Well said, lifesaver! I like that!
here's my 2 cents: Most sororities/ women's fraternities were created to nurture and advance the development of women. Even if our founder's never realized how far we would one day come, I like to think that them taking a stand and being sort of entrepreneurs is just another aspect of women coming up and showing they have minds and abilities of their own. Now, sororities can seem bad when we think of some modern stereotypes, like promiscuity, drinking and making a sexual object of oneself (or being made one by others). People seem to think this is more common in sorority women. They also think it is more common for them to be dependent on men (daddy, boyfriend, etc.) at least as far as I have heard in my experience. But, I would argue that these are people's stereotypes while real research has proven that sorority women achieve a lot in the business, academic and social world. They are involved in great projects, are very ambitious and have often been the first women to break through the glass ceiling in their respective professions. Sororities are about empowering women to do what they feel is right and best uses their abilities, if you really look at the purposes of the org. For instance, XO's purposes are all about making the members well-rounded, conscientious and achievers in 6 aspects of life (scholarship, community service, morals, friendship, extracurricular activities and career development).
It is hard for me though, when people talk about the stereotypes. I try to tell them how much I have developed and XO has helped me, but they just give me a look like, "Yeah, we know what you sorority girls really like to do!" And the worst is when guys joke about naked pillow fights in the sorority house! Give me a break! That's soooo not how it was!
Well, that was a lot more than 2 cents! Great topic though and I hope all women feel the same that their organization empowered them to become the best women they could be!
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