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I'm In A Local Sorority But...

We are no different than panhellenic.

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I'm In A Local Sorority But...

I'm not alone. Not every sorority is panhellenic. Every school, even Division I schools have their own local greek life including many honors societies. All in all, just because we do not have a chapter across the country does not make us any less than those who do.

We still have a philanthropy. Our sorority does a lot of work with the Ronald McDonald House but we also spend a lot of our time working a ton of volunteer hours with various local events, Light the Night walks and spending time with some of the loving retired nuns who live right next to our campus.

I still know what it's like to be in a sisterhood. We have our weekly meetings and have time to socialize with one another. We have all become inseparable and none of us would have it any other way. From big and little bonds to always texting the groupme "anyone at lunch?" we all are around for one another.

I don't love my little any less. She is my little. Mine. Just because we're not panhellenic does not mean she is less than mine. She is also super perfect and we are practically the same so if anything, she's better than a national member.


We still hold Greek Week. Our school just held a greek week and we held onto our first place the whole week, including taking first place in the lip sync contest that I actually helped choreograph with my twin. We rocked all week not only cheering on one another but also supporting our other greek brothers and sisters. The whole week really brought together the greek community on my campus with tons of exciting events.

We are still each others support system. From tests to sporting events and anything in-between, the girls are always there for you like your own personal cheerleaders. They can be your mom, best friend and worst enemy all at once. They give you the push and balance that is needed to live a healthy lifestyle.


We don't have a house on greek row. Attending such a small scale just puts everything into a small scale. We only have about four housing halls and so we have had to make due with what we have. My sorority has taken up almost a whole hall which could be considered our own house since you can find all of us in there at any point in the day.

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