Please help me out here. I don't know what else to write. And I'm confused about what these greek clubs are. I've hears about them while I was looking at colleges, but I really don't know what they are.
My parents bought a DVD recently from the Red Box things by the supermarket, which had the Amanda Bynes movie "Sydney White". The film is a hilarious comedy that portrays the Snow White fairy tale with a setting at a four year university. Amanda Bynes is the tomboyish main character Sydney, who goes off to college and joins her mom's sorrority. However, the sorrority is run by the Student Council President and "it girl" who obsesses over expensive designers (Prada, Chanel, Armani, Milan), being good looking, and having power over the school (played by Sara Paxton of Discovery Kids' "Darcy's Wild Life" and movies "Aquamarine" and "Sleepover"). As soon as this "evil witch" meets Sydney, she realizes that Sydney doesn't belong and she would soon have the power to bring the Student Council/Kappa Phi Nu (sorrority) president down.
So, Sydney eventually gets thrown out of the sorrority and placed with the outcasts living in a run-down, fall-apart house called the Vortex. At the Vortex, seven young college boys (the seven dorks- each dork resembles one of the dwarves, such as Dopey, Sneezy, Sleepy, Grumpy, Doc, etc.) take Sydney in and come up with a plan together: to get even with the evil Student Council President, Rachel Witchburn.
I know, the villain of the story has the same name as mine. Why is it that every character in a movie that's named Rachel never gets the leading man or have a happy ending? I'm a total moviegoer, and I've seen this pattern. Every Rachel in a film is seen as the enemy or a woman who's never good enough for something. In "Keeping the Faith", Ben Stiller's character Rabbi Jake Schram goes out on a date with Rachel, a newscaster on world news (in the film, she reported from the Middle East and interviewed Yassir Arafat in Arabic). And, she's perfect for him. After they have their date, he walks her to the apartment and says good night. Rachel asks, "Do you wanna come up for a night cap and keep me company?" But Jake says he'll take a rain check. Why? Because he's in love with the leading lady who is a tomboyish workaholic, Jenna Elfman's Anna Reily. (who's christian) That's one of the reasons why I hate my name.
Anyway, as I watched this funny and exciting film, I was thinking about going to Towson in the fall. From what I've been hearing on the news, Towson was, and possibly still is, notorious for their outrageous parties. Many students at the college would go to these parties to get drunk, get high, have sex, or do other crazy and detrimental things that may be seen as fun to some of them. I began to wonder, was that all sorrorities and fraternities were about? And what was with the Greek names?
I've heard of Phi Theta Kappa, but I know that's the honor society for students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. I knew I wouldn't be good enough for that since my academics are just 'average'. Although I may be average, my parents say that I'm doing much better than they did in college. My father said he had a 1.7 GPA which was one of the reasons why he dropped out. My mother had a 2.0, but she still said that she didn't do that well. When I transfer, I'm hoping that my grades don't slip anywhere below a 3.0. Hopefully, I'll do better this year.
But I'm losing track of the point that I was making. I have no idea what these Greek groups are and what they mean. I've seen movies and I've watched the news. Most fraternities and sorrorities have lots of outlandish parties where things get so out of hand that someone needs to call the police to break them up. I don't want to get involved with any of it, so what am I to do? I want to know what all these Greek clubs or groups are all about. Do all of them have parties or are some of them more responsible than others? I checked Wikipedia; I can't find a single thing about what it is these things do.
This is why I can't wait another minute until I get into Towson. I have so many questions that I would like to find the answer to.
There are different kinds of Fraternities and Sororities, including the honor ones you mentioned. Others are social or service. You will see professional ones like future business leaders or pre-law. These are good if they are in your area of interest. The ones you are referring to are a mix of social and service. It is similar to any other organization you might join, although dues are pretty outrageous, especially if your sorority does have a house. Some include lot's of partying and drinking, but most Greek organizations have rules against events involving alchohol.
The way my sorority works is we have a philanthropy and service project that we sponser by raising money and volunteering for them. In addition, we also have events with the other organizations on campus. If you are interested in going Greek, research the sororities available on your campus and talk to current members. Just remember to see past the stereotypes, as many have come about through the ages.
Fraternities are for men, sororities are for women, and when they are co-ed, such as professional or service, they are fraternities. As for why they are referred to by Greek letters, I'm not entirely sure, but the first fraternities came about during the revolutionary war if I'm not mistaken. I'd have to go look that up. Good luck in college.
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thanks for letting me know! this is a great chunk of info. thank you! i'll use this for when i transfer.
Each organization tends to vary from school to school as well, since the chosen members tend to shape what the local organization is like.
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I can't tell you much about sororities (the previous comment seems to have done a good job already) but I can add that the sex/drugs/alcohol portion of college life is very true. Some college students seem to be college students only for any combination of those three reasons. You don't have to be that way (and in fact, you'll have a much better chance of attaining that 3.0 if you don't go partying all the time!). Just be yourself and don't give in to peer pressure like most people do.
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thanks. yeah, i guess the other person covered it more (haha). and i really never had an alcoholic drink in my life... except one time where i tasted champagne at a gala. (just don't tell anyone, if you're in maryland) never been drunk either. but yeah, i know what you mean. i'll try my best.
Glad to help.
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