After two semesters of trying to force a puzzle piece that just didn't fit, I dropped my sorority. It was the best thing I ever did, and to the many (MANY) people I know contemplating doing the same thing... DO IT. Don't make yourself small and let them put you in a box you don't belong. Here's what you can look forward to when you drop:
1. Freedom to POST POST POST
GiphyGone are the days when you have someone up your butt telling you to take this down or that down... I actually went through a time where I really disconnected from social media and it wasn't cleansing, it was in fear of being told I was wrong. That's not a way to live, trust me.
2. Making $$$ selling all your shit
GiphySrat girls love to buy your used T-shirts and canvases. It's really a win-win situation. I want money and to get rid of everything related to the sorority, and THEY want to buy it! Money is always nice.
3. Fake texts
GiphyAll the sudden, the people that never talked to you before will pop in and act like they were there all along. Fake apologies, fake "let's hang out" texts, fake gasps.
4. Saving a RIDICULOUS amount of money
GiphyJust for upcoming recruitment, I would have had to spend at least $100 buying their specific outfits. Nowhere in the real world requires you to wear white pants or specifically ripped jeans. Maybe try pantsuits? That's badass (and not done).
And don't even get me started on dues and the 'non-required' T-shirts.
5. Less notifications
GiphyI enjoy having no useless and dreaded notifications/texts. Straight up, I used to panic every time.
6. Time and more time
GiphyNo more Sunday meetings, standards meetings, extra meetings, recruitment meetings, etc. Now you can actually work a normal schedule, and not have to constantly be hurrying to do XYZ because sorority thinks it is the only thing on the planet you are doing.
7. You aren't associated with them anymore
GiphyTheir name doesn't follow you anywhere, now. Thank God because my success has no place for their mistakes. Gone are the days where guys think you're "easy because they are" and a "hard partier" or a "slutty stoner."
8. Real things can take up room on your resume
GiphyI joined a sorority to build connections and professional relationships, and that was the LAST thing on anybody's mind. So, take an internship. Or volunteer with people who actually like to volunteer.
9. There aren't constant competitions anymore
GiphyEveryone always trying to one-up each other gets tiring. I like to enjoy everyone's successes in their time, not constantly after competing though. So now I can actually enjoy my own successes without wondering who's going to try and outshine me next.
10. NO DRAMAAAA!
GiphyThe drama was the worst part. I'm pretty dramatic, but I had NEVER experienced bullshit drama like sorority drama. It's also the most pointless, and usually because one person is guilty of doing something wrong and being called out for it.
Leaving the sorority improved my mental health, and was a weight lifted off of my shoulders. I never felt more alone being surrounded by over 40 women who didn't actually care.
Focus on making genuine connections with people in your classes (because you're more likely to have things in common) and people in the professional world. Focus on your grades, and living genuinely. But most of all, listen to your gut and do what is right for you. These experiences are solely my own.
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