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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Greek life was the best part of college for me. It was the 80s at a Historically Black College/University (HBCU) and I have maintained close relationships with my sorority sisters.  My daughter pledged last semester and we will attend national conventions together starting next spring. I am very active on the graduate/national level. My husband is active in his fraternity. I highly recommend Greek life for undergraduates and graduates. [/quote]

I posted upthread about binge drinking and date rape, and I think that Greek life for African-American students can be different.  Black sororities and fraternities, at HBCUs and otherwise, have historically created networks for professionals to get jobs, have mentors, buy homes, and experience other types of social access during periods (up until very recently) when job discrimination and residential segregation was rampant.  I'm not saying that people don't party or assaults don't happen in Black fraternities, but for the people I knew in grad school (perhaps not a typical sample) they were much more of a professional and cultural space than a party one.[/quote]

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