<p>Well, speaking of Legally Blond, Reese Witherspoon was valedictorian of her high school class at the girls prep school Harpeth Hall in Nashville. No wonder she was so brilliant in the film Election. Personally I think she is a hoot and has developed into a very fine actress even though she was a cheerleader and traditional go getter in a traditional southern private school.<br>
all goes back to my point with my own son who was a GDI (not greek) at Vandy and who did his own thing at Vanderbilt. Altho he was known to squire a few girls in sororities to their parties when asked, he basically was allergic to Greek world.<br>
My point with my son was that sweeping generalizations and judging people by their covers/social circles/beginnings as freshmen and sophomores is a mistake. I get that almost 50% of the women at Vandy choose the Greek system for companionship etc and this is a large number of women caught up in the social appointed evenings/requirements/projects required.<br>
If you feel you would have a low tolerance for this among half the women you know, factor that in but don’t make it an overblown factor in choosing a college. Who would eliminate UVA or other great universities from a possible list for college for such a reason?
Have the long view about how being Greek is not going to be the defining aspects of the personalities and futures of fellow classmates is what I advised our independent son to keep in mind. Nobody’s future is really decided by how they get on their feet socially at college, including the independent non greek kids and how they get going.</p>
<p>All Vandy students are honor students with dreams and excellent learning potential. So many wonderful young women.
If your daughter is admitted to Vanderbilt, then sort out these intangibles and weigh your financial choices next to the social/emotional factors.
the best thing I can say for the non stereotype life at Vanderbilt is that Vanderbilt has an excellent town gown relationship which broadens social life at Vanderbilt considerably for all students. Not every college/town offer as much as a combo. </p>
<p>best wishes</p>