Friday, February 1, 2013

Social Life

The Ultimate Stereotype
The worst part about the Greek community is how small it is. Usually at other schools, the Greek life is enormous and has a lot of support behind it by the school. The close knit Greek life makes it difficult to date or go out at night because everyone knows each other. It is fun to know a bunch of people when I go out to bars but dating wise it makes it uncomfortable when you know everyone's business. It is also uncomfortable when you go out at night and see the exact person you are trying to avoid. Unfortunately, some Greeks fall into the same stereotypes that non-Greeks accuse everyone of. Some of the guys in fraternities, try to be "frat stars." They come into college and rush thinking that that is what they are suppose to be like. Which then makes them complete jerks to any girl they meet. At first, they will pretend to be nice and like you but the second one of their guy friends know about it....they make the guy feel like a wimp for being nice. But then you find the diamond in the rough, who is such a sweetheart and ignores their friends comments about the guy being a gentleman. I know that I definitely see myself marrying a fraternity guy because they may act like little boys in college. But fraternities teach them how to be responsible, leaders, and how to communicate efficiently. Which in my opinion, is perfect for a future husband.

Nightlife is definitely unique for Greek life. Most people know one another and know the bartenders as well. It makes it fun and easy to go out at night. It is always comforting to know that we have over 100 girls in our organization and at least one of those girls can provide a safe ride home. Every single night there is at least one group of girls staying in studying or just hanging out. I love knowing that I have so many options as to what to do with my nights on the weekend. I have had weekends where I go out every night but weekends when I stay in and studying all weekend long which I am never alone for. There is a preconceived notion that Greeks get blacked out drunk every time they go out but that is not true at all. Sometimes we go to World of Beer and just have one beer casually or go out and the driver so they do not drink at all. My nightlife is significantly different now that I am Greek and I love it. When you know various people at the bar it feels like it is your own party that you decided to throw but you do not have to clean up afterwards. It is exciting to go out and never know who is going to be there. It is a Greek family reunion every night.

Dry Social Location
It is a lot of fun to go on themed socials with other Greek organizations. They are registered events with security guards and coach buses that drive us downtown. It creates an entirely safe environment that creates an event for two organizations to enjoy. We do not always go to bars, most of the time we have dry events at trampoline places, laser tag, roller skating, etc. Personally, I enjoy our dry events more than the wet events because then you really get to know the other organizations.

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