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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just read through the booklet that was linked on this thread.  There are hundreds of young women pictured, and not one—not ONE!—woman of color.  WTH?!

I’m white, if that matters.  Is UVA really that non-diverse?  Or do POC avoid UVA sororities?  Or was it a bad choice of overall photos by the people who devised the booklet?[/quote]

It's fair to say Greek life is segregated. There are 7 historically black sororities and fraternities at UVA. https://fsl.virginia.edu/national-pan-hellenic-council[/quote]
Not what anyone is asking and this is a different ball of wax, but my kids found the  service fraternities (no houses, not traditional sororities) more diverse, but still expanding social experiences. What they got was cross-major friendships with students they would not have otherwise met. There are also two « honors » fraternities ( i forget the names, i can look them up, one might be PSP) that have a minimum gpa but are nothing like Phi Beta Kappa, they are more social than academic. Again, this would be of no interest to girls who want a traditional sorority experience but might be rewarding to kids looking to join more diverse groups that have some shared goals ( scholarship, fellowship, service).[/quote]

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