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Insight From An Older Sis

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Alright I’ll come out of the woodwork lol..I’m an old alumna (30 so hopefully not THAT old to you). I dropped my senior year and my only regret is not dropping much sooner. I guess the reason I still creep on here sometimes is because I’m naturally curious about an org I had invested a lot of time and money towards and to see if things change. From what I’ve seen, they really haven’t. Most have the same reputations and drama going on. When I look back I honestly have more bad memories about my sorority than good. I dreaded pomping, study hours, drama, favoritism, non-sense rules and all of that too. The ridiculous fines on top of every little thing only made me hate everything more and it always felt like I was never doing anything “right.” I wish I stood up for myself more against certain people. I wish I knew when to say enough was enough. I remember when my sorority said they rented out a really nice spot for the weekend, they made us get all dressed up, we were so excited, just to be brought there to be yelled at by the older girls that we “need to listen to them more.” That’s it. Then after that, nothing — no activities planned or anything. Just aimlessly walking with sore feet from heels around this nice empty place after a chapter-wide argument until we were told to go home. So much for sisterhood bonding lol. Of course I made some great friends, but just like high school, you graduate, go your different ways, and move across the country. We’ve attended each others weddings but after that, that’s really about it and it just kind of fizzles out. Anyways all this to say, I think if you’ve already made your friends, there’s not much to lose by dropping. I agree about the “networking” comment — everything I’ve accomplished since has been on my own, not through the sorority or knowing other alumnae. I know they like to drill into your head that “it’s for life, not just 4 years” but it really is just for college years. Freshman year is the full experience of it all and I personally wish I would have dropped right before sophomore year. Even living in the sorority house my sophomore year, I still wouldn’t say that was worth it. I was surprised how indifferent I felt after dropping. I didn’t feel sad walking past the row or anything like a user mentioned above. I actually felt more free, not having to worry that I missed a mandatory meeting that could have been an email and not having to scramble to work off fines. I’ll admit I wasn’t in a top sorority at all, but I think many people experience similar in other orgs, they just don’t want to admit it because they’re dedicated to keeping up the facade.