were you in one in college? what was it like?

Nope

http://militarysos.com/forum/showthread.php?t=81186&highlight=fraternities

thanks jill

no prob hun, i know stephaniem is in one right now

Nope, I'm in something and everyone always thinks it's a sorority when they find out I'm in it or wear my sweatshirt LOL -Alpha Lambda Delta.

My college didnt allow them.

ok after reading that thread....i dont know i dont think i'd want to pay that much...

I'm in a Sorority and I really love it, although one of the "characteristics" of most of the girls is that they never really saw themselves in a sorority...but I think my experience is pretty different, I go to a city school that really manages Greek life, it's not like any other Greek Community I've ever been exposed to. I'm also a D-I Varsity Athlete, and if my Greek life compares to anything, it's like my team minus the early morning practices. That being said, I read Pledged, and while I know girls at other schools who can/do relate to it, it's not reflected my experience at all. My advice would be, if you're considering Greek life, consider Greek life as a whole at your school, how you've felt about other organized groups you've been a member of, and what you want to get out of a given sorority vs. what you want to put into it.

I'm in a Sorority and I really love it, although one of the "characteristics" of most of the girls is that they never really saw themselves in a sorority...but I think my experience is pretty different, I go to a city school that really manages Greek life, it's not like any other Greek Community I've ever been exposed to. I'm also a D-I Varsity Athlete, and if my Greek life compares to anything, it's like my team minus the early morning practices. That being said, I read Pledged, and while I know girls at other schools who can/do relate to it, it's not reflected my experience at all. My advice would be, if you're considering Greek life, consider Greek life as a whole at your school, how you've felt about other organized groups you've been a member of, and what you want to get out of a given sorority vs. what you want to put into it.

I am also in a sorority and had a pretty similiar experience to Lindsay. I didn't really ever see myself joining, but I went to an event and fell in love with the girls there. They really became my family and helped me through a very hard time in my life. Our Greek Community was very different from what you see in movies, on TV, or what you might read in Pledged. Also, not all campuses are super expensive for dues, and the benefits definitely outweighed the cost for me.

Check it out, go with your gut, and see if it feels right for you! It's an amazing experience and they do wonderful things on campus and in the community! Good luck, and PM me if you have any questions! :)

I figured I was too old when I started at UNF to be in a sorority (I was 31), but two of my brothers were in Sigma Chi and they loved it.

I really wanted to but I was in a privete school and the university out here I started I thought I was also too old. I was going to look into it but we are leaving so there goes that idea. Maybe if I can stay at one school long enough with out moving I can try.
I have a friend who has a masters degree and she is always getting emails and letters about joining a sorority for people with upper grad degrees.

Never ever ever ever would I allow my daughter to go through what I went through.

Pledged, almost finished, and couldn't take it anymore... Bad times...... :banghead:banghead:banghead

The things I had to go through STILL affect me and give me anxiety sometimes...

i was lucky to be in a sorority at a school where sorority membership was not considered a defining characteristic. it was a nice place to live with my friends and participate in service projects. i missed almost all of our social events because of my commitments to other extra-curricular activities and academics. we always felt that a member's extra-curricular and academic accomplishments made the sisterhood stronger, but i later served on the advisory board of another chapter of the same sorority that attempted to fine members for missing an activity even when they had valid academic/athletic/extra-curricular reasons for absence.

the quality of the sorority experience varies greatly from school to school.

nope. i strongly believe that frats & sororities are made up of the people who made fun of you in high school. they have to run in lil groups like that or they would crumble because they lack independence and backbones of their own.

nope. i strongly believe that frats & sororities are made up of the people who made fun of you in high school. they have to run in lil groups like that or they would crumble because they lack independence and backbones of their own.

i'm sure that is true of a number of people in greek organizations but it is an over-broad generalization.

i was in a sorority, but i was never one to single out fellow high school students to poke fun or humiliate. and i certainly don't lack independence and backbone.

nope. i strongly believe that frats & sororities are made up of the people who made fun of you in high school. they have to run in lil groups like that or they would crumble because they lack independence and backbones of their own.

Not to thread-jack, since Kittie obviously already has talked to me about my membership in a sorority, but I just thought I'd let you know that your opinion is stereotypical and over generalized.

I was very popular in high school, I've been on my own pretty much, give or take a few bills here and there, since I was 16 years old. I'm one of the most independent women I know, and I'd like to think my back bone is pretty darn strong.

The women in my sorority are beautiful women, and none of us are deserve to spoken of as you have just generalized Greek life.

Just my two cents, sorry for jackin' your thread hun! :hugs

nope. i strongly believe that frats & sororities are made up of the people who made fun of you in high school. they have to run in lil groups like that or they would crumble because they lack independence and backbones of their own.

Sororites and frats aren't always for "popular" people. Many are very academic-oriented. What you are thinking of is just the portrayal of it in society and media. I'm sorry you have such a dark viewpoint on it:shock

i'm sure that is true of a number of people in greek organizations but it is an over-broad generalization.

i was in a sorority, but i was never one to single out fellow high school students to poke fun or humiliate. and i certainly don't lack independence and backbone.

i agree. i was in a sorority in college. we weren't your cookie cutter, stereotypical sorority. (if they had been, there's no way a short, heavy, brunette like me would've been given the time of day).

we did not join to make fun of or humiliate others or anything like that. it was a great group of women and they made my college experience that much better. i'm just now reconnecting with a lot of them through myspace and facebook and it's great.

also, i was not hazed or anything like that. for me personally, it was a great experience, but it's not for everyone. there's often a big time committment and they are financial committments (although, as some people said, they vary). i don't regret one minute of being in a sorority and if the girls want to join one when they're in college, i'm fine with that.