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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I would advise against this.

Have her join specific clubs of her interest instead. Sorriorties can be cruel, rush is cruel. [/quote]

Ugh, our resident Greek Life hater.  Hi!  Op, my DD pledged a sorority and can be described very much like your daughter.  It has had its' ups and downs, but, in the end, has been a very gratifying experience for her and her friend group.  I was ultimately on the side of no Greek life, while my DH fully supported it, with us deciding it was her life and her decision.  She eventually received  six bids to six sororities and wisely chose the one that she knew she would fit into, not the most popular one which was originally her first choice.  The rush experience truly helped her sort out the minute differences that helped her arrive at the final selection.  It has been a very supportive and enlightening environment she chose to place herself in, no regrets whatsoever.  And yes, my DH gets to tell my "I told you so" whenever he wants on the subject.  Lol.  [/quote]

But your DD got 6 bids, including her original first choice.  Now imagine being a girl who only gets one bid (or none), and it's to the "lowest ranked" sorority and not one she envisioned being a part of.  Can you see how demeaning and damaging that can be to her moral and overall well being?[/quote]

+2 My freshman DD calls often in tears about how miserable she is at school now that all her friends are in a sorority and she isn’t. It is even worse when other girls mention how sorry they are and that they “can’t believe” she was dropped by XYZ sorority. It seems like a silly thing to transfer colleges over, but she really can’t see how this gets better over the next 4 years unless she finds all new friends. I was neutral on Greek life before, but this entire experience has turned me into a hater! [/quote]

It’s emotionally abusive and these girls are barely 18 and just went out in their own for the first time. It’s painful to see what should be a happy and exciting time in their lives be traumatic instead. And the grad students overseeing the 21 year olds never grew up themselves and don’t mind seeing the misery. [/quote]

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