Research Paper on:
Sororities and the Myths That Surround Them

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girls are not just about girls who want to party and date the fraternity guys. Sororities are definitely stereotyped, therefore it makes it harder for girls to join due  to the impressions given to them by others as well as Hollywood. THE TRUTH ABOUT SORORITIES The last decade has seen a tremendous drop in sorority membership. It  was due in part to the negative image produced by the movie National Lampoons Animal House. Because of the negative Hollywood image that sororities and fraternities are simply drinking  organizations, coupled with the fact that there have been many alcohol-related deaths at sorority and fraternity parties, fewer students are interested in joining. The fact today is that sororities are  working hard to change that image, even though for the most part it was incorrect to begin with. For instance, "Sororities at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., have voted  to stop co-hosting fraternity-house parties where alcohol is served" (Manisses Communications 8) as well as to stop funding any events at which alcohol is served. There has been a real  boon in disconnecting the sorority with alcohol and wild parties. This has helped bring about a better public image as well as having kept sororities out of trouble and  in danger of being shut down. "People think we are drinking clubs," says Jonathan Brant, executive vice president of the National Interfraternity Conference, which includes 64 national fraternities. "We dont  want to be perceived that way. The only way we will accomplish that is to substantively change our behavior" (Lord 96). POPULATION DROP IN SORORITIES Because of the negative  way in which they have been perceived, the membership numbers in both sororities and fraternities has dropped dramatically across the United States in the last decade. One major university