I went to a couple of sorority informationals with my friend and thought it was the weirdest thing ever. I thought that the concept of having a pledge parent or "big" sounded kind of lame. At the time, my perception of sororities and fraternities were all that I had seen on movies and TV. It looked like they got way too wild and that they only hazed. I also thought that being surrounded by a bunch of girls all the time just wasn't my thing. That is when I decided that no matter how fun Greek life looked, it just wasn't for me. So I stopped pursuing it.That was until one year later when I went to a state university who was having a party for a co-ed Fraternity on their campus. I went with a bunch of my friends from school and headed over there. Once we were there I noticed that it was way different than any of the orgs we had on our campus. I just found it so much more friendly and it had a family aspect that I really enjoyed. That night my friends and I knew that was the fraternity that we'd want to pledge for.
It took a lot of hard work because we had to start that fraternity up at our school however, it was well worth it! Once you join a Greek organization, it is like joining another world of all these things you never knew before. You learn the greek alphabet and the terms that only greeks know. The best thing is that you meet so many people from other chapters/schools and those are the ones that become your life long friends. The crazy thing about that is you would have never met if it wasn't for being in that organization. I can truthfully say that I have met some of my great friends through this organization.
If you are wondering why I haven't named my organization yet, it is because I am not writing this post to promote my particular organization but instead to hopefully convince those who are thinking about joining one to just go for it! If you are paying 40K a year for your education you might as well get some fun out of it.
These are the 4 main reasons you should join a Greek organization this year ...
1. Lifelong friendships
You will meet so many people that have the same interests as you. You will be surprised to see that there are many people out there that can relate to you.
2. Unforgettable moments
You will be able to visit other chapters/schools so you will feel like you get to experience the school with out actually going there. You'll go to many parties and school events at your school as well as other schools. I went to a small university so being able to go to events at state universities gave me that "big school" experience. Even if you don't like to party a lot you will still meet people like you that will enjoy just hanging out just as much as you do. Keep in mind there are business and education greek organizations out there as well :)
3.Networking.
I got my current job through a member of my fraternity. Not only that but I worked with 3 other people that were in it so I didn't go through the awkward phase of not knowing anyone at work. I know many other people that have connections and it is all through this organization. There are also many different emails that you sign up to once you join that are specifically for job postings.
4. Make your college experience worth it!
I am not saying that the only way for you to experience college is to join a fraternity or sorority but it definitely makes it very fun. You will always have something to do on the weekdays and weekends.
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