Greek life

beautyistruth
Thu, 24 Sep 2009 23:05:37 +0000

Not only that, but while Greek life does involve a certain amount of socializing, socializing does not equal drinking. I know girls in EVERY sorority who do not drink, or did not drink before they were 21. I know independents who drank heavily from day 1. W&L is a school where the drinking culture is prevalent, yes. But I have friends who were sober at every party who had just as much fun as those who were black out (sometimes more, as sober people rarely end the night puking in the bushes and/or spending the night in jail).

Will you be around drinkers? Yes. You will be around them whether you join a sorority or not. THIS IS TRUE AT EVERY COLLEGE. Even the dry ones.

Sorority life can be extremely rewarding. You will make new friends outside of your major, religion, race, and extra curricular activities. Within the sorority, you can become a leader, involve yourself in philanthropy, help promote high scholarship. Traditionally, Greek life GPA is higher than the non-Greek GPA.

Greek life is not for everyone. But W&L is not as divided between Greeks and Independents as people would have you believe. I had friends in lots of different houses as well as independents. If you WANT to perceive the Greek system as snotty, drunken, stupid, lewd, frat boys and sorostitutes, go ahead. But it won’t be a fun four years at ANY school if you automatically decide to discount some of the population on hearsay alone.

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