to divide sororities into tiers making one better than another.
If I remember correctly, the reason that most women want to join a sorority is to make lifelong friends that they have a lot in common with, so what makes one sorority better than another? What exactly are you saying if you claim your sorority is top tier? You might have pretty girls, great grades, and endless hours of community service, but that still does not make your sorority better than another. The only thing that matters is that you are surrounded by girls who support you unconditionally.
We should be celebrating our diversity and promoting all the positives of GreeklLife instead of plotting against one another and spreading harmful rumors. Every sorority comes with its own positives and negatives, but I am tired of being told I should like or hate a certain sorority for some insignificant reason or that my sorority is better or worse than another because of the type of girls we recruit.
My hope for Greek life is that one day girls will stop comparing each other and criticizing one another. We all went into this with the same intentions of finding a sisterhood, and while they all may be different there is nothing that makes one better than the other. My hope is that this idea that sororities are some sort of competition will disappear and we can all share a mutual respect of one another and promote the amazing benefits that come along with being a sorority woman.
