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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]toxic and vapid. have her find one real friend who she takes classes with. she'll be better off...[/quote]

If you say so. My DD just called me and told me she has class with 2 of her sorority sisters who she didn't know well at all. This is a sorority of 200+ so no she doesn't know everyone.  They both hunted her down before the class and asked her to sit with them. This is in class of 300+.   My DD is still new to the sorority and loved that these older girls went out of their way to find her and sit with her, since she isn't exactly friends with them (yet). That's what being in a sorority gives you. A large community that can make your school smaller and more intimate per se.  If she had "one real friend" from a class, she'd  be very alone, trust me. My DS had one very best friend freshman year, his roommate. His social world was way too small and depended on that one person. They both joined a fraternity together and now he has a bunch of friends that he would never have known if he hadn't joined. It's actually very beneficial for a more introverted person to join a greek house, because it does bring people to them, rather than them always trying to find and befriend others. Some people are just more shy and need to have a smaller community to try to make friends within, rather than a 10-20K person university.  Shout all you want about "paying for friends" but it works exactly the same if you join a club, an athletic team, whatever.  [/quote]

So greek life is for the shy and those unable to form friend groups and an individual identity on their own?[/quote]

oh good lord. Yes you're right go ahead and generalize. Why do you care so much that when opinions are asked for, you need to continually disparage? The OP said her DD was more introverted, so that is why I highlighted why she might like it, being more introverted. Trust me both my kids have their own identities and are not one bit defined by their greek house, but it is nice to have a community to be part of that offers social interactions, philanthropic involvement and leadership opportunities. But Im sorry I derailed your rant and tried to actually address the question which was initially brought up, though I know she's long gone.[/quote]

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