UVA Sororities

brishe
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:53:49 +0000

The Greek system really isn’t hostile to low-income students. Sororities have different payment plans available to students who may not be able to pay dues in one payment, and there are scholarships available to high achieving sorority members. My parents aren’t paying for my tuition because they simply can’t afford to, I’m paying my way and I pay my dues too.

There are “alternatives” to Greek life in the way that there are alternatives to sports and honor societies. Each one appeals to a different person. I don’t really consider my sorority an alternative to playing a sport because it’s not the same thing. I wanted to shrink the school and meet girls in different programs with different interests - people I wouldn’t necessarily have met otherwise, but who now have our philanthropy and our sisterhood in common.