<p>I feel like this topic comes up a lot. I have TONS of friends who are independents who really don’t care about Greek life … I also have TONS of friends who are involved in Greek life and love it. </p>
<p>Also, not everyone knows if they want to be involved in Greek life while they’re in high school. I wasn’t sure if a sorority was for me, and then I got to Wake and knew I wanted to rush.</p>
<p>Sadly, rush doesn’t work out for everyone, but you can say that about a lot of different things – sports, clubs, grades, you name it. Not everything will work out for everyone, and most people who don’t have a good rush experience decide they don’t want to be Greek anyway (which makes sense when you think about it). </p>
<p>There is no reason ROTC students can’t be in a Greek organization, either. There is a fair amount of ROTC representation in Greek life on campus, and personally I think I would respect someone more if they were involved in something like ROTC, not try to make them an outsider.</p>
<p>Interestingly enough, two of my close friends here (one boy, one girl) are both ROTC & Greek, although you definitely don’t need to do both, or either. </p>
<p>I’d like to conclude with one final point – not all Greek organizations are the same. Some are really intense, others are laid back, others are more like groups of friends, etc. “Greek life” is a very wide-ranging thing at Wake!</p>