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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I pledged a fraternity and then de-pledged. My biggest issue with the Greek system isn't the costs involved or the craziness of rush. It's how the Greek system kind of steers you away from being involved in other things on campus. At my school, about 15 years ago, I was also working for the student newspaper and had a chance to cover a road basketball game for the first time. Great assignment. The fraternity was pissed at me because we had a party that night and I wasn't going to be around. That happened with 2-3 other club things I wanted to do that year, so ultimately, I concluded the fraternity wasn't for me.

My nephew is at a large state school now. He joined a fraternity. I asked him what kind of things he's involved with on campus and he said, "Not really anything. The fraternity takes all my time." He has a lot of interests, and I know his school has a lot of clubs related to those interests. I asked him if he's thinking about getting involved in this or that. "No, pretty much just the fraternity."

Overall, I think that's a big missed opportunity for kids. [/quote]

This.  When my DD was thinking about out pledging, they said that student jobs were not excused absences.  My DD needs to work.  Another friend joined a sorority and paid all the money, only to find out that the sorority was oversubscribed such that most of the girls were excluded from activities because only X number could participate.  I find that infuriating, especially if you are paying money to join. [/quote]

My sorority daughter at UVA was heavily involved in volunteering through Madison House and also studied abroad for a semester.  She didn't allow her sorority affiliation to hold her back.  I guess some people are better at juggling than others.[/quote]

Most kids in high school have a wider range of commitments. Volunteering and study abroad. Okay. [/quote]

Most kids in high school have a wider range of commitments in high school because they’re gunning for college and being pushed by striver parents.  Once they’re in college they don’t have to do that, and most don’t.  If you think that the typical college kid has too many commitments outside of the classroom to be in a frat or sorority then you don’t understand college life.   Many Division I athletes join them and they’re about as overcommitted as anyone.

Yea, my kid went to UVA, where she joined a sorority and did well academically while volunteering extensively and studying abroad.  What a slacker.  I should be ashamed.

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