The truth is, I have HEAVY shoulders. Have you ever felt the pressure of the Holy Spirit urging you to do something or say something? I have for awhile now and it is just something that I can not escape. He has been relentless in urging me, and oh, how He has burdened my spirit with this for a long time. The problem is that I keep running from the responsibility. Every time I push this story out of sight out of mind, the Lord convicts me of it. Then I get on fire to share and then fear keeps me from doing it. Yes, this is an incredibly long post, but just know that I am just barely scratching the surface of this topic today. I also plan to share more in depth posts about what all the Lord has revealed to me about this topic.
This post has been percolating for a while now. I have been trying to write this for two years. When I initially went through this experience I was a new believer in Christ. I was in no place to share when it all happened, because I did not fully understand the whole picture. I have since grown so much in my walk with the Lord and I feel the time is right. It is always on His timing anyways. On top of procrastinating, I wanted to make sure that I got it right. I didn't want to half heart it. I wanted to handle this carefully and very seriously, because this is serious. This is such a dark topic. I needed to be sure that it portrayed the right tone. I needed my words to come from love and not hate. I needed this to be more than just a hit piece. I want it to be educational. I needed to be sure that this really was from the Lord. Most importantly, I needed to make sure that I was giving glory to God and not doing damage to his name.
Every semester, every year I watch my timelines fill up with young girls and boys posting their eagerness to Go Greek in college. I watch countless young adults go through rush and bid day and then initiation and so on. I see parents urging it on. I see the Christian community encouraging it. What I don't see is a Christian conversation; a conversation that should definitely be going on. I sit back and watch, but I never say anything. Yes, that is right. I am talking about Sororities and fraternities. Over my next few posts, I want to give you irrefutable proof that these organizations are pagan in nature, occultism, and ultimately satanic.
I don't know a better way to say this, other than to just say it. Greek letter organizations are totally against God and christians have absolutely no business being in them. Point blank. So much so, that I now can only see it through that lens. I can no longer see any good in it at all. Now before you attack me, hear me out (you'll have to do so through several posts). Then make your own decision about it. I know that my position on this topic won't make me liked. In fact, I am sure that it will do the opposite. If I had to guess, I would bet that it will be met with defensive hostility, hate and anger. (I can't wait for all of the mean messages over this. Cue the eye-roll.) Most won't even make it to this paragraph, but that is okay. Not all things are easy to talk about. Not all things that we are called to do are easy, but I think it is our duty as Christians to seek out truth in all matters. Then it is our obligation to share what the Lord has revealed to us. Wisdom is a divine gift that must be shared, especially when it pertains to the Gospel and the Kingdom of heaven. More-so, when it is a matter of epidemic deception. There is absolutely NO doubt in my mind that God wants me to write this post. So, I must obey.
The few times that I have discussed this topic with people, it hasn't always ended well. So that tells me that it is a VERY sensitive topic. People don't like to be told they are in the wrong. People are usually nice at face value but then go on un-convicted in the slightest and more-so thinking I am crazy. So I tread, knowing that some (most) people are not going to like what I have to say. I tread knowing that I will probably lose "friendships" over this and I will most definitely be called crazy. I tread knowing there could be persecution. The thing is, that I just do not care anymore. I am going to plant the seeds. I am not ashamed of the Gospel and I am not ashamed to post this. I am no longer scared to be called crazy. I am under instruction from the Holy spirit and the Lord is who I serve, not man. I also want to preface by saying that I am not attacking anyone specific. So many people that I know and love are in sororities and fraternities or have been in them. This is why I have to speak light on this subject. I just want people to know the truth. There is a huge deception and misconception surrounding the whole experience that is so well hidden that people don't even recognize it for what it is. Deception. People don't even realize the impact of what it is and why it is harmful to Christians. That is why I have to share what I know.
(I say epidemic purposefully. Did you know that there are over 9 million Greek members nationally? Just to put that in to perspective for you, that is three times the population of Arkansas. If you want to see staggering statistics check THIS out.)
“8. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) 10. and find out what pleases the Lord. 11. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret.”
How I got Involved
In order to authenticate my words and all of the information I will share with you, I think you need to know a bit about me. I am someone who really has been there and done that. I am not someone just throwing around conspiracies. In 2012, I was a transfer student at a brand new college, where I quickly became engulfed in all things Greek Life. I was very much so intrigued by the hype all over campus those first few months at my new school. I was looking for my place to fit in and this seemed like a good place to start. In college I always liked to be ultra-involved. Plus, I had a real people pleasing problem and an inflated complex of myself. It was a social ladder that I had to climb. It conveyed the epitome of a facade that I was trying to portray at the time; popularity, wealth, and status. It was "all the things" that I once was. I had something to prove. I needed to be a "cool kid". I needed to prove that I was the best and in order to do that, I had to be a part of that exclusivity. There was a chant that I heard all over campus, "If you ain't Greek, you ain't sh*t". That pretty much summed up the collective opinion of the student body. You had to be involved in Greek Life in order to be cool.
Every day I walked by huge displays of wooden Greek letters. There were so many tables surrounded by over-enthusiastic sorority girls holding neon posters beckoning me come see what it was all about. Around every corner were booths waiting to entice you into their groups. If you have ever been on a college campus during rush, you will know what I am talking about. Each one trying to convince you why you need to join. Words like philanthropy, life long friendship, family, and connections were thrown around a lot. Looking back, I understand now how that was so influential to me and how satan used my wounded past to suck me in. Everyone at college is looking to fit in. Everyone wants to feel like they are contributing good to society. Everyone is looking for a place to belong. I was no different. I desperately wanted all of those things. Especially entering that college as a transfer student, not knowing a single person, I had never felt more alone.
It wasn't until I ran into a familiar face in one of my classes, that I actually got super interested to join. She told me of her plans to rush, and it sparked my interest too. It wasn't long before I found my way to the frat house on campus where I got to meet more and more people. Each one telling me why they thought I should join Greek Life too. It was like this strange atmosphere, where you really only fit in, if you belonged to one of their groups.It didn't really matter which one. You just needed to be "Greek". They were strategic in talking about certain topics just to make you want to know more. (If they can get you interested enough, they know they can get you to join, and that is what they want.) They talk about things that you can't know in order to manipulate your curiosity. That is what worked on me. I had to know more. So I got involved. My friend and I started the process. We went to all the meetings, events, and parties. I was initiated in the following semester in 2013, and dropped soon after my initiation ceremony. My friend never did join. She dropped early in the process.
So, What happened?
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the closed doors of sororities and fraternities? No one really knows what goes on in them unless you are in them. I am sure you have asked people too. You probably got the same answer I did, "Oh, I can't tell. Greeks only." So annoying, but sadly that was a driving factor for me. I was so curious. I needed to know the secrets. I HAD to know. It almost gave me a sense of power to "know". I think that it is natural to have questions regarding such a mysterious thing. I know I sure did.
Through every step of the process people would ask me about it is like. At first, I felt urged to keep the secrets. I felt that I had to protect the "rite" and the "order". I had been "entrusted" with this "sacred knowledge" so I had to protect it. I had sworn to absolute secrecy. But at the same time, there was something inside of me that knew none of it was right or good. My discernment (unknowingly at the time) was kicking in. The more I saw and experienced, the more COMPLETELY freaked out I became. After I could no longer push the questions aside, I started researching. What I found was something that even as a new Christian at the time, I could not stand behind.
Many of you already know that I quit college just shy of having my bachelors, but no one (other than those closest to me) really knows the full extent as to why. My experience in Greek Life had a lot to do with it. I still get scolded for dropping out of college, but I know that it was the right decision. Just quitting the sorority wasn't enough for me. I knew that if I stayed in college, I wouldn't be able to pull myself away from the people and the atmosphere of sin. Furthermore, I would have to explain myself to them. I knew that I was going to drop the sorority, but I couldn't face the music. At that time I was too scared of peoples opinions to ever do that.
Basically you could say that I was ashamed to know about The Lord. I was ashamed of The Lord. Ashamed of the Gospel. I couldn't face those people and tell them why I was really leaving. Like I mentioned before, I didn't fully know myself. I knew that I was involved in something I shouldn't be. My conscience knew that it was bad the whole time, but I couldn't (at the time) really tell you why. I was so lost in sin that I did not even know what specific thing the Lord wanted me to be away from, but I did knew that He wanted me as far away from THAT life as I could possibly be.
He opened my eyes, and everything changed. I was so scared of what I had opened myself up to and what I had come in to agreement with. I panicked. Rather than risk it anymore. I just quit it all. Sorority. College. All of my jobs. Friends. I quit it all. Then I floundered in the knowledge and what to do with it, and have been ever since.
I was brand new to loving and living for the Lord. I was living out my testimony. I was a baby in that sense and very spiritually bankrupt; but I can tell you that from the moment I surrendered, it was an instantaneous awakening for me. As soon as I got IT, I got IT. I didn't need to know the specifics of the whole bible to tell that my life was in no way reflective of good. All that I could see was the bad of everything surrounding me and I wanted no part of it anymore. The Lord showed me truth and then wasted no time in pruning away my bad fruit.
He made it so easy for me to step away from it all, but he started with the sorority. I love that I can say that He made it so easy to step away from my sin because I believe it indicative of what He does. I believe that He gives everyone the option AND ABILITY to flee from sin. It was too easy. Then so much of me started to change. It is so true that you become a new creation. I know you can see a definite change in me. He made me want no part of that former life. I am so grateful for that.
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
Explain Yourself
Okay, so now that you know a little bit about me we can explore a little further. I feel confident that I could write a book on this whole topic. I want to you to know every single detail, but it is just SO much information. Narrowing down the specifics enough to fit in a blog post have been very difficult for me. Drudging up all of the dormant information in my head all these years later has been even more difficult. Even trying to research to refresh my memory has been hard. Researching this topic in general is impossible, even if you know what you are looking for. So much of the information is so secretive that you can't find it anywhere. However, I will do my best to help you understand this whole topic from A to Z. Or I should actually say Alpha to Omega. Over the next few posts, I am going to dive deep into what the Lord revealed to me about this whole experience and I hope you will read it.
I will tell you about my specific sorority experience as well as my thoughts on Greek Life as a whole. So if you will, take this journey with me, while I unwrap the package all that is Greek Life in College. If you are in a sorority or fraternity, I am sure that you love it, but I ask you keep an open mind as attempt to challenge you on this topic. I do this to expose the truth. I want to help other believers be not deceived and to walk in the truth and light. I hope to start a wildfire for brothers and sisters in Christ to help others step out of this deception. So, without further ado, let's dive in. Let's start with the basic beginning: the history. (What I think is crucial information to understanding the fundamentals.)
“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.”
The history
First we need to establish what these things really are and in order to do so, we will have to talk about the origin. NO, I don't mean Phi Beta Kappa. I mean further back. I am talking about where Phi Beta Kappa got its influence to begin with. You should know what their influences were and where the practices came from and what you are pledging "to serve for your whole life". The first Greek Letter Organization began in 1776. They are a relatively "new" thing, but did you know that the origin of the Greek Life practices in Colleges today can be traced all the way back to Egypt in the bible? The Egypt that was a pagan nation. I won't go into all the specifics at this moment but it is true. Just looking at Greek Letter Organizations (GLOs) it isn't hard to see that the principles of Greek Life come from Greek Mythology. That is why there is a patron God or Goddess associated with each individual fraternity and sorority.
This is the dumbed down history. Greek Letter Organizations were secret social societies that were inspired from the Ancient Greek Religion. Everything from the structure to the rituals and the myths were inherited by GLOs. Looking further into history, it is easy to find that many of the Ancient Greek religious practices can be traced back even further to the Ancient Egyptian religion. You can actually find that the Gods and Goddesses of each mirror each other. Understand? It is ALL PAGAN in origin. The same evil that governed those ancient religions is attached to these Greek Letter Organizations.These most beloved organizations carry out the traditions and principles of pagan religions that were/are totally against God. It is all the same stuff just packaged differently. If you don't believe me research it. (Better yet, I encourage you not to believe me on any of this. Look it up for yourself.)
You might be asking why I find that significant. Well, its really simple. I was astonished to realize that EVERY ASPECT of Greek Life is modeled after something in the ancient Greek religion, essentially Ancient Egypt. Every ceremony, every ritual is mirrored after pagan worship to false idols. Let me give you a new perspective. When you go through the EXACT same motions, when you say the EXACT same oaths, when you do the EXACT same rituals, you are PRACTICING THE EXACT SAME RELIGION. I promise you it isn't innocent in nature. It is designed to trick you into the worship of false gods. You are yoking yourself to idols. In my different posts I am going to go more in depth about the structure and rituals of GLOs, and how they trick you into both serving and worshiping false idols. So, stay tuned for that.
That led me to my number one question in regards to this whole thing. If we, as Christians, KNOW, then why do we want SO BADLY to participate in it? Worse, why do we encourage it? Why do we want to align ourselves with the preservation of those ancient religions/traditions that God hates? Let me remind you, these religions sacrificed their own children to these idols.
There is an awesome look into biblical history in Deuteronomy, that I think illustrates the heart of God towards this very topic. When Moses spoke to the new generation who was to enter the promise land, he said "Take care that you be not ensnared to follow them, after they have been destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire about their gods, saying, ‘How did these nations serve their gods?—that I also may do the same.’ You shall not worship the Lord your God in that way, for every abominable thing that THE LORD HATES they have done for their gods, for they even burn their sons and their daughters in the fire to their gods.
Is that not exactly what is being done as a whole in Greek Life? Ancient people that were destroyed before you. By learning their practices you are inquiring about their Gods. You are asking how these nations served their Gods. By swearing their oaths and practicing the rituals you are ensnaring yourself to their Gods. Brothers and Sisters wake up. You are serving their gods. You are also doing the same. You are preserving an ancient religion all the while practicing it yourself. You are unknowingly passing on a religion to new generations. I don't even think that most people realize the full extent of what they are pledging. You are pledging yourself to a life of service to an homage of something that the Lord detests.
I just can't understand why Christians earnestly commit to alignment with something that ultimately sent people to hell. Why are so many young adults flinging themselves into these organizations whose absolute purpose is and always has been to keep alive the traditions, rituals, and worship to those ancient Gods and Goddesses? If it weren't it wouldn't be a secret. The Lord has made it clear in many places throughout the bible, that we are to have absolutely nothing to do with Idolatry and false gods. We are to be separate from them, for the Lord is our savior. ( CLICK HERE for a quick reference guide to places in the bible that talk about idolatry.) We are not to worship OR SERVE them in any way. You have to realize that participation in any form with these groups is serving them.
As a follower of Christ we are to live separate from things of this nature. We are to hold fast to what is Good. We are to be lights wherever we go. People are to see Christ in us. Take a look at 2 Corinthians 6:14-17. "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?" We, the light, as Christians, cannot fellowship with the darkness of these secret organizations. We are to be lights for the lord, not hidden in darkness. We are to be separate from them and touch no unclean thing.
“14 Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?
16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.”
Speaking of darkness, a side note, it is crazy that my entire experience with sororities was so dark. I don't just mean in a spiritual sense. It was physically in the dark as well. So much darkness. Every meeting, candle ceremony, party, and ritual were all in the dark. The Frat house was dark. The atmosphere was dark. Sin thrives in the dark, but be sure of this, the Lord has night vision. He knows what goes on in the darkness. He knows what goes on in secret. Ephesians 5: 8-11 give us exact instructions. "8. For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light 9(for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) 10. and find out what pleases the Lord. 11. Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them. 12. It is shameful even to mention what the disobedient do in secret." Which loops me back to something I said earlier. We also have to be above reproach. You can't be above reproach with so many secrets. As Christians, we can NOT align ourselves with the dark culture.
“Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.”
Now, before I close this up, I want to leave you with a more points that helped me change my heart on the topic.
Is Greek Life A Cult?
Let's settle this once and for all. Is a G.L.O a cult? One source states that "ancient Greek religion encompasses the collection of beliefs, rituals, and mythology originating in ancient Greece in the form of both popular public religion and cult practices. These groups varied enough for it to be possible to speak of Greek religions or "cults" in the plural, though most of them shared similarities."
Interesting. The definition describes this Greek religion as a cult. My question to you is what exactly is a cult and is it is truly one? The definition of cult is : 1) a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object, 2) a relatively small group of people having religious beliefs or practices regarded by others as strange or sinister, 3) a misplaced or excessive admiration for a particular person or thing, According to bible.org, a cult is " a perversion of the Gospel, based upon an unholy devotion to a person, a principle, or both." Furthering, the definition of occult is : secret; disclosed or communicated only to the initiated.
In case you didn't realize, based on definitions, greek letter organizations are cults. Religious veneration (great respect; reverence) and devotion is directed towards the particular soror/frat the person in. You participate in all of the same rituals and practices as a religion and devote yourself to the keeping the sorority at your highest regard for your whole life. That sounds like unholy devotion to me. There is for sure misplaced/excessive admiration for a thing. Have you ever seen the way people act about sororities? You know what I am talking about, It is crazy, and definitely excessive admiration. Clearly it is a perversion of the Gospel... You aren't worshipping Jesus there. I would have to say that based on definition, it definitely fits all of the descriptions of the words cult and occult. The Lord makes it VERY clear in so many places in the bible, that we are to have absolutely nothing to do with these things.
So let's just call it as it is. A CULT.
It was a very real thing
One Pro-Greek argument that I found said that that people (especially naive college students) don't comprehend or acknowledge that it was ever a real religion to begin with. Thus they see no harm in any of it. All they see is that it is what it takes to be cool. I can't stress enough, that simply is not true. This wasn't just some festival tradition or a play the way Panhellenic would like you to believe. The Ancient Greek people devoted their lives to and truly believed in these myths and religions. Devoted their souls to. Sacrificed REAL humans and animals for. They worshiped statues of those Gods. It was very much real to them. It was the fiber of their being. They believed they couldn't have a good life or even an afterlife if they didn't worship them. That is why is so important to know that where those traditions came from, and the spirit behind it. There is no Greek Life without the religion.
It is important to realize that when you devote yourself, show your support, and participate in these Greek Letter organizations, you are aligning yourself to religions that are against God and ultimately have sent souls to Hell.
how does it go undetected?
If I were Satan I would trick young adults into thinking they were doing a good deed. I would disguise the real truth with secrets and vague answers. I would entice them with elite status and secrecy. I would blind them to the truth. I would take up so much of their time that they don't have time to focus on the real one true God. I would keep them lukewarm, deceived, and distracted. I would keep doing exactly what I was doing.
Everything single aspect of Greek Life is specifically designed to trick us into thinking that it is a good thing when it is actually far from it. Everything is disguised, and boy did Satan cloak it well. There is no way that I could possibly fit everything into one post. It truly is so much more complex than this, and I will go much more in depth later.
Now let me back up. I don't think that every person is in a Greek sorority or fraternity, intends to be involved in something "bad". I think most people just do not realize what is really going on. I think it is so well disguised that it is easy to think it is a good thing. But, I can no longer sit back and watch the people I love pledge themselves to this lie anymore with out saying something. I can't watch moms push their children into it any more. I can't watch Christian leaders promote this anymore without speaking up. I feel like this is my purpose in life right now to share this message! I have to speak the truth. I hope that we can all be more diligent in learning about the things that we let into our lives. We have to be smarter than what is being pushed on us through the college campus. We must wake up and stop being deceived. We must leave the shadow of darkness and step into the light. Brothers and sister we can't have anything to do with these... cults.
There is good news though. If you are in one of these organizations or have been, it is not too late for you. Our Father in Heaven is forgiving and merciful. Leave and Repent. If you just aren't sure and you don't believe my words, ask the Lord to show you the truth. He will.
Until next post... God Bless you and Keep you.
Love Sarah.