Recruitment season is upon us, and hundreds of girls are anxiously waiting for it to start. Social sororities are great organizations, and I know many people who love them, but there are other Greek organizations out there who offer supportive environments, social functions, and people who are interested in the same things you are.
Many people want to go Greek to find a sisterhood, meet new people, become more outgoing, and a variety of other things. All of these can be found in smaller, non-social sororities however. There are several perks to joining each type of sorority, but a few for joining non-traditional Greek organizations are below.
1. The dues are typically cheaper.
Social sororities can come with a large bill, and while small Greek organizations still have dues, they normally are considerably smaller than social sororities.
2. You know the entire sisterhood extremely well.
Some people have told me that social sororities can be so large that you can see someone wearing your letters who you have never seen before. By joining a smaller sorority, you get the chance to easily get to know the entire sisterhood.
3. If you join one catered to your major, the amount of events they hold will be reflective of how much time you can spend going to events.
If you join the sorority for theoretical physicists, you probably won't have mixers every other night. But you will still get plenty of chances to be social.
This coming recruitment, I encourage you to go Greek, but also to look at all the Greek chapters at your school. You may just end up finding your home in a quirky professional and social engineering sorority!
