By Janelle Kienast
Fort Collins,CO-Whether you see the letters on their shirts or hear the Greek chatter coming from a group of girls, it’s safe to say that many girls in sororities have felt judged or stereotyped at some point during their college years.
Although most of you reading this article are probably not in a sorority, I’m sure you have at least one friend or acquaintance that participates in the Greek Life community. Through stories circulating on campus, it has been brought to my attention that many sorority members have to deal with the negative “Sorority Stereotype” everyday.
Some girls in sororities are the kindest, nicest people you will ever meet. It is sad that some people that are not in Greek life judge the individuals that are. The sad reality is that, people come to be judged with the groups and affiliations they participate in, and being in a sorority is not excluded from this fact.
Although many sources claim they love being in a sorority, they also carry with them the stories and situations in which an unfair judging came into play. These girls were more than willing to talk about their discrimination; however they also asked to not be quoted through the story so their opinions may remain anonymous.
One of the many sources claimed that she lost about half of her friends freshman year due to the fact that she was rushing. “Some people didn’t respect my decision to rush. I guess it basically came down to the fact that some people really don’t like the idea of Greek life and don’t want to be associated with people that do.”
So do these girls regret joining the sorority if discrimination ties into this life style? Not at all; the girls praised their sorority life and stated they wouldn’t take it back for the world. “While there are people out there that will judge us automatically and dislike us without ever trying to get to know us, that’s fine. After joining a sorority I have met more friends than I could have ever imagined and if a hand full of people don’t like me I don’t really care.”
Sorority or not, you will never really know if you will like someone until you get to know them. So stop the judging and start of a conversation with someone different from you; who knows, you may make a friend.
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