Hello Kappas!
I'm not a Kappa, but hopefully you won't mind me joining in here
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I'm a HS student (going to be a senior in the fall - I guess I am OVERprepared for Rush - oh well haha), and my sister was/is a Kappa Delta (she graduated). Anyway, since I was 10 years old, I learned all about Sisterhood, Big/Lil Sis, and Sisterhood Retreats through my sister, who was a newly-initiated KD. She sat me down and told me, "Car, ya know what, you're really young right now, but I just wanna tell you why I joined a sorority." She then told me what a sorority's all about
: how wonderful it is to have such a HUGE support network of sisters who will do anything for you, how wonderful it is to be involved in a sorority which supports a philanthropy, etc.
Ever since then, I just roll my eyes whenever someone makes a rude comment to me or my sister when they find out my sister is/was a KD.
Unfortunately, it's really sad b/c the media totally plays up stereotypes of Greek life.
Even sadder is that one teacher that I dearly looked up to (my English teacher), said right before the end of school, "You guys are such great students - I know you guys will do so well in life. I'm gonna miss you - I just hope you guys don't go off and join a sorority or a fraternity." (We were reading
A Streetcar Named Desireright before the end of school, and in it, a girl was lavaliered by her ATO boyfriend.) My teacher laughed, and was just like, "Greek life should just be hands off. Just don't go there OK? You've all seen Animal House right?"
Unfortunately, I didn't say anything to him, not wanting to offend him or anything.
Anyway, it's just too bad that the media is SO far reaching that people start telling their students what to do and what not to do!