In this post, I’ll share my sorority experience and what it’s like to be in a sorority in 2021.

Whether you’re a freshman going to college for the first time, a junior transfer looking to integrate into your school, or a current student looking for a new experience, joining a sorority may be on your mind.

When you think “sorority,” you probably think of taking cute pictures with your sorority sisters, the mansion-like homes, and of course the party scene. And you’re not wrong — Greek life offers all of that and more, for better or for worse.

Greek life has long been a pillar of American universities. At some schools, the overwhelming majority of the student body are involved in it, while other universities completely ban Greek life. And you might be trying to decide if that’s an aspect of college that you need in a university, as for some people it can be a major college decision factor. 

The truth is, the Greek experience is unique to each university and to each sorority. So I can only give you my best advice based on my experience.

I joined a sorority first semester of my freshman year, and I was a member for two and a half years, until I deactivated my membership. So here is all the advice I’ve gathered from my experience joining, being a member of, and dropping a sorority.

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Recruitment in 2021

While each college has a variation of how this plays out, recruitment does follow the same general guidelines. In the course of a few days, you’ll visit every sorority on your campus, and as the days go by through a process of mutual selection, the number of houses you return to everyday will decrease.