weighing the benefits

One of the biggest benefits of Greek life is the social aspect of it. You learn how to communicate in large groups, how to find common interests and goals, how to fit in, how to present yourself.... Even in the simple act of going through recruitment I learned how to market myself! These lessons will come in handy when interviewing for jobs or presenting yourself in politics.

Another benefit would be the philothropic aspects. I am learning how to raise money and how to ask others to donate. Whether you plan to be a stay at home mom raising money for the PTA or whether you are raising campaign money for your presidential run, these lessons are worthwhile!

The leadership positions you have available to you when you are in a sorority will also help you later in life. Whether or not you are president, or rush chair, or Greek activities chair, or housing chair, or whatever, your resume will reflect all this. There are literally 100's of leadership positions you can participate in over the next four years.

Confidence is another benefit of Greek life. Sororities give you confidence to go out there and be yourself, whether it's on the dance floor at a fraternity house, or up on stage during recruitment skit, I'm doing things in my sorority that I wouldn't ordinarily do without my sisters by my side. There is no sitting around and moping when you have literally 100's of girls you can call!


Finally, I am making friends with girls from all over the country! A sisterhood that I never know when it will come in handy. If I find a job in Atlanta, or Charlotte, or Dallas, or Nashville, etc, I will have sisters already living there who can help me when I need a friend!

....and these are just my reasons. Every girls will have her own reasons as to why Greek life is way more than four years.

We aren't trying to be mean. We want as many girls to go through rush as possible. If you are interested in being in a sorority at all, rush! But chances are, your sorority won't help your political career. It might. But that's not the only reason you should join one. You join it for the friendships, the experiments, and the good times. Yes there are leadership opportunities and being in a sorority makes it a lot easier to run for any student body office. But if you are still iffy on joining a sorority halfway through rush week, drop completely. DO NOT wait until bid day to decide "oh I got a bid to a great house but this sorority thing isn't for me." Some girl that really wanted that house could've been accepting the bid that you are turning down

This is the first time I have ever commented on Greek Rank, but I would like to share my experience. I am 60 years old. Pledged as a freshman and my sorority sisters have been there with and of me for 42 years. We have helped each other through all life experiences. Death of children, parents, siblings,spouses. Divorces, moving across the country, losing a job, etc. We have supported each other emotionally, physically, financially. Being in a sorority has benefited every aspect of my life. And just so you know - we all still think we're in our 20's!

Try to look past college. You are a greek for life. Your sorority is a national network that you will have access to for the rest of your life. It will also be a great resource for finding a job, connecting with people in new cities, scholarships for undergrad and grad school, philanthropic projects.

Thank you so much for all of you who replied I truly appreciate it. To be clear, I would never go to even preference if I was still iffy about joining at that time. I fully understand that to accept a bid means that I am accepting an opportunity that another girl won't get. And if I do decide to join I would join for life. Bid day is a commitment and I wouldn't go back on such a commitment. I have to say, I am surprised by some of the answers and it gave me a completely new outlook on Greek life. I was only looking at how it can benefit me and ignoring the lifetime of love and friendship that it offers. I didn't start questioning my desire to join a sorority until my parents and I argued about me taking on such a heavy load and wanting to do everything and so I started to question some decisions I was getting ready to make. I truly do want to be involved in Greek life and you wonderful ladies have helped me see more to that decision. Thank you!

I think I've been looking at sororities as a whole all wrong. I've probably been looking at my future college experience all wrong lol. I have quite a bit of thinking to do but you girls have definitely helped me a lot and I can't thank you enough for that. At this point I do want to join a sorority but my reasons for doing so are definitely changing. I can't thank you girls enough for your help!

I understand that you have doubts about what Greek Life could do for you in the long run. Especially when you're a PNM, your only experience of sorority life is through Legally Blonde. Your eyes will open immensely when you join a sorority.

We all have a special connection. I see women who were in my sorority (but different chapters) all the time. You share something. My brother was in a frat at Ole Miss, his frat brother who graduated 3 years before him helped him get a job right out of college. I was scared to go through rush. I was bullied so much in middle school and high school, but I always wanted to be a sorority girl. The amount of support you have cannot be described by words. I had a breakdown about my grades and a senior who I barely knew took me to Starbucks and calmed me down. I got a text from my high school bully, my sorority sister called the number and told her off. You are sisters.

I'll be honest here, Greek Life is amazing but if you're just going to rush "just to go through rush", please drop out of it during Skit round if you're still on the fence. Rush the next year unless you start to fall in love with the idea of being a sorority girl and dedicating time to your sorority. A few girls dropped from my PC because their moms made them rush or they didn't really want to be in the sorority. That was about 10 girls (from what I know) and those girls took spots away from 10 girls who have been looking at sorority bid day videos since middle school.

I'm going to spend the next hour or so just praying over this and meditating on it. Ik that's not much time to make a decision this big but as of right now I really do want to join a sorority. I have talked about it nonstop and prepared for it all year but this past week or so, a lot came to pass and it's not that I can no longer join a sorority but rather that I have to make sure it's the right decision. I promise to you guys I will not rush if I am still uncertain by the end of the night because I realize that of the thousands of girls rushing this year, I can't afford to be iffy forever. but I am going to make a decision by the end of the night because there are a few other things that this affects and I move in a couple days so not much time😓. But above all thank you for your advice. I'm probably going to re-read everything 5 times lol. You guys are the best