<p>Hey if I decide to go to Tulane (still considering my other options) I definitely want to join a sorority, can anyone give a little info on maybe the reputation of each sorority and/or just Tulane greek life in general?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Greek life at Tulane is pretty significant, but I am pretty sure you cannot pledge until 2nd semester. I will leave it to others to give you the info on the different houses.</p>
<p>There are 6 sororities, and I believe there is a 7th, Tri Delt, starting next year. As for reputation, you really should not rely on another person’s opinion… odds are their opinion will vary wildly from the next person you ask. When you get to campus, go to the various Greek events and meet the people and you will quickly form your own opinion of Greek life and each sorority.</p>
<p>I don’t go to Tulane but I was accepted and it is one of my top two choices. I don’t know if I plan on joining a sorority but I do recall that when I visited campus I was told that sororities at Tulane do not have housing. There is a law in Louisiana saying that like more than 5 women living together is considered a brothel so if you are in a sorority it is through participation only, not housing.</p>
<p>That is true, ChocoKitty. I believe that is true at some other places also, like Wash U in St. Louis. Someone correct me if I am wrong on that.</p>
<p>i just wanted to add that the 7th sorority is actually going to be phi mu.</p>
<p>As usual, Fallenchemist, you are correct. That law is not just in Louisiana. It is on the books in New York & Pennsylvania, as well. I believe it states that more that X amount of women 21 years or older cannot live under the same roof or it is considered a brothel. Some schools allow girls to live in the sorority houses until they turn 21. Others only allow sophomores to live there (as is the case at my D’s college). This law was brought up at several schools that we visited during both my children’s college searching days.</p>
<p>It would seem like they could write the law in such a way that it could exempt legitimate college sororities, but then again, we are talking about politicians.</p>
<p>Not true. I’m a Tulane student in a fraternity, and here is a Snopes.com link dispelling the sorority “brothel” law</p>
<p>[snopes.com:</a> Brothel Laws Ban Sorority](<a href=“http://www.snopes.com/college/halls/brothel.asp]snopes.com:”>Do Brothel Laws Outlaw College Sororities? | Snopes.com)</p>
<p>I am fairly certain it has to do with the R-3 zoning on Broadway, not a law pertaining to brothels.</p>
<p>That is a very interesting link. As it says in the article, I visited at least 3 campuses with my D that used that rationale for why there were no sorority houses with live-in facilities. I think another reaon it lives on is that it seems logical, by which I mean logical given 1800’s and early 1900’s thinking. But if it is just zoning, then why can frats have live-in houses? Seems like more research is required!</p>