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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m so glad that my kids rejected any school with an active Greek life. In 2024, frats and sororities just seem so passé. Paying to have friends, following silly rules in the hope of being “chosen”, surrounding yourself with people just like you? College is the time to expose yourself to new people and ideas, to challenge your beliefs, and grow - not merely reinforce archaic social structures. [/quote]
 I am so glad that you're so glad. I am also glad that my kids DID go to a school with a healthy greek culture, and have joined Greek house and are very happy. My initially quiet and introverted DS found a fraternity of people who were similar to him and they have helped him come out of his shell quite a bit. He is very thankful he decided to rush at the very last minute and ha made lifelong friends.  Never had any issues with pledging/hazing and no stress over whether he'd get in. Just a nice low key fraternity of 45 people.

My much more social and outgoing DD went through a somewhat stressful sorority rush but ended up at a great place for her, a sorority with 150 people. Guess what, they are not all clones of each other, imagine that, you will still meet a very diverse group of women, even many who you would probably have not met otherwise because everyone has such diverse interests. But they have fun together and she has a solid group of friends now as a senior that are almost all in her sorority with her. It just helps make a larger university smaller. She will be living in a house with 8 other of her sisters for her senior year. It's not "paying for friends" any more than paying club dues. You are paying for events, use of the house etc. [/quote]

The PP is not worth trying to convince. The people that use language like that are as close minded as what they were trying to describe in their last comment.[/quote]

They're geeds who are still bitter about not getting a bid, as much as they try to convince others -- and themselves -- that the system is beneath them.[/quote]

DP
I never rushed. Never ever wanted to. And I agree with the other PP. But just keep thinking it’s because I didn’t get in. Makes it easier for you I guess. [/quote]

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