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Sur @franceculture , avec @audelavigne, à l'occasion de l'exposition "Sororités" à l'@espacemagh à Bruxelles, jusqu au 28 février ✨✨ . (Et lien dans ma bio) . . #francecultureradio #lescarnetsdelacreation #sororites #bruxelles #lynnsk #podcast #lundimatin https://www.instagram.com/p/B8Gh_oZiEV8/?igshid=18i3ofie155bt
"what sounds like a rough time just brought us closer together"
Ohio University suspended fraternity because it made pledges … clean houses. During my freshmen orientation, the administration forced new students to do a community volunteering activity. My group cleared brush in a field. It was fun because we got to know each other. Ohio University is far more concerned than my alma mater about students having to do anything.
One picture of my project "Sisterhood" in @diptykmagazine and the series projected in the festival "Face à la mer" in Tanger @hl.mediterranee . . Je parle pas anglais juste pour faire genre, hein, c'est promis, c'est pour les followers non francophones 👽 . . #sororites #sisterhood #photographyfestival #photographymagazine #africanphotography (à Tangier, Morocco) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxAHKMIAp80/?igshid=lcx0cuaxnm8n
OKAYY, well I uploaded the unedited version by accident lmao. If you want to see the edited version of this video then go give it a look(: I give tips and advice on recruitment! DISCLAIMER: I am not saying I’m an expert, just giving my own personal opinions and what not. Please like and subscribe! It would mean the worldddddd.
(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfTPF0JBt7A)
April 5, 2016
We all see Greek life in pop culture: girls in matching outfits posing for pictures and then stabbing each other in the backs. Boys hazing each other and partying until all hours of every night. Fake friends and fake smiles. But one thing we don’t see is the reality; and just like many other things in life we can’t always believe what we see on TV or the internet (except please believe me LOL).
That being said, let me just tell you, I was firmly planted in my seat of being anti-sorority my first year of college. I told myself I would never do it and going to a school that had no Greek life on campus, it was quite easy to refrain. But alas, here I am nearly two years later and I am holding a position in my sorority and am loving every minute on it.
When I first got to Chapman, I had registered for recruitment mainly due to one wonderful human who pushed me to do so. She had gone through recruitment as a freshman and was thriving at Chapman–she also happens to be one of my biggest role models and I thought that since we have always gotten along maybe I would like it too.
I was so skeptical.
Throughout the entire recruitment process, I rolled my eyes a number of times and was relatively close minded. That is until I stepped into Kappa Alpha Theta’s room–one of my last chapter visits of the first day. It was here that I talked to one of my future best friends for the first time. She asked me if I liked sports. We talked about real things and had a funny conversation. That night, I went home and the closed-minded me that was so judgmental began to wonder if there was truly more than what everyone said.
Now after initiation and after almost a full school year in Theta, my world has truly changed. What people don’t see is the absolute joy and love shared between a group of women who are like-minded. They don’t see the relationships that form or the laughs shared. I’m not saying I am friends with or close with every single person in my chapter, but I can certainly say that I have developed such tight-knit relationships with a large number of women.
What people on the outside don’t understand is that it is absolutely possible to build friendships that last a life time within sororities–it’s not all just a big show. How this happens you may wonder? Well I will tell you, from a real life perspective.
There are many chapters on each campus and each preach different ideals. You are placed in one because of those connections like the one I made on that first day. From there you are able to be as involved or as uninvolved as you want in the chapter. For me, I dove in head first because that is the type of person I am.
Forming these friendships was like any other friendship, it took time and at first I was extremely timid. But the beautiful thing about the Eta Sigma chapter of Theta is that the women around me have such strong personalities. One senior, whom I look up to more than anyone, is so confident in who she is. She is outgoing, intelligent, hilarious, and– above all else–driven. She gets things done and loves herself; to me that was so inspiring. Those are the type of people I am surrounded by every week and it makes my heart so utterly happy.
I have never really been a person who has ‘fit in’ and that was one of my main struggles at my old school and in high school. Sure, I had a ton of acquaintances but I have never had a ton of good friends. In my opinion, college is a time that you are growing and changing and deciding who you want to be–having a solid group of friends is difficult when this is happening. But with Theta, the women around me have helped me make these changes. They have given me confidence I have never had before. They change with me and help me become the best me. That is exactly how they become friends for life.
Sure, anyone can have an opinion on Greek life and maybe I was just blessed with the little gem that is Chapman. But for me, I have never felt more like me. I have never been able to laugh and dance awkwardly in front of a group of 180 people. I have never been more excited when we put together a widely successful Skit that took home first place. I have never fit in more. Theta has become a place of refuge for me and I wouldn’t trade that for the world.
I have friends all over the Chapman campus, some affiliated and some not. Being in a sorority doesn’t mean that is all I know. It just means that I will always have a home, a group of girls to go get coffee with, and a group of women to look up to.
Every day I am inspired by Theta and proud that I am in it–so before you judge Greek life-like I did, think about it a little. What’s not to love about a pizza loving, Disneyland loving, golden hearted women?
And now the moment you’ve been waiting for: PICTURES
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All the best,
Jordan
Why You Shouldn’t Judge Sororities by Their Cover (Photos) April 5, 2016 We all see Greek life in pop culture: girls in matching outfits posing for pictures and then stabbing each other in the backs.
April 5, 2016
We all see Greek life in pop culture: girls in matching outfits posing for pictures and then stabbing each other in the backs. Boys hazing each other and partying until all hours of every night. Fake friends and fake smiles. But one thing we don’t see is the reality; and just like many other things in life we can’t always believe what we see on TV or the internet (except please believe me LOL).
That being said, let me just tell you, I was firmly planted in my seat of being anti-sorority my first year of college. I told myself I would never do it and going to a school that had no Greek life on campus, it was quite easy to refrain. But alas, here I am nearly two years later and I am holding a position in my sorority and am loving every minute on it.
When I first got to Chapman, I had registered for recruitment mainly due to one wonderful human who pushed me to do so. She had gone through recruitment as a freshman and was thriving at Chapman–she also happens to be one of my biggest role models and I thought that since we have always gotten along maybe I would like it too.
I was so skeptical.
Throughout the entire recruitment process, I rolled my eyes a number of times and was relatively close minded. That is until I stepped into Kappa Alpha Theta’s room–one of my last chapter visits of the first day. It was here that I talked to one of my future best friends for the first time. She asked me if I liked sports. We talked about real things and had a funny conversation. That night, I went home and the closed-minded me that was so judgmental began to wonder if there was truly more than what everyone said.
Now after initiation and after almost a full school year in Theta, my world has truly changed. What people don’t see is the absolute joy and love shared between a group of women who are like-minded. They don’t see the relationships that form or the laughs shared. I’m not saying I am friends with or close with every single person in my chapter, but I can certainly say that I have developed such tight-knit relationships with a large number of women.
What people on the outside don’t understand is that it is absolutely possible to build friendships that last a life time within sororities–it’s not all just a big show. How this happens you may wonder? Well I will tell you, from a real life perspective.
There are many chapters on each campus and each preach different ideals. You are placed in one because of those connections like the one I made on that first day. From there you are able to be as involved or as uninvolved as you want in the chapter. For me, I dove in head first because that is the type of person I am.
Forming these friendships was like any other friendship, it took time and at first I was extremely timid. But the beautiful thing about the Eta Sigma chapter of Theta is that the women around me have such strong personalities. One senior, whom I look up to more than anyone, is so confident in who she is. She is outgoing, intelligent, hilarious, and– above all else–driven. She gets things done and loves herself; to me that was so inspiring. Those are the type of people I am surrounded by every week and it makes my heart so utterly happy.
I have never really been a person who has ‘fit in’ and that was one of my main struggles at my old school and in high school. Sure, I had a ton of acquaintances but I have never had a ton of good friends. In my opinion, college is a time that you are growing and changing and deciding who you want to be–having a solid group of friends is difficult when this is happening. But with Theta, the women around me have helped me make these changes. They have given me confidence I have never had before. They change with me and help me become the best me. That is exactly how they become friends for life.
Sure, anyone can have an opinion on Greek life and maybe I was just blessed with the little gem that is Chapman. But for me, I have never felt more like me. I have never been able to laugh and dance awkwardly in front of a group of 180 people. I have never been more excited when we put together a widely successful Skit that took home first place. I have never fit in more. Theta has become a place of refuge for me and I wouldn’t trade that for the world.
I have friends all over the Chapman campus, some affiliated and some not. Being in a sorority doesn’t mean that is all I know. It just means that I will always have a home, a group of girls to go get coffee with, and a group of women to look up to.
Every day I am inspired by Theta and proud that I am in it–so before you judge Greek life-like I did, think about it a little. What’s not to love about a pizza loving, Disneyland loving, golden hearted women?
And now the moment you’ve been waiting for: PICTURES
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All the best,
Jordan
Why You Shouldn’t Judge Sororities by Their Cover (Photos) April 5, 2016 We all see Greek life in pop culture: girls in matching outfits posing for pictures and then stabbing each other in the backs.
omfg
someone just confessed on northwestern confessions (a fb page) that their sorority projected photos of every girl rushing on a huge screen, and that bc they deleted or duplicated certain photos, their sorority was basically judging each girl on how they looked
i can't fucking believe it, i mean it was obvious that certain sororities were only filled with pretty girls but I didn't know some ppl here were that blatantly shallow. it's straight out of the movie 'house bunny' which I ironically watched with my sorority last week.
i had pretty much guessed that was probably the reason why I wasn't asked back to some of the sororities, especially since they had us submit photos of ourselves to register for the process. I was so confused when I did recruitment bc I had some really great conversations and connected really well with some girls, and some of them were super impressed by my art and travels and etc, but I still got dropped.
I'm in chi o, which apparently has a 'bad' reputation for taking everyone and not being 'selective' enough. well, I'm extremely grateful that's where I am, because knowing all the diverse ppl in the sorority, I can pretty much guarantee they didn't pick ppl in some shallow, judgmental way. I've been a pledge for two weeks, and I've slowly realized that this group of girls is very different from other sororities.
because if i had found out that the sorority i was a part of judged ppl based on their looks during next year's recruitment, I would've definitely disaffiliated and that would've been painful.
I just got ridiculously emotional because I love my sorority so much and this is my last year here and it all just hit me. I cannot imagine my life not seeing my sisters every day or walking home to a house full of them. Going to cherish every minute with my kappas this year, I don't know what i'm going to do without them.
If you are going to college, give going Greek a chance. I know it depends on the school but if you find the right chapter for you it really is a home away from home.
