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Martinez 4 Lastly, drama, judgement, and gossip are common activities that are shared among girls, especially in sororities. With over one hundred girls in a sorority not everyone is going to get along, which leads to one sister talking behind another sister’s back, which is ultimately how drama forms. Unfortunately, when the sisters are together they act different. They act fake towards each other to mask their true feelings towards one another. However, when they are not together and they see each other outside of their sorority they do not acknowledge one another and they pretend that they do not exist. Most of the gossip arises from what sorority girl is seeing what fraternity guy, and gossip about what one’s hair, clothes, and makeup looks like. Sorority girls judge one …show more content…

Sheri Meyers says it is “all about intimidation, humiliation and subjugation and seeing who will crack.” Hazing leads to a lot of drama due to the fact that these girls are forced to do things in order to join the sorority. For example, some sororities have ‘boob rankings’, in which the girls get judged and made fun of for the size of their boobs. Unfortunately, judging one’s physical appearance happens quite often in sororities, hence why drama takes place. Overall, drama is a main problem in sororities, and many of the girls will act like they like each other when there are together, however will be full of negative comments behind another sister’s back. In conclusion, many sorority groups in college do not act the way together than they do when they are apart. The act of trying to fit in, the power of a group, and drama between girls make it hard for young teenage girls to be themselves in a room full of people that they are trying to impress. Sorority girls cannot act the same way towards each other because of the characteristics they display. Therefore, in the future sorority girls can learn that they do not have Martinez

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