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Originally Posted by FunGirl123
For the first time this year, I am regretting being a part of the greek system. I recently feel like I am not allowed to grow as an individual. Just the little things of being told what to wear, what to do, and being careful of not giving your sorority a bad name have been making me very doubful of this whole thing. We should all be accepted no matter what.
Why is it sooo important that we must act our best at a frat party, or that we must dress well to meeting (because sometimes, after a long day of classes, i dont have time to fully dress-up for meeting, esp when i live off campus). Whatever happened to intellectual freedom? Whatever happened to accepting your sister for who she is?
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What does intellectual freedom have to do dress requirements or being expected to act with some maturity? (Hint: the answer is nothing.)
You say that you feel like you're "not allowed to grow as an individual," but frankly it sounds more like you don't really want to grow. You'd rather just have fun. Growing as an individual would mean getting ready now for the real world after college, when there are times (which, depending on your job, could be everyday) that you have to dress appropriately, whether you feel like it or not.
You dress nicely for meetings (1) as an indication of respect and (2) because believe it or not, how people are dressed really does affect how they conduct themselves. You act appropriately at parties because your sisters have a reasonable expectation not to be embarrassed by their association with you.