So I was talking to this girl the other day and she saw my SAI letters and asked me what they were. I told her, "oh it's a music fraternity for women that I am a member of." And she said, "oh, I thought it was one of the real sororities but that you had just transferred from somewhere else [because she didn't recognize the letters]".
So the impression I get sometimes from people is that unless you're in a GLO that belongs to NPC/IFC/NPHC, you're not really Greek, or that your GLO isn't as good as one of them.
However, if you look around, man, there are just as many GLOs in different categories--professional, service, non-collegiate, etc--that have just as many chapters/members as the social Greeks do. So why do some people think that we aren't an important part of Greek life? We are just as important as a social GLO. Just because our focus is a little different doesn't make us less of a sorority!
And then I get the stereotypes about me being in SAI because I wasn't good enough for the NPC sororities. Well, I wouldn't know, I never went through Recruitment; I just found the aims of Sigma Alpha Iota to be something closer that I strive for in my life, and also a lot cheaper, so I chose their sisterhood instead.
I've also heard people say that locals aren't "real sororities".
the same with multicultural, Latin, etc GLOs. :O
Why must some people think this way???
Thoughts, anyone?