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The only people I know who have dropped from a sorority are girls who transferred to schools that didn't have their house or they didn't have the grades to stay a member

If you don't think that you want to join a sorority that is fine, do not do it then. However, it would be a huge mistake to not rush because a few girls you know are not enjoying their greek experience. On Mizzou's campus alone there are many hundreds of people who love being Greek and are obviously saying in their chapters for a reason. Maybe try forming your own opinions about Greek life rather than listening to the small minority of Greek members who do not enjoy being in a sorority as a whole.

You get out of sorority life exactly what you put into it. If there are girls who can't find friends and a common bond with more than 200 other women approximately their same age, then they need to look in the mirror to determine exactly what the problem is.

EVERYONE feels lonely when they first join. it takes at LEAST a semester to make lasting friendships and everything will change once you actually live in the house with your pledge class

From the moment I met my "sisters" on Bid Day at the Columns I never felt lonely. I was welcomed with open arms and brought into the fold immediately, as were the other members of my pledge class. It was a big class -- 70-plus -- and I found women with whom I shared interests and goals right from the start. It's only natural that I developed closer friendships with some and we are looking forward to living in the house next year. If I wanted to spend every evening with members of my house I could, there is that much going on. It's not a matter of not enough to bring us together, but almost too much. I have found a place where I can be me and I couldn't be happier. Growing up in a family of boys, I finally know what being a sister is all about.