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As My Impression Changed...
...going from non-existent to bad....
In addition to not being that well-versed about Greek life, my initial experiences with Greek Life in general did not leave me with very favorable impressions of these organizations.
I made a couple of rookie mistakes--such as sitting in an area that unofficially belonged to one fraternity and being asked none-to-gently, in front of a crowd of people, to move (I was with friends at the time, so that softened the sting a bit). Also, I was actually manhandled by a member of another fraternity for stepping on grass that had been marked as territory by his fraternity! Never mind that that patch of grass was on the front side of my dorm! I mean, I understand being enthusiastic about your organization, believe me I do, but you are doing a bit much laying your hands on me over a piece of grass.
In the whole grand scheme of things, these incidents were quite insignificant. But in the mind of an impressionable young freshman these events took on a great magnitude. (Granted, most of these early negative experiences had to do with fraternities and not sororities.) Greeks had attitude, I decided, and that was not something that I was interested in.
By the end of my freshman year, I had essentially decided not to pursue membership in any organization. None of what I had seen had particularly impressed me or inspired me to explore the matter more. There were so many other activities and organizations that were available to me, not to mention keeping my grades up, that I didn't really see the point. I was shutting the door on greekdom....
Dunh, dunh, dunnnnnnnh.... Will SISTERGREEK change her mind? (Well obviously I will.) More importantly, what will happen to change SISTERGREEK's mind. Also, what will SISTERGREEK's impressions of the different sororities be? Tune in next time to "I Don't Need No Stinking Sorority!"
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