Not a Sorority Girl? - Page 2

AOIIalum · #16 02-13-2003, 08:22 AM

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Originally posted by GPhiBLtColonel
...I don't think anyone who pictures herself as "the typical sorority girl" will post here and say, why yes I AM the typical sorority girl

Well, then I'll go out on a limb and say I think I was a somewhat typical sorority girl

I wasn't "typical" because I wasn't a size 6, blonde or rich. My family didn't have a rich tradition of GLO membership until my generation (at Christmases with my dad's family, we girl cousins represented AOII, Theta, Phi Mu and Pi Phi in our college days! The boys were Phi Taus or independents.)

Even so, in many ways I was a "typical" sorority girl, especially for my school back then. I was a brown-eyed brunette, very preppy, involved in extracurricular activities, went to a local private all-girl HS, and my daddy was a lawyer (not a rich lawyer, but one nonetheless.) I think I fit every part of CarolinaCutie's definition of a sorority girl! It really sums up what many people considered a sorority girl to be at my school 'back in the day.'

I always knew I wanted to be in a sorority, but the sororities I knew about didn't have chapters at my school. AOII found me, I found AOII, and the rest is history! I'm a sorority girl. I always was, I always will be, and I like it like that

Christin

AOIIsilver · #17 02-13-2003, 09:25 PM

I got married when I was still a teenager. Talk about atypical!

Outside of my religious beliefs, joining AOII has been the best decision of my life.

AOIISilver

FYI: Yes, I AM from rural Tennessee. Yes, I am still married to the same wonderful guy.

sororitygirl2 · #18 02-13-2003, 11:16 PM

I'll go out on the limb here too... I ALWAYS (like from the time I was five) saw myself as a sorority girl.

People often tell me that I am "so" sorority girl. It's not that I'm a total materialistic, backstabbing brat (although I do like nice things... clothes, jewelry, etc.). It's just that I am from a fortunate family, and I am blonde and happy all the time. I like to go out and have fun -- you know, the cheerleader kind of persona.

You know those things about being a sorority bitch? Well, that's sort of me... but I'm not a bitch... I'm sweet!

The funny thing is, I chose to join one of the less "typical" sororities on my campus... I don't think I could handle being around a hundred of me all the time -- it would be overwhelming.

gphiangel624 · #19 02-14-2003, 02:32 AM

Honestly, I don't think I fit the stereotypical profile of a "sorority girl," but a lot of people in my chapter do. And you know what- I like them just the same. We have a lot of different girls in the chapter- lots of independents, lots of cliquey girls, but all in all, it works out. We have our bad moments, but it STILL works out. And that's what i feel true sisterhood is like... I dont think anyone can claim they have a "perfect" sisterhood...

Anyways, off the topic... I actually never even contemplated joining a sorority until I was being stalked by my ex during freshman orientation and because he was so timid around large groups of girls, I figured I could just join in the conversation with some sorority girls and he would leave me alone... he did for a while, but he rushed and joined a house same time as me... we don't talk though and I like to keep it that way... strange how things work out...

aufocus1 · #20 02-14-2003, 04:13 AM

I never thought I would be a sorority girl because I am a guy.

SKRae · #21 02-14-2003, 09:33 AM

I am not the typical sorority girl. My boyfriend was actually shocked when he learned that I am in Sigma Kappa. He found out on our second day of knowing each other, but what he has told me has made me see what he means. It took me 3 years before I would rush, so that may explain it. I am very independant, I hate havign to ask help from others, and have been so my entire life. I have also been a loner. My boyfriend describes me a strong, independant, willing to do my own thing, intellegent, upbeat, and almost always in a good mood. His experience with girls in sororities has always been the total oposite of me. He says he even has a hard time thinking that I am in a sorority. I see myself as a part of an organization that is wonderful. I see the smiles on my sisters faces when we enter our suite because we know why we are special. We have laughed together, cried together, and shared our fears together (even me). In my chapter the atypical is the typical, that is the way I like it.

#22 02-14-2003, 12:44 PM

whew... sororitygirl2, I'm glad you said it... because I'm the same way. I never really knew what sororities were before college, so I didn't really have any stereotypes, but I guess had I known them I would have fit it in... tall, blonde (well, by way of bottle), skinny, outgoing... bitchy on occasion, LOL.

I too ended up joining a less traditional sorority... strange how that works out!

aephi alum · #23 02-14-2003, 04:15 PM

I'm about as far from the stereotypical sorority girl as you can get... not tall, not thin, not blonde, hardly ever wear makeup, don't spend zillions on my clothes and hair, etc. But most of the women at my school weren't like that anyway - any chapter that restricted itself to that stereotype would fold in about 5 minutes.

CarolinaCutie, I love that definition

dgtxalum · #24 02-14-2003, 09:40 PM

It's funny because although I always knew I was going to be in a sorority (I come from a very Greek family), people are constantly surprised to find out l am a sorority girl! My school was very populated by the "traditional" sorority girl stereotypes, and I attempted to go against the grain as much as possible. I was actually put off by people instantly stereotyping me if I wore my letters, so many times I wouldn't wear them to classes and etc. But when the classmates who had gotten to know me found out that I was in a sorority they were always surprised. They had that bitchy, conformist stereotype in their minds and I was the opposite of that. I'm a down-to-earth and friendly person to anyone and everyone, and fit CarolinaCutie's definition better than any of the pre-conceived stereotypes ever would!

MeLikey · #25 02-15-2003, 09:22 AM

Last spring I was telling a girl about a fundraiser my sorority was doing and she said, "Oh you're in a sorority. You know, don't take this the wrong way, but I'm really not surprised you're in a sorority. I mean your parents probably make a lot of money, you dress really nice and look at your eyebrows." I was like, my eyebrows?! But I realized she meant that they're waxed and shaped well. I really love clothes and would be dressing the same way... and I'd be making sure my eyebrows' shapes were maintained even if I wasn't in a sorority....
Then two weeks ago, we had to interview each other during the first class of this course I'm taking. The guy, who's like 28 years old, asked me what I do outside of school. I said that I'm in a sorority. He was like, "So would you call yourself a sorority girl?" And I paused... and he said, "It's not a bad thing." And I replied, "Yeah." Then when it was his turn to get up in front of our class to tell everyone about me, he said, "And she doesn't mind being called a sorority girl." I didn't care that he included that, but I didn't like the tone in which he said it, especially the way he said "sorority girl." It was almost in this jokingly but making fun of way. Then right after he went up, it was my turn. I went up, coincidentally wearing my Anchor Ball t-shirt....

ZetaGirl22 · #26 02-15-2003, 11:39 PM

I never EVER consdiered myself to ba a typical "sorority girl", although I secretly always wanted to be in one. I remember in 8th grade looking at my folks' callege yearbooks, seeing the sorority pictures and thinking "Wow, that seems like so much fun....I want to be in a sorority in college", and I even remember being really young, going to College Park "my alma mater as well as both my parents'), and drving around frat row and being in awe of the houses with the columns in front. But in High School, I was definitely an outsider. My freinds and I were the Drama Geeks, and dressed in the punk rock/skater vein. in fact, many of my HS friends were both shocked and horrified when I joined a sorority. I think joining my chapter was the best decision I ever made, though.

pinkyphimu · #27 02-16-2003, 12:16 AM

it still surprises some people that i am in a sorority. i never thought i would join one....even until about 2 months before i joined. prior to going to college, the only knowledge i had about sororities came from movies and hearing really brief stories from my aunt's pledge period in the 70s. i knew there was NO WAY i as going to eat a goldfish, so i would never join a sorority...lol. the summer between my first and second year of college, i met some phi mu sisters and we became friends. they were really down to earth, fun, and just great to be around! honestly, i never had a ton of girl friends before, just lots of guys. so i also thought i would hate being around so many girls!!! i am glad that i did join phi mu and i love having lots of girl friends.