@Belle315
I want to preface this by saying that when I say Greek life, I’m talking about the frats and sororities that have a real social scene. I’m not talking about black, Christian, pre-med, business, etc fraternities.
It’s the image that the Greek life puts out. Whenever the frats and sororities send out recruitment flyers, the pictures always have diverse students in them. However, once you stay on campus for a few weeks, you realize what’s actually going on.
Here are some pictures:
http://vandytridelt.■■■■■■■■■■/
http://vandytheta.■■■■■■■■■■/
http://vanderbilt.kappaalphatheta.org/scrapbook
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/47/1f/1e/471f1e784a905efca4f87b92b0a4b1a9.jpg
How many minorities do you see in these pictures? Outside of the random Asian girl, you can see that the vast majority of them are white. What @Pancaked said may have some truth. I know that I didn’t rush (Asian). However, if you are a minority looking at these pictures, it can be a very daunting and unappealing prospect to even ATTEMPT to rush. If I was white, I would feel very comfortable because I would immediately know that I would “fit in”.
I would also tell your daughter’s friend not to rush. I think that AA females have an even worse time than Asian females when it comes to Greek life. This is because (and I’m not trying to start a race war here) Asian females are so heavily fetishized in this society that some sororities take them to be seem more attractive to fraternities. I do feel bad for the AA females, which are virtually non-existent in sororities. The 1% of the most attractive Asian females manage to squeeze into sororities.