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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If she would African-American, I would say she had a choice between the traditionally African-American sororities and the “white” ones.

Put being Hispanic, and I don’t mean this very disrespectfully,  if she’s a student at UVA Virginia Tech, most people will assume she’s white and she’s Hispanic and doesn’t have an accent.

If she’s interested in rushing, she should know that it’s a costly commitment and it’s really about paying to be in a social club and to be in a group of friends.  It can be very fun, and very social outing and party oriented, but there is usually a heavy focus on drinking and going to fraternity parties. Only 35% UVA is Greek, but when I was there in the 90s it felt like every social event was related to the fraternities and sororities.

Ask about the costs too. They are not insignificant. [/quote]

You obviously weren't in a sorority at UVA and you're still smarting about it.  [/quote]

Incorrect, I was in one. By senior year, most of my friends realized we weren’t getting much out of paying the hundreds of dollars a semester for being in one. I had several friends deactivate to try and stop paying too. (I did not)[/quote]

Of course you can deactivate. You're not locked in for life if you don't want to be, but once you're out, you're out.  There is also about a 6-8 week pledging period that allows them to judge for themselves before they are initiated as well. You can easily drop then with no effort.

DP.  I'm curious about this - if my daughter decides to rush and join a sorority but realizes it's not for her, is it easy enough to "deactivate," or leave?  How do you do that?[/quote][/quote]

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