If you're thinking about RUSHing read this!!!

[Sigmagirl43]

I posted this message in hopes that anyone thinking or rushing a fraternity or sorority will read this and actually think about if this is what they really want.
First of all becoming greek is not just about partying and popularity. You are joining an organization, and with that come along serious responsibilities and time consuming commitments that will last through your four years of college. Unlike in the south, where fraterity's and sorority's are considered elite and prestigious and belonging to one is a high honnor. Here in the northeast they are strongly looked down upon on many campus's. Many administrators, faculty memebers and parents continute to have stereotypes and believe that fraternity's and sorority's are to blame for violence, alcoholism, and promiscous behavior. In fact I once had a professor pull me aside after class and tell me never to wear "letters" in her classroom again! Although pledging a sorority was the best decision I have ever made and I would never trade the memories spent with my sister for anything in the world. . .I just wanted people reading this to understand the positive and negative attributes that come along with being greek, and to really think about if this is what they want.