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advantages and disadvantages of joining a sorority/fraternity?

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im debating on joining one after i graduate this year. i know absolutely nothing about them. which ones to join. what kind their are.

The advantages are endless!

The most obvious advantage is that you will meet TONS of people, not only in your own sorority, but in other sororities, fraternities, and other campus organizations. You will feel much more connected to your school and be able to participate in lots of great events including philanthropy competitions, socials, formals, semi-formals, date functions, sisterhood events and retreats, etc. During rush, I tell the girls that if you wanted to be busy every day, you could be! (Although only our Sunday meetings and a handful of events through the semester are mandatory.)

Additionally, you will be able to network with hundreds of thousands of alumni across the country. Joining a sorority is a lifetime commitment, so you will always have sisters through every walk of life.

You will grow as a person and learn incredible social and leadership skills. The women in sororities are so diverse; you will learn to work with people of all personalities. You will be offered so many leadership positions, both in and out of your sorority. You will probably even be taught different life lessons from time to time, from etiquette, to how to change a tire, to how to have a great job interview!

Most importantly, you will feel the indescribable bond of sisterhood. The rituals you will experience are nothing to be afraid of.. Mostly candlelight, singing, symbolism, and lots of pretty words, but it is comforting to participate in ceremonies that hundreds of thousands of young women over the past century have also participated in.

The disadvantages is that it is a financial committment. The costs vary greatly from school to school and even chapter to chapter, so look into this before immediately discarding the idea. Most sororities will work a payment plan out for you if need be.

It is also a time committment, but with minimal planning, you can easily fit it into your schedule. I absolutely HATE the excuse, "I just don’t have time." Just as an example (not to brag), I am a director in my sorority, president of an honor society, full-time student, on a psychology research team, have a part-time job, a committed boyfriend, and to top it off.. I’m taking care of my mother who nearly died this past summer. (She’s fine now.. In recovery.) I would not reccomend taking on this many responsibilities, but certainly, a sorority will not cut you off from the rest of your life.

I do hope you decide to rush. As someone who didn’t rush until her sophomore year, let me tell you that it is a totally different world being Greek versus not being Greek.

Good luck and go Greek!

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  • courtney.willoughby says:
    September 9, 2011 at 11:46 pm

    There are tons of different types of sororities, depending on which school you go to. There are professional focused ones (business, economics, music, agriculture) which are often co-ed, and still very social. There’s also cultural focused ones, who don’t exclude other races but are generally just asian, hispanic, black, etc. Then there’s your typical "greek" sorority, which is strictly social.

    The important thing to do if your going to pledge a sorority is to do your research, ask around ON CAMPUS (don’t ask people from other schools as sorority reputations vary greatly from chapter to chapter), go to their rush events and ask questions, get to know the girls.

    Pledging is generally a rough 6-8 weeks, especially for a freshman. It can be mentally exhausting, and leaves you little time to do your homework. Often, despite everyone’s claims otherwise, you have to do some degrading things. But few girl’s who completed the process regret it after they’ve become a sister. It’s really for you to decide once you’ve met all the potential sororities.
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  • Joseph 24 says:
    September 10, 2011 at 12:20 am

    advantage is good to evry one and deanvateges is i do know
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  • Kristen Lynn says:
    September 10, 2011 at 12:55 am

    The advantages are endless!

    The most obvious advantage is that you will meet TONS of people, not only in your own sorority, but in other sororities, fraternities, and other campus organizations. You will feel much more connected to your school and be able to participate in lots of great events including philanthropy competitions, socials, formals, semi-formals, date functions, sisterhood events and retreats, etc. During rush, I tell the girls that if you wanted to be busy every day, you could be! (Although only our Sunday meetings and a handful of events through the semester are mandatory.)

    Additionally, you will be able to network with hundreds of thousands of alumni across the country. Joining a sorority is a lifetime commitment, so you will always have sisters through every walk of life.

    You will grow as a person and learn incredible social and leadership skills. The women in sororities are so diverse; you will learn to work with people of all personalities. You will be offered so many leadership positions, both in and out of your sorority. You will probably even be taught different life lessons from time to time, from etiquette, to how to change a tire, to how to have a great job interview!

    Most importantly, you will feel the indescribable bond of sisterhood. The rituals you will experience are nothing to be afraid of.. Mostly candlelight, singing, symbolism, and lots of pretty words, but it is comforting to participate in ceremonies that hundreds of thousands of young women over the past century have also participated in.

    The disadvantages is that it is a financial committment. The costs vary greatly from school to school and even chapter to chapter, so look into this before immediately discarding the idea. Most sororities will work a payment plan out for you if need be.

    It is also a time committment, but with minimal planning, you can easily fit it into your schedule. I absolutely HATE the excuse, "I just don’t have time." Just as an example (not to brag), I am a director in my sorority, president of an honor society, full-time student, on a psychology research team, have a part-time job, a committed boyfriend, and to top it off.. I’m taking care of my mother who nearly died this past summer. (She’s fine now.. In recovery.) I would not reccomend taking on this many responsibilities, but certainly, a sorority will not cut you off from the rest of your life.

    I do hope you decide to rush. As someone who didn’t rush until her sophomore year, let me tell you that it is a totally different world being Greek versus not being Greek.

    Good luck and go Greek!
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  • justin h says:
    September 10, 2011 at 1:00 am

    First, let’s examine the downsides to rushing………I hesitate to bring up the cons to fraternity/sorority life, as it is in fact our purpose to promote this lifestyle. However, I must retain my philosophy of always being truthful with you, and thus I will now operate with full disclosure. You will be faced with four years of mingling with attractive members of the opposite sex. You will have so many party opportunities that you will sometimes struggle to fit them all into your social calendar. You will be thrust into a social network which contains everyone from college freshmen to the elites of industry. You will have so much frat water that you won’t know what to do with it.

    Oh…wait…those are all great things. In truth, there are very few downsides to joining the Greek community if you approach the experience with a good fratitude and a desire to be the frattiest human being you can possibly be. As your college years progress, your fratty potential will increase exponentially, and you will look back in awe of the doors that were opened that would have been closed had you decided not to rush. We will now examine some of the main reasons to rush in greater detail. Note: there are literally too many reasons to rush to fit into a single article. As an experienced fratdaddy, I could write entire volumes on the pros of entering this community. In the short space we have here, we will attempt to highlight the greatest of these.

    The Serious Stuff

    Before I get into the incredible collegiate lifestyle that being Greek affords you, I will briefly tell you about the “big picture” opportunities that being a fratdaddy/sorostitute provides. Today’s business world is rife with fratdaddies and sorostitutes who love to help members of their organization reach new heights in their post-grad pursuits. The networking opportunities that your house will provide are limitless. Many a fratdaddy has landed their dream job not in the classroom or during a formal interview, but rather sharing a drink with an alumnus at a homecoming cocktail. In short, joining a house is a lifetime commitment that will also provide lifetime rewards.

    Brothers/Sisters

    The GDI often loves to chide the fratdaddy/sorostitute by accusing him/her of “buying friends”. However, this is far from the truth. Any fratdaddy or sorostitute can tell you that the main social function of a Greek organization is to bring together people with like interests. In other words, your house will be a collection of people that share your likes, your dislikes, and your perspectives. The rush process is an environment where houses pick you, and you pick them, because your personalities are similar. These will be people that you would be friends with even if no fraternities existed. Although the GDI does not want to admit it, even non-Greeks make most of their college friends through sharing activities, be it campus organizations or, in their case, intramural ultimate frisbee tournaments. In the same way, you will make lifelong friends in your house through shared experiences. Even when you are no longer paying dues, these relationships will remain.

    Opposite Sex

    There is no doubt that one of the greatest strengths of the Greek community is the way that it allows you to meet literally hundreds of like minded people of the opposite sex. We don’t care how hard you THINK cool you were in high school, we promise that your first semester on campus will make the girls/guys you went to high school with look like online dating fodder. The opportunities are so numerous that even the pledge class fat kid (and fratdaddies, you know who I’m talking about) is going to have numerous shacking chances that will have have him far outkicking his coverage. Of course, the same principle that applies to your brothers will also apply to sorostitutes; you will meet many people of the opposite sex who share your interests and ambitions. This will easily lead, if you so desire, to finding a sorostitute who will be perfect for a long term relationship. You’ll want someone to settle down with and start a fratling factory with later in life, and many fratdaddies can tell you that they met their future wives during their first semesters on campus.

    Social Life

    I’ve alluded to the many relationships you will form as a member of the Greek system. There is no better way to further develop these relationships than to take full advantage of the outstanding social opportunities presented to the Greek. Sure, anyone can go out to the bars, and believe us, you’ll be doing that plenty. However, not everyone can say that they go to the bars after they’ve already had a full night of pre-party, party, and pre-bar-post-party. While many of your classmates are celebrating a football victory with cranberry-vodka and Smirnoff Ice with the other members of their intramural field hockey team, you will sometimes be donning the coat and tie to sip scotch at your house’s post game cocktail. Of course,
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