I am so grateful that individuals like you decided to be founding sisters. It gave the chapter such a strong legacy to continue to build upon.

Hope all is well with you!

I never thought I’d want to “go Greek” and even made sure that every school to which I applied had a strong independent faction. What happened? I wound up being one of your chapter’s founding sisters! There are the Greek stereotypes, and then there are the ideals and legacy you create.

Thanks for writing this.

–Heather

I made a lot of vows freshman year that I would never go Greek. I even went so far as to make GDI (g-d damn independent) t-shirts with a few of my friends. Then second semester sophomore year hit (complete with horrible break up and an overload semester) and I found myself pledging a sorority.

The Greek system did a lot for me in way I didn’t expect. At the time, I was a theatre major and Greek Life became the place where I wasn’t just “That girl from that show”. It was refreshing and it gave me a chance to explore who I really wanted to be as a person. The support network my sorority provided gave me the chance to take risks and know that I would always have a network to fall back on.

I agree that there is a lot of unnecessary stereotyping going on. Everyone forms their own Greek system in one way or another, because you can’t survive without a network of people that support you.