When you look at all the freshman girls that could possibly rush, you have three categories. There are the girls that have known that they have wanted to be in a sorority there entire life and have been counting down the days until they could join, they are called always joiners. The girls who aren't to sure about the whole sorority thing are called maybe joiners, and the girls who would rather die than join a sorority are called never-joiners. These never-joiners usually have a negative outlook on greek life. They usually consider us sorority girls sorostitues.
I decided to Urban Dictionary the word "Sorostitute"... Definition one pops up... at this point, 1255 people have liked this definition... probably because its hilarious and most of it is actually true of sorority girls.
I'm a soristitute. I'm better than you and I know it. You can find me on campus in my SUV my daddy bought for me, rocking my Chanel sunglasses, Northface Jacket, Nike Shox or Rainbow Sandals. I never leave my sorority house without my letters somewhere on me. I date a fratdady. I don't care that he cheats on me with other sorostitutes because I cheat on him too. I take him to date parties and other sorority events just to end up flirting with one of his frat brothers. I don't have a major. I take the easiest classes I can find and do minimal amounts of work. I know that my degree won't matter anyways because I am going to be a trophy wife. I love greek life and hate GDIs. I laugh at them with my sisters when I go out to the bar. I go out to the bar and drink not only on weekends, but on Wedensdays and Thursdays too. I sing loudly with the songs at the bars and I don't care if people stare; I know it's because they are just jealous. I spread rumors about other sororities on campus. I call them sluts and cokeheads when in reality I know that some of the girls in my house do coke and sleep with lots of frat guys too. Rush is the most important week of my life. I spend a week talking to girls who I want to wear my letters. I ignore the girls rushing who are ugly and fat. After we choose the group of pledges I haze them physically and emotionally. I yell at them and make them cry, I take them to frat houses and make them do embarrassing things. After that, I will call them my sisters. Looks are all that matters to me. I spent money that was supposed to be for books on tanning and manicures. I have had plastic surgery. I pop my collar and all of my handbags- my Louis, my Kate Spade, my Prada- are real. If I look like this, frat boys will want me and other sororities will be jealous. I look better than you, I act better than you, I AM better than you. I am a Sorostitute.
So.. this is what popped up when I typed sorostitute into Urban Dictionary this morning. Rush is definitely on my mind right now, since I was cursed with the title of Recruitment Director by sorority. I know that there are a bunch of wide-eyed freshman getting ready to attend the week of recruitment events.... and I feel like they should be able to know the truth about sororities before they accept their bids and choose who they are going to be apart of for the rest of their college career.
TRUTH #1: " I never leave my sorority house without my letters somewhere on me". Well duh. If I'm paying between 300 to over a thousand dollars a semester to wear these letters, of course I'm going to have them somewhere on me. Whether I'm wearing my letters on a shirt, on my bag, hanging off of my keys, or stuck to the back of my SUV, they are on me somewhere. It is a thing of pride. I am proud to be a member or XYZ sorority, so of course I am going to flaunt it. It is a big part of me!
TRUTH #2: I go out to the bars and drink not only on weekends, but on Wednesdays and Thursdays too. I mean, not everyone in sorority parties... that would be a lie. I have multiple sisters that don't drink, and most sorority girls could say the same thing. But, most people in college drink and it is not just sorority girls and frat boys who drink on days of the week that don't start with an F or an S. In fact, lots of college students drink on weekdays. It is just easier for us sorority girls to go over to our house and drink there.
TRUTH #3: Rush is the most important week of my life. I spend a week talking to girls who I want to wear my letters. Most important week of my life? That is an exaggeration... if sorority is the most important thing to you, than you have a problem. Rush is important, obviously if a sorority never gets any pledges than they won't be a sorority for long. The truth is, that most of us hate rush. We stand around in a room for hours, talking to girls that want to go greek about things that we will never remember. Sure, we will try to remember your name, major, and favorite color. But lets be honest, I've already talked to 15 other girls tonight and odds are that I'm probably not going to remember all of those details about you tomorrow unless you can wow me. As the recruitment director, rush is a hell week for me, one of the most stressful weeks of my life. I have to hope that everyone looks and acts the right way and that nothing goes wrong.
TRUTH #4: After we chose the group of pledges I haze them physically and emotionally. I yell at them and make them cry, I take them to frat houses and make them do embarrassing things. Girls... be prepared. This is one of the things that I hate to say our true. To be honest with you, my sorority DOES NOT haze. That being said, when you ask us at a rush event if we haze and my sisters tell you no, they are being honest. The problem is that every other sorority on my campus and many other campuses do. My suitemate rushed a sorority our freshman year and came back every night crying.
MYTH #1: I don't have a major. I take the easiest classes I can find and do minimal amounts of work. Completely wrong. In order to be in a sorority you must have a minimum GPA. Usually a 2.3 or higher. The sororities at my school all have average GPAs of around a 3.0. A lot of us have study hours and most of us compete to have the best GPA on campus.
MYTH #2: You can find me on campus in my SUV my daddy bought me, rocking my Chanel sunglasses, my NorthFace jacket, and my Nike Shox or Rainbow Sandals. At least on my campus, most of the student population has a NorthFace, Rainbows, and Nike Shox. It's just what is in right now. As for my "daddy" buying me everything, that is a stereotype. Yes, it is true for some sororities. I can think of one sorority at my school that this stereotype fits, but fr most of us? Not true.
MYTH #3: I look better than you, I act better than you, I AM better than you. Well, a lot of us think that we are... but what does a set of letters across my chest have to do with anything? I mean yes, I am very involved on my campus by being a member of a greek organization... but that doesn't make me better than you. As for I look better than you, my recruitment chair and some of my sisters are probably watching what I look like and making sure that I don't look super shitty. Acting better than you? Just like any girl on campus I make a fool of myself when I get drunk sometimes too... so I wouldn't say that I act any better than you.
MYTH #4: I am a sorostitute. Sure, some things are somewhat true. But being in a sorority isn't the reason I do these things. There are plenty of girls that are not in a greek organization that do as many of the things that I and my sisters do that are listed in the paragraph above. I mean, some of them are ten times worse than sorority girls that I see. It's just easy to classify us into a category.
The Bottom Line... don't make the decision to not join a sorority because of what you hear. Take the time to meet some of the girls. Rush is FAKE. Everyone is being fake to each other, you need to try to get to know the girls in real life, this will help you decide if a sorority is right for you. Feel free to ask any recruitment questions. I'll answer them in my next post, and I'll make sure to give you some more tips for rushing!
xoxo
ME
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