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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And I have to add these kids who are afraid of Greek culture really need to keep an open mind. There are houses for everyone including those girls who are not big party kids.[/quote]

Thank you so much for saying this!  It makes me sad when I see people stereotype all Greek organizations into a single image. The reality is way broader than that.

Personally, I loved my low-key, non-elite, light-partying sorority. We joked that we were the sorority for women who never thought they'd join a sorority, and yet we were a tight and fun group!  (I'm still close with many of those women decades later, and it makes me sad to think I'd probably never have met them otherwise. The sorority was a wonderful experience, albeit secondary to my "core" group of friends who were either in different sororities or non-Greek.

So yes - at most schools with Greek life, the sororities (and fraternities) run the gamut from super-selective to non-selective . . . and from super focused on partying to rarely partying as a group at all, and everything in between.

Your DC will be fine in a school with Greek life as long as they are self-aware to know who they are and what they want, as well as confident enough to choose the type of people/lifestyle that feels true to them. Most have options for every type of kid - including those who are not into partying. And very few (if any?) schools are so dominated by Greek life that someone can't thrive if they opt out.

Open mind + self awareness is the key to thriving in college, both when it comes to Greek life and more broadly.  Good luck to your DC![/quote]

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