URM Daughter Rushing at UVA or VT

[Anonymous]

OP,- Try not to project YOUR insecurities on her.

[Anonymous]

OP here, I think it is a factor to consider, as I mentioned earlier. She is deciding where to apply ED, so if the Greek systems in these two schools are not so welcoming, she might decide to apply somewhere else. Also, having experienced an array of microagressions in my lifetime (while living in a very progressive state), I am just trying to help my daughter have the best college experience. Plus, it ain’t cheap!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here, I think it is a factor to consider, as I mentioned earlier. She is deciding where to apply ED, so if the Greek systems in these two schools are not so welcoming, she might decide to apply somewhere else. Also, having experienced an array of microagressions in my lifetime (while living in a very progressive state), I am just trying to help my daughter have the best college experience. Plus, it ain’t cheap!

both will be plenty welcoming, no worried about either.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just randomly searched sororities at VT and here are some pictures - if that's what you need to judge "diversity."

boy what a sea of whiteness

I'm thinking you're being sarcastic? Because there are plenty of POC in those pictures.

But not all together, segregated.

There will be all white sororities, all black and mixed. The “top” sororities will be all white, they won’t offer her a bid so no worries. On of the few mixed ones might.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just randomly searched sororities at VT and here are some pictures - if that's what you need to judge "diversity."

boy what a sea of whiteness

I'm thinking you're being sarcastic? Because there are plenty of POC in those pictures.

But not all together, segregated.

There will be all white sororities, all black and mixed. The “top” sororities will be all white, they won’t offer her a bid so no worries. On of the few mixed ones might.

Did you even look at those pictures? At least two of them are completely mixed - white, black, Asian, Hispanic. Stop the race baiting.
DP

[Anonymous]

I wonder if the mostly white sororities continue to choose other white candidates on purpose, or is it that POC self-segregate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if the mostly white sororities continue to choose other white candidates on purpose, or is it that POC self-segregate.

Whoa whoa there, that would indeed never ever ever happen so don't even suggest such things.

[Anonymous]

The diversity push is coming from majority white orgs. Notice that Black greek orgs have no desire for diversity; thus, you will notice Black students largely stay quiet about the lack of diversity in greek orgs. I don’t blame them. They want a club of like minded, like experience and like looking people. Makes sense and is human nature. We migrate to people similar to ourselves.

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Anonymous wrote:The diversity push is coming from majority white orgs. Notice that Black greek orgs have no desire for diversity; thus, you will notice Black students largely stay quiet about the lack of diversity in greek orgs. I don’t blame them. They want a club of like minded, like experience and like looking people. Makes sense and is human nature. We migrate to people similar to ourselves.

It's only bad if you're white though which is so humorous, especially with the sappy white guilt European mutt that keeps yammering on...pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Hello? Kid hasn’t even been accepted to either school yet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The diversity push is coming from majority white orgs. Notice that Black greek orgs have no desire for diversity; thus, you will notice Black students largely stay quiet about the lack of diversity in greek orgs. I don’t blame them. They want a club of like minded, like experience and like looking people. Makes sense and is human nature. We migrate to people similar to ourselves.

It's only bad if you're white though which is so humorous, especially with the sappy white guilt European mutt that keeps yammering on...pathetic.

DP. Speaking of pathetic... I don't know how you make it through your days with that gigantic chip on your shoulder. It's been pointed out several times that there are plenty of WOC in these sororities. Get over yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello? Kid hasn’t even been accepted to either school yet

Exactly. And these are not easy admits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The diversity push is coming from majority white orgs. Notice that Black greek orgs have no desire for diversity; thus, you will notice Black students largely stay quiet about the lack of diversity in greek orgs. I don’t blame them. They want a club of like minded, like experience and like looking people. Makes sense and is human nature. We migrate to people similar to ourselves.

My experience is not recent, but my traditionally white sorority made bids to black women who chose to pledge black sororities. The ones I knew were legacies of the black sororities, and it’s my understanding that members of these sororities tend to maintain their active affiliation throughout their life (more so than members of other sororities do, anyway). In other words, the black sorority network provides more benefit later in life than the typical traditionally white one in terms of networking, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:The diversity push is coming from majority white orgs. Notice that Black greek orgs have no desire for diversity; thus, you will notice Black students largely stay quiet about the lack of diversity in greek orgs. I don’t blame them. They want a club of like minded, like experience and like looking people. Makes sense and is human nature. We migrate to people similar to ourselves.

It's only bad if you're white though which is so humorous, especially with the sappy white guilt European mutt that keeps yammering on...pathetic.

PP and kinda - it’s only bad to rich white liberal parents like the “European mutt” lady who thinks by saying that she is being so woke and she thinks her Black friend thinks it’s awesome. Can you imagine saying that to a Black person as some sign of diversity? Anyway, back to the greek thing, on campuses, there is jus a benign neglect attitude about the self segregation. Greek orgs can only invite those to join who show up for rush. They can’t go around campus and just demand random students join up.

We also view this from a white lens and our needs without understanding that many Black students might not want to join Black greek orgs - which btw have a much, much, much tougher rush and initiation process from what I have witnessed - but they might feel pressure from family or friends to also not join what is viewed as a “white” sorority. I heard this from one of my own sorority sisters and from my roommate in college who joined the most blonde, rich, snotty girl sorority on campus. She did fit right in and it was definitely her group of people but she had Black friends who stopped talking to her over it. As an aside - from the outside it just looks like blonde hair, but it was really was this whole aesthetic. They spent a lot of time of their hair, makeup, clothes and jewelry and really cared about brands all the time. They dressed up every time they left home and they enjoyed doing it. My roommate was that kind of girl to a T .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The diversity push is coming from majority white orgs. Notice that Black greek orgs have no desire for diversity; thus, you will notice Black students largely stay quiet about the lack of diversity in greek orgs. I don’t blame them. They want a club of like minded, like experience and like looking people. Makes sense and is human nature. We migrate to people similar to ourselves.

Please read up on history of the Divine Nine https://www.amazon.com/Divine-Nine-American-Fraternities-Sororities/dp/0758202709. You make it sound as though the Black Greek organizations were created in an environment where they had equal acceptance, benefits of networking, and care/concern of issues that impact the black community within predominantly white Greek organizations and said nope, I want to start an organization of like looking people.