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University:  Wake Forest University - WFU

Greek Organization:  Kappa Beta Gamma

Author:  Wfualum

Comment:  On first glance Betas seem awesome- party all the time- no rules, no standards, no advisors watching. But then you sober up one day and realize that life isn't just one big party - you quickly realize that you totally messed up by passing up the real sororities. You realize everyone else has actual national organizations, alum connections, huge alum bases, career networking etc. Your alum connections are a handful of girls (mostly Canadians) who couldn't get into a Panhellenic group during real recruitment so they joined KBG (which on every other campus is not a part of Panhellenic, recruits on its own, and is like a club that takes anyone who is interested). And soon you realize you actually have no connection with those few KBG's either. All other KBG's call themselves Kappas, not Betas. They have a lion and stars, not an anchor. You realize that your Chapter was pretending to be Pi Phi's, but you certainly are not a Pi Phi. To the real world, you are basically nothing. Of course you can tell people what sorority you were in. You can even say it with lots of pride in your voice. They will nod politely because they have never heard of it, and if they look it up, they will see a pretty lame one. You might say your Chapter was once Pi Phi, but nobody will care. You had told yourself during recruitment (or Betas had convinced you when they dirty rushed you) that Greek life was just for your college days. But other sororities' alums have a lifetime of pride- their daughters are legacies, they meet and socialize and network. They hire each other and form lifetime bonds - even if they were in different Chapters. I heard someone say once that Beta's are one of a kind. That is actually true. They really aren't KBG's; they don't completely follow their ritual, identify with their symbols, or raise lots of money for their philanthropy. They aren't Pi Phi's (even though they wear shirts that say they are). They aren't a part of Panhellenic anywhere else, but Wake let's them join in. They use an anchor, but they aren't DG's. They are kind of nothing. I guess you could say they are like the popular crowd in high school. They are cool for the moment because they are the life of the party, but eventually everyone else grows up, moves on, and becomes successful. The "cool kids" are left with nothing but a bag of memories. Well, Betas are left with nothing but a hang over and a bag of Beta shirts that highlight that they have, well, pretty much nothing.