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If you were in a college soroiety or frat can you share? What do you think of them?
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<blockquote data-quote="tishthedish" data-source="post: 656690" data-attributes="member: 17103"><p>Oh my. I came from a lower, lower middle class area. Only 3 kids in our entire graduating class were able to go to college. I stayed out a year to work and save. I went to a state school. My first year in the dorm my room mate was a senior. The other girls on the floor were mostly juniors and seniors as well. I loved my room mate and neighbors but because of the randomness of my being placed on that floor meant I would have to start all over again the next year at this huge university. They suggested I go for Rush. In the entire Greek system in this particular university there was one sorority that sounded like the ones described above. Our house on sorority row was modest. The girls were diverse. They varied in height and weight etc. Pledging meant we had to meet each girl in the house and meet her request. It was usually a trivia question about the national sorority or to bring a poem on friendship. Our top secret initiation consisted of having to wear all white, meet at the house at midnight where we were blindfolded and taken to a secret place(it was a local church) and once inside our full membership was toasted with kool-aid and a huge buttercream cake. (I could be kicked out for telling you this) I lived with the same girls for 3+ years. I had bad luck with boys and always had someone to watch Love Boat and Fantasy Island with. Each sorority/fraternity has to have a philanthropic cause. Ours was Special Olympics. I especially appreciate the awareness as my grandson is now a participant. Twice a year we did events to fund raise. All of us worked concessions at the football games to raise money for house improvements. We all had house chores we had to do every week or twice a week. We sat down to dinner together every night and said grace before we ate. There were some girls I like better than others. And to tell the truth, it was cheaper to live in the sorority than it was to live in the dorm. I can't speak to costs today. </p><p></p><p>This was a school of 28,000 students. I came from a really small town. I was glad to find my niche. I am still friends with many of them especially in this day of FB. Three of those girls are my first string when it came to the crises that brought me to this site. </p><p></p><p>Fraternities include some binge drinking in their pledging. My son was in a fraternity. During pledging he told them he wouldn't be drinking because he was on medication. They honored that, but still it scared me. </p><p></p><p>In short, stereotypes are stereotypes. They serve no one. I'd tell anyone to research the houses carefully. Look at their national organizations. See the principles they were founded on. Each house on campus must answer to their National Headquarters. No one wants to be a part of a place that they don't want to live. Did I get asked back to the fancy house? NO! Nor would I have been happy there. There is a Rush system and some people are disappointed. But this is no different than a competitive sports team, dance squad, job interview, National Honor Society (yes, you have to be invited to be in that, I wasn't much to my mother's chagrin). Just my two cents. My experience was positive. Truth be told, I'm more Poison Ivy than Ivy League.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tishthedish, post: 656690, member: 17103"] Oh my. I came from a lower, lower middle class area. Only 3 kids in our entire graduating class were able to go to college. I stayed out a year to work and save. I went to a state school. My first year in the dorm my room mate was a senior. The other girls on the floor were mostly juniors and seniors as well. I loved my room mate and neighbors but because of the randomness of my being placed on that floor meant I would have to start all over again the next year at this huge university. They suggested I go for Rush. In the entire Greek system in this particular university there was one sorority that sounded like the ones described above. Our house on sorority row was modest. The girls were diverse. They varied in height and weight etc. Pledging meant we had to meet each girl in the house and meet her request. It was usually a trivia question about the national sorority or to bring a poem on friendship. Our top secret initiation consisted of having to wear all white, meet at the house at midnight where we were blindfolded and taken to a secret place(it was a local church) and once inside our full membership was toasted with kool-aid and a huge buttercream cake. (I could be kicked out for telling you this) I lived with the same girls for 3+ years. I had bad luck with boys and always had someone to watch Love Boat and Fantasy Island with. Each sorority/fraternity has to have a philanthropic cause. Ours was Special Olympics. I especially appreciate the awareness as my grandson is now a participant. Twice a year we did events to fund raise. All of us worked concessions at the football games to raise money for house improvements. We all had house chores we had to do every week or twice a week. We sat down to dinner together every night and said grace before we ate. There were some girls I like better than others. And to tell the truth, it was cheaper to live in the sorority than it was to live in the dorm. I can't speak to costs today. This was a school of 28,000 students. I came from a really small town. I was glad to find my niche. I am still friends with many of them especially in this day of FB. Three of those girls are my first string when it came to the crises that brought me to this site. Fraternities include some binge drinking in their pledging. My son was in a fraternity. During pledging he told them he wouldn't be drinking because he was on medication. They honored that, but still it scared me. In short, stereotypes are stereotypes. They serve no one. I'd tell anyone to research the houses carefully. Look at their national organizations. See the principles they were founded on. Each house on campus must answer to their National Headquarters. No one wants to be a part of a place that they don't want to live. Did I get asked back to the fancy house? NO! Nor would I have been happy there. There is a Rush system and some people are disappointed. But this is no different than a competitive sports team, dance squad, job interview, National Honor Society (yes, you have to be invited to be in that, I wasn't much to my mother's chagrin). Just my two cents. My experience was positive. Truth be told, I'm more Poison Ivy than Ivy League. [/QUOTE]
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