The "cons" of joining a sorority

Unlike my previous blog post, this articles is written using comments from other people who decided not to rush a sorority and the author isn't ranting on about the negatives of being in a sorority, it not only talking about the costs of being in a sorority and how materialistic they come across, but the author also talks about how much time commitment it takes from an individual. This is a valid point because you do have to make sure you have enough time for school (which is the number one priority in the Greek Community) and work if you have a job. I wouldn't say that this is a con of being in a sorority, like any club or organization you have to make sure you have enough time not only for you organization but also for yourself.
   The other point that was brought up was hazing, which is a really big issue/controversy with people within the Greek Community and people outside of the Greek Community. The author commented on how one of her close friends was hazed when she joined a sorority. I'm not saying that hazing doesn't happen, sadly. It is an issue within the Greek Community, which is frowned upon, but there are a lot of fraternities and sorority's who take hazing very seriously, it also depends on the campus you're on. If its a common task during pledge week then you're more likely to get hazed than if you're on a campus who's hazing incidences are very low. Maybe I just got lucky, but my sorority (Phi Mu) is really against hazing, we even have an Anti-Hazing week and we all wear a pin that shows that we are against hazing. My campus is also one that doesn't have a lot of hazing issues within our Greek Community.
    Another point the author talks about is your ability or inability to socialize with non-Greeks. The author talks about how it's great to meet people and good looking fraternity boys, but she also states how not only are fraternity guys getting labeled as not "relationship" or "best-friend" material but sorority girls are also getting labeled this, which isn't true at all. When I read a comment like this, it doesn't get me angry or anything I just feel the need to correct them by showing how not every fraternity guy and sorority girl is a jerk and non-best friend material.
When you're trying to make friend in any situation you have to be able to read people well enough to see if they have pure intentions or if they're just being nice to "be nice". When you join a fraternity or sorority you're not going to be "best friends", brothers, or sisters with everyone in your house and in the Greek Community, you find who you fit best with and you build your best friend, brother, or sister bond that way.
http://www.hercampus.com/life/greek-life/think-you-rush-anything-cons-joining-sorority