I’m really sorry to hear that your friends had awful experiences. That’s unacceptable. In my sorority they were almost ridiculously careful not to do anything that could be considered hazing. When I was a freshman, we had to sign up for weekly study/free tutoring hours if our grades dipped below a 2.5 GPA, and even…

Thanks for sharing your perspective! I think you’re right. There are a lot of stereotypes about the Greek system, and a lot of members who fall right into the stereotype. I can see how, from the outside, it looks like a bunch of snobs and partiers. It’s too bad, because if feminists would reconsider their dismissal of…

I agree completely. It is absolutely not without it’s faults. What’s interesting is that each sorority is largely controlled by the national headquarters, which are largely run by middle aged women who are most interested in keeping things the same as they always have been.

This is so true. It isn’t about supporting women’s choices at all, anymore. It’s about enforcing (through shaming) a very strict and ever-changing code of conduct. Apparently this week we’re not allowed to decorate.

“She also didn’t say a damn about what these sisters are doing to help others”

All pitbulls are dogs, but not all dogs are pitbulls.

She didn't acknowledge a thing? You just quoted several of the issues she acknowledged.

She’s trying to present a fair argument that considers both sides and acknowledges the flaws within the system. Nothing on this planet is perfect, and the fact that she acknowledged the imperfections before stating the positives does not negate her point of view.

Thank you!!!!!! I’m really saddened by how aggressively negative the comments on these sorority articles are. You’d think feminists would want to support and encourage these massive, women-only organizations, but they’d rather chalk them up to whatever stereotype they love to hate.

I was in a sorority and did this dumb door stacking thing. I’m also a feminist, far-left progressive, and many of my “sisters” were, too. In the South, no less!

At Ole Miss the freshman are required to live in dorms.

I went to this school, and lived in this dorm, one floor above these young ladies. At Ole Miss the freshman are required to live in dorms. Most sorority houses are only big enough for one pledge class at a time to live there. In my sorority we lived in the house our senior year. It was great!

I have a two year old as well! I’ve been migraine-free this time around, but I got them in my second trimester when pregnant with my daughter. I’d never had one in my life before.

I co-sign what VeryVicky said! I’m happy to complain about pregnancy to anyone who will listen, but boy is it worth it. The love I have for my daughter is unlike anything I’ve ever felt before. It’s the heart-eyed, fluttery-stomached feeling of falling in love, but it never goes away. Sometimes I even put her to bed…

Fellow second trimester preggo high five! I fucking hate being pregnant.

Wow. I’m so sorry you went through that as a kid! It sounds like you’re handling it the best way you can as an adult. I don’t know what I’d do in your situation, but I certainly admire your keeping her in your life to some degree.

I’ve thought about this a lot as well (though the MLK thing was news to me) and the only conclusion I’ve been able to reach is that we shouldn’t have “heroes”. Obviously people are free to idolize whomever they’d like, but for me personally, I’m done expecting any one human to be an example for how to live and think.…

Right on. I think you might enjoy this satirical Twitter account.

Jeez! What is your sister like as a grown-up?

Can someone with a strong stomach, and a better grasp of finger anatomy, than I tell me what the black spot in the middle of the finger guts is?