 Hey guys, what's up? My name is Sinali. Welcome back to my channel. Today we're gonna be talking about if Greek life is for you. We're gonna be talking about the pros and the cons of Joining a sorority. So let's get started. So some may think that you need a whole year to get acclimated to your campus and just you know get into the college group and maybe wait to go through recruitment as a sophomore. So let me start off by saying a bunch of girls do go through recruitment as sophomores and I know my Pledge class like half of them were sophomores, so it's not a weird thing to do but I just want you to realize that it's one last year of being in a sorority and I know if I Look back on it now if I went through recruitment as a sophomore I would only have three years in my sorority and I would hate that. I would like already be done by now You're allowed to be in a sorority for like four years So if you want to be a fifth year senior then you could get all your four years But I was definitely not trying to do another year in school So I definitely wanted to rush as a freshman and get all my four years of my sorority then. The first pro is that you will get acclimated faster to the campus when you do join a sorority And that might sound crazy, but if you actually think about it There's so many older girls in that sorority that can help you with your classes and which ones to take and help you get Around campus and maybe tell you shortcuts to get to that one specific class There's about 200 or so girls that can give you advice and that's been at that campus up to four years So they definitely have a lot of experience that they can share with you and if you wait to join a sorority Maybe your sophomore or junior year you kind of have to figure out the campus and like college on your own Which is awesome if you're independent, but for me, I'm super not independent at all So it was just so helpful having like so many people to help you throughout your first year The first con is that it is a lot to deal with especially if you aren't doing a summer session And you're going straight to fall It's a lot to take in you have to move in early and you might not have friends from summer be to go through recruitment with you I mean, I did summer be and none of my friends from summer be did recruitment So I still had to do it alone, but definitely if you think you can handle it I totally recommend doing it in fall So another con is that it is time-consuming you have to go to Chapter almost every Sunday or Monday, whatever your sorority does and then you also have some events throughout the week summer Mandatory summer optional. It just really depends on what the event is This does not mean that you won't have time for a job and school and a sorority You can definitely do it more than half my sorority sisters pay for their own sorority Do's and have a job and have an internship and do sororities and do school So, you know, you can do it if you put your mind to it I definitely think a pro can come out of this Which is that you can build your time management skills because if you have an event to go to You know that you have like this chunk of time to do your homework to do your assignments and whatever else you need to do I know for me personally I actually do better when I'm busy and when I have things to do because when I'm just chilling in bed I'm just get lazier and lazier and start putting things off to do for the next day So I definitely recommend getting a planner or getting a Google Calendar app or something like that So you can plan out your day Accordingly to the event that you have to go to or the mandatory meeting that you have to go to So another pro is that you can gain so many opportunities from organizations like this by networking We have events with people who have graduated that have already gotten jobs in maybe the field You're looking at or maybe something that you are interested in that you want to find out more about So you can definitely talk to alum at these events and maybe get internships and jobs I know my sorority has a Facebook page with all the alum And they always post like internships and job opportunities in there All my sisters definitely take advantage of all those opportunities This next one is a pro slash con. I would say it's just what you put in is what you get out of it So if you go to all of these events if you go to all of these meetings You will find a special love for your chapter and you will bond with more sisters And you will just like love it so so much the more you are involved And the better attitude you have about going to these meetings and going to these events The better your experience will be so I definitely recommend having a good attitude from the get-go because that will 100% make a break Your experience if you have a better attitude, you will make more friends And you will start to think of these things as fun things to do and not think of it as a chore I'm hoping that you want to join a sorority to go to these events and to meet people and to network So it shouldn't be a problem. But I understand when people get in they're little ruts about having a bad attitude Maybe you're like really stressed about school or something and you still have to go to this mandatory meeting And yeah, that sucks. But maybe you just need to Have good time management skills. So get that planner out girl The last con I have for you guys is that I hope you know when you go through recruitment That every organization does have their rules and does have their standards So if you guys go through recruitment thinking like all these organizations don't have rules You're so totally wrong because if you think about it on bid day You are now a sister of ours and you are representing our letters And we want you to represent them in the best way that you possibly can So I know now social media is a big thing You know if you're underage you obviously can't post things with alcohol because you're underage We are an organization and even if you don't have you know the letters in that picture They're definitely in your bio. So it's the same kind of deal Everyone knows that you are that organization It's really just in your best interests and this actually turns into a pro as well Rules are good for the soul It's definitely going to develop you into a lady on social media because you will be portrayed as classy and you'll get a job Easier if you don't have Crazy social media. So it's definitely in your best interests. Like I said So just try to keep your social media as clean as possible. So that's it on my pros and cons I hope you guys enjoyed this video If you guys are already in a sorority definitely comment down some pros and cons that people can read Throughout the comments and maybe get more of a gist for greek life. Don't forget to check out my how to sorority playlist I have so many videos with vlogs and just videos to help prepare you for recruitment So I will have that linked down in the description box below Also, let me know if there are any other videos that you guys would like me to do talking about sororities And I will see you guys in my next video. Bye guys Oh