I recently joined a sorority that I absolutely love and feel I really belong to. The girls in my pledge class are all very unique, nice, and fun to be around. It’s an experience I am already proud to be a part of. Yet I was taken aback, almost to the point of tears, when an older sister of mine began swearing at me on Bid Night. I had simply forgotten to wear my wristband, which was supposed to indicate that I was in fact a part of that sorority and could therefore board the bus traveling to our Bid Night venue. While the bus driver and I were discussing alternatives for me to prove that I was truly in that sorority, a Junior sister of mine stood up and began shouting vulgar words in my direction while commanding that I step off the bus because without a wristband I simply didn’t belong. Not only was this behavior extremely farfetched and unnecessary, but it also gave me an awful initial impression of the sisterhood sororities are rumored to share. This experience was hard for me to mentally overcome - especially since I think we all tend to look up to the older girls for role model behavior and demeanor. No matter the situation, our age, or the people involved, I think it’s best to keep in mind that somebody is always affected by the decisions we make, and the way we choose to act. With that said, know it’s best to not test the limits of your sororities’ sisterhood.
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I’m very sorry you were yelled at in such a mean way. I agree, that type of behavior isn’t needed. The supposed “sisterhood” of sororities is one of the reasons I didn’t rush. From the outside looking in, I can’t accurately say what sororities are like. Still it seems like such a sacrifice to join one and also a big risk if you don’t like the people around you. I’m sure that what happened to you was probably an isolated incident, not representative of the sorority experience as a whole. But, because of situations like that, I don’t think sororities are for me.
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