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10 Ways a Workplace and a Sorority are Alike

1. You join for one reason and stay for the people.
    In a sorority, you rush for any variety of reasons--to make friends, too add to your resume, to gain leadership opportunities, etc--and you apply for a job for money.  In the end, even if you don't like the amount of work it takes to exist in either situation, you will remain where you are because of the people who make it worth it.

2. You put more into in than you think you get out of it.
    At work, you are constantly busting your ass (at least in your eyes), and that minimum wage paycheck feels like someone is laughing at your misfortune; but in time, that money adds up.  In a sorority, you go to countless meetings, do endless hours of community service, and push your way through weeks of recruitment; and it seems like there's no silver lining.  Bid Day is the silver lining, when you find new women who will become your sisters.

3. If someone is removed from the situation, no one talks about it--just whispers.
    In a sorority, when someone's membership is terminated--whether it is by their own choice or circumstances beyond their control--it is not something that is spoken about, except in hushed whispers between curious members.  At work, when someone is fired, a manager doesn't tell a soul, but everyone notices when the individual stops showing up, and that's when the rumors start.

4. If you've been away for a long time, you're welcomed back with open arms.
    At work, if you go on vacation, the day you come back everyone will be happy to see you, even if you left on bad terms.  After graduation, if you visit your chapter, your sorority sisters will embrace you, and all past drama will be swept under the rug.

5. People have romantic relationships with one another, but they are kept a secret.
    Therefore, everyone knows and whispers about it.

6. There are people you don't always get along with, but you always remain civil because that's what is best for the group as a whole.
    In a sorority, you are sisters--no matter what.  At work, you can't escape them, so you might as well put up with them.

7. If you don't like authority and rules, this is not for you.
    At work, you can get away with breaking some rules, like having your cell phone on you; but you can't get away with the big stuff, like stealing.  In a sorority, you can get away with breaking some rules, like wearing stitched letters with ripped jeans; but you can't get away with the big stuff, like talking to a rushee during formal recruitment outside of events.

8. Each store/chapter is different but upholds the same policies and procedures.
    In a sorority, each chapter has different local traditions but believes the same principles.  At work, each store has different arrangements of departments and clothing but offer the same sales.

9. You are constantly convincing an outsider of something.
    At work, you are trying to convince a customer that they really need your credit card to fulfill their shopping needs.  In a sorority, you are convincing a rushee to pledge to your sorority.

10. When things get to be too much, you want out; but you know you'd regret it if you did.
      At work, if you quit you know you'll have no money.  In a sorority, you know if you terminated your membership, you'd wake up everyday thinking you're a part of something that you never could be again.