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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to a school with no sororities, so I am reading this thread with zero knowledge and total fascination. What does any of this have to do with college? It is such a strange thing. [/quote]

Me too. I intentionally avoided applying to schools with sororities and they sound even (much much much) worse than I even imagined. [/quote]

Well, the depictions here are not very accurate, except perhaps at Alabama or Old Miss, so I wouldn’t give much weight to them.  Typical of DCUM that people who weren’t actually in a sorority think they know everything about them.[/quote]

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[quote]Well, the depictions here are not very accurate, except perhaps at Alabama or Old Miss, so I wouldn’t give much weight to them. [b] Typical of DCUM that people who weren’t actually in a sorority think they know everything about them.[/b][/quote]

Exactly.  +101  I did not go to Alabama or Old Miss but I did go to a large state school where Greek life was a big part of the social scene.  Unless you live under a rock you would recognize our house.  I love all those girls and they have helped me through some of the worst and best times of my life.  Even today, 30+ years out of school, I know that I can pick up the phone, call one of my sisters and she will be here in a heartbeat.  And I would do the same for her.  It was one of the best choices I ever made to rush and I would not hesitate to encourage any girl interested to do the same.[/quote]

That’s lovely. It’s based on exclusion. You don’t seem to get that. [/quote]

Condescension is not helping.[/quote]

Triggered much? The truth hurts.[/quote]

The mean SJW.[/quote]

SJW really just means “giving a sh*t about people besides yourself.”

I’d love to know the stats on LGBTQ, disabled, poor, fat, physically scared (I.e. burn victims) and first generation students in rush. [/quote]

I was a poor, fat college student going though rush 40 years ago at a big state school. I went through rush on a lark, just to see how the upper echelon lived.

But I ended up with a bid from one of the largest, oldest sororities in the country. It ended up being one of the greatest experiences of my life. I have close friendships still with several of the women. One is my BFF.

The networking from the group has helped me throughout my career. I am still an active alumnae.

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Forty years ago, didn’t most sororities discriminate on the basis of race?[/quote]

NP. Yes.[/quote]

Not old enough to speak to 40 years ago but there were definitely people of color, as well as international students, in my sorority 30 years ago.  Also a few girls that were what we now call first gen, although cost is probably a disincentive.  It was hard then for the historically  white sororities to compete with the appeal of the historically black sororities.

Much of this thread seems to be dominated by one mom who was fine with her daughter rushing until she didn’t get her preferred house.  Consequently the whole system most go down, apparently.[/quote]

Absolutely wrong on your second point. [/quote][/quote]

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