Reply #11: I had a group of 4 sorority girls in my class this summer [View All]

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They were all from the same sorority. Without a doubt, they were the stupidest, most obnoxious girls I ever had the misfortune to teach. And they all wore too much makeup and too-tight shirts. They were exactly like the stereotype.

On the other hand, I had an undergraduate research assistance once who was a member of a sorority. Although on th outside she looked like a snob (thin, blond, very well-dressed), she was actually very nice. And she was quite bright and motivated. I'm sure she had close to perfect grades, and she probably went to grad school. She was one of the best research assistants I ever had. Of course, she was considering dropping out of her sorority when I knew her, because she thought her sisters were too focused on gossip and drinking.

So, I don't know. I will admit that I do sometimes pre-judge people on campus, especially girls, if they are wearing a sorority t-shirt. It's probably unfair, because probably some sororities on my campus do a lot of service while others are just party houses, but I don't know enough to know which is which.

I would never join one, even if they weren't the associated stereotypes, with their varying degrees of accuracy. I am just not into "group" things that much.