Blog 2 for Journalistic Writing

It is believed that over 750,000 college students today are involved in a sorority or fraternity at their university. Each year participants participate in a week referred to as “rush week” to visit each different Greek life offered at their school and see which they feel would fit their personality assets the most. Recently, I encountered a group of girls who are in a sorority at the University of South Florida and overheard them speaking about the different girls who came into their home for rush week. Sororities aren’t cheap, when joining you’re estimating spending thousands of dollars for dues. It was the week after rush week, so the different Greek life had begun to make lists deciding who was in and who was out. I was with one of my close friends when three of her sorority members called her asking her opinion. I could hear them saying “we have to accept her because she’s a junior and they get whatever sorority is their first pick.” Apparently, this wasn’t a girl they wanted to accept. They all responded, “accept her, and we’ll just bully her until she decides to drop out.” We’re at an age where the labels we’re given are going to stick in our brains forever. When these girls join this sorority, they’re planning on joining a group of people who will be their sisters forever, not joining a group of people who are going to verbally abuse them to their breaking point. If you’re considering joining a sorority, my goal is not to discourage you about your decision, but to make you more aware. Make sure you get to know everyone who is a part of it, and make sure they’re genuine people