Dear Guy who just said you would never date a sorority girl,

Hi. I don’t know if anyone has ever told you this, but you have the mental capacity of a fourth grader. After hearing you say that you would 'NEVER date a sorority girl', some other things I would expect to come out of your mouth are, “ EWW, I would never kiss a girl, they have cooties” or “If you eat that bug, I will give you two whole dollars”

I thought college was a place where most people were able to look past dumb stereotypes and sweeping generalizations. GUESS NOT. Yes, stereotypes don’t just come out of nowhere, and sometimes they ring true, but most of the time, they are completely off base and should be disregarded.

I know saying that you ‘would never date a sorority girl’ seems harmless, but it isn’t. What you are really saying is that the women who are or have ever been in a sorority (over four million women by the way) are not worthy of being in a relationship with you. Wow.

First of all, NEWS FLASH, this great country would not be what it is today without sorority women. Some of the most important seats in Washington D.C. have been filled by sorority girls who evidentially don’t meet your standards. Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an Alpha Epsilon Phi at Cornell University. The former Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, joined Alpha Chi Omega. Almost half of the women who are currently serving on the U.S. Senate pledged sororities.

Secondly, you might as well take down the posters in your room of Sophia Bush, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Garner, Michelle Pfeifer and Jenna Dewan-Tatum, because they were all sorority girls. And apparently they just “aren’t your type”.

There is no such thing as a “stereotypical sorority girl." We are all different. We all have different values and different personality types. None of us are the same. We are shy, outgoing, sporty, artistic, partiers, homebodies, curious, traditional, nerdy, caring, honest, faithful, hilarious, quiet, musical, travelers, smart, conservative, liberal, devoted, laid back and looking for a good time. Together we represent every religion, every ethnicity and culture. W

The few things we have in common are our outreach to the community and our ability to make a commitment and stick to it. Oh, and we are all GORGEOUS. So if any of those three things are qualities that disgust you, you are right, a sorority girl isn’t your type.

Being in a sorority is not our identity or who we are at our core, it's something we are a part of. You need to recognize that we are not “sorority girls,” but rather women who are a part of a sorority. Our lives, personalities and strengths stretch much further than the letters we wear. But don’t be mistaken, it’s an honor to wear those letters, and it would be an HONOR for you to even think about dating anyone wearing my letters, pal.

Xoxo,

Every sorority girl alive