<p>i plan on being in one, if i get into a college that allows them (ie. cornell, dartmouth, rpi, mit, etc.) i understand that theres a whole rush procedure, but i had some general questions…
<p>1) Couple hundred minimum, couple thousand if you live in (it’s a lot cheaper to live in).</p>
<p>2) You dress up for rush, for formals, and for some chapter dinners/events. Otherwise, anything goes.</p>
<p>3) Usually diverse in terms of majors, ethnicities, etc., but usually have a more homogenous personality type. But that’s kind of the point - people usually pledge a sorority with sisters who are like them (outgoing personalities with outgoing personalities, qiueter students with quieter ones, etc.)</p>
<p>4) At least here at Cornell, a lot of parties during the pledge period, then it goes on your discretion - I know some upperclassman sisters who go out every weekend, and some who never go out.</p>
<p>I’m not in a sorority, but I know may people that are.</p>
<p>1) how much are dues
For the national sororities on my campus: $1200+ a semester plus event fees and t-shirts</p>
<p>2) are you expected to dress up all the time
Only for rush events, every monday until you’re inducted, and some other sorority events.</p>
<p>3) how diverse are the people in em
Not very!</p>
<p>4) how often do you party
Varies from person to person. I know some girls that didn’t party at all, while others that party every day of the week.</p>
<p>Personally Im not the sorority type. I dont find them very diverse in terms of personality and espcially ethnicity. Most (not all) social sororities are full of **** because the only reason people join these social cults (in my opinion) is just to say that they are Greek. My sister is in a sorority and hers (Sigma Alpha Chi) is probably the only one that Ive seen that is really about doing something and not just full of pretty girls who are slutty and sleep with frat guys at kegers.</p>
<p>I was in a sorority in college. Here are my answers to your questions:
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<li><p>Dress-Up: We dressed up for chapter meetings twice a month, but other than that we never did. A few chapters on my campus had their pledges dress up once a week and wear their pledge pins.</p></li>
<li><p>Diverse: I beg to differ with the person who posted above. I find sororities to be very diverse. Any time you get 60-150 girls in one place, they will not all be the same! We had girls of all shapes and sizes. Although there weren’t any African American girls at the time I was there, there were girls who were Hispanic, Indian, and Asian that I knew of either in my chapter or in others. (The African American girls tended to want to join the Pan-Hellenic sororities like AKA and Delta Sigma Theta…none went through rush while I was in attendance) I knew girls majoring in anything from engineering to architecture to pre-med to education to business. Some came from money and others were taking out loans every semester to pay for school. We had people who were leaders on campus and girls who would have rather died than speak in front of a group of people. There were people who went to church every Sunday and others who never went. It was a very diverse group and I ended up being friends with people I probably never would have spent time with otherwise. I have now been out of school for quite a while and the girls I was in my sorority with are now most professionals in the world of business, medicine, law, education, tech, and engineering. Don’t let stereotypes fool you because at a lot of schools they really aren’t true!</p></li>
<li><p>Party: I was not a drinker in college and it wasn’t a problem for me as I was the president of my chapter my senior year. There were girls in my chapter that went out 4-5 nights a week and others like myself that preferred going to the movies or out to dinner. Like I said, it’s diverse and you’ll find all types.</p></li>
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<p>So you mean to tell me Teach2005 that in the WHOLE time you were pres. of your social cult there wasnt ONE black girl there? And yes your right most black girls do tend to join Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sigma Gamma Rho, or any of the other historically black sororities. I doubt that you would have as many Latina or Asian girls if there were any historically Latin or Asian sororities. ( Sigma Alpha Chi Missouri State University) As you probably know as well the Pan-Hellenic frats and sorors are run differently than white frats and sorors. Or has it been a little longer since youve been out of school than you thought?</p>
<p>No, I am well aware of Panhellenic, IFC, and Pan-Hellenic. And yes, the entire time I was at my university there was not ONE African American who went through Panhellenic rush. (and no this wasn’t THAT long ago…we are talking 15 years, not 30 or 50) As I stated, we had girls of other races and they all received bids, but the African American girls chose to go through the intake process. I don’t think it’s that hard to believe since there weren’t any white, Asian, or Hispanic girls in the Pan-Hellenic sororities at the time either.</p>
<p>Seeing as its been about 15 years since youve been in college Teach I think you should brush up a little bit. NOW A DAYS in the year 2006 NOT 1991 you have more and more minorities joing other monority frats and soros. Now a days you DO have Latina and Asian girls joining AKA because as I stated before the historically black and other minority fraternities and sororities are run COMPLETLEY different than white frats and sorors. Its a TOTALLY different set of rules and atmoshpere.</p>
<p>Wow! Some one has a chip on their shoulder. I meant that I started college fifteen years ago (actually thirteen…fifteen was a round number) so I graduated less than ten years ago. I then served as an advisor for a local chapter in my area so I’ve been involved in Greek life since graduating and in my area of the country there still are not Latina and Asian girls in AKA. They tend to go through Panhellenic recruitment instead.</p>
<p>I will not be posting in this thread again because you only seem to want to argue. My original point was that being in a sorority can be a positive experience and can open future networking doors for you. (Yes, I was asked about my sorority membership in a job interview once as have some of my friends been asked because employers know you can develop leadership skills in Greek organizations.) I’m sorry you have such a negative view of sororities, particularly Panhellenic sororities. I had friends in Panhellenic and Pan-Hellenic sororities in college and they were all wonderful people who added to the school community in many ways. I also had many non-Greek friends who had great college experiences so I know it’s not necessary.</p>
<p>As I said, I will not reply here again because you seen to have some sort of personal vendetta against Panhellenic sororities. I really wonder if you actually know any sorority members personally or if you are living by stereotypes or things “you’ve heard.” It’s unfortunate because you’re probably missing out on some nice people.</p>