A Bitter Ode to the Beta Girl

A beta girl is often the second in that awful girl hierarchy that I avoid at all costs.

She is second to the alpha, and is proud to be there. She will agree with whatever the alpha says or does, her most commonly uttered phrases are "yeah", "I agree", and making sure that she blames herself before she imposes on anyone else who she considers to be above her. Once broken away from the classic schoolyard clique, she may have multiple alphas.

While she is subordinate to the alpha(s), she sees herself as very much above any gammas, deltas, or unaffiliated members of the group. If there is a clear omega, she probably resents that member more than any other member of the group and is the first to exclude them from anything.

The alpha will often get bored or irritated with the beta, preferring to transfer their attentions to other members of the group. This may result in a new beta, or the old beta fighting to get her alpha back. Without an alpha, betas will either create an alpha out of a gamma or become an omega. Rarely do they become alphas.

Betas have no favorite songs or movies and will usually vote for the majority. Any attention garnered is coveted and jealously guarded. They rarely if ever do things alone. When asked to do something that they feel may make them look ridiculous, betas will belittle it or insist that they "just couldn't do a thing like that".

You think they don't exist to this extreme, but they do. There are very few people I've met who I would even consider a beta, and even fewer who meet even most of what I've written. But they're out there, and it's odd.