W&L from a First-Year's Perspective

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Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:31:09 +0000

Dear Seniorgeneral . . .

You sound like one of the mean sorority bullies at Washington and Lee. I do not agree that a girl should transfer from an otherwise perfect school just because she is not picked by the mean upper class girls to be in one of their so called top greek houses. The school is actually an outstanding academic institution and most students can have a wonderful four years there as long as they do not let a few mean sorority girls ruin their experience.

My daughter is a junior and loves W&L. She could have gone to just about any school in the country. She went to a top prep school and was a top athlete and outstanding student. She is very beautiful has all the right clothes . . . but did not get picked by the top greek houses. The top sorority girls did not like her or did not know her. However, she has always been very popular and is still popular with the guys at W&L . . . so she has a great social life without being in one of the so called top sorority houses.

Guys do not have the same problem since there are so many frats that compete for them. They can actually pick their frat.