<p>I'm a girl, and I was just wondering if being in a sorority is necessary. I've been reading everywhere for the last few days that Greek life is the center of Lehigh, but my general feeling was that it was mainly for guys joining fraternities. Should girls join a sorority? Will they totally be isolated if not?</p>
<p>Also, I had a question about diversity. Are the people at Lehigh against anyone else except whites? I'm Chinese-American, but I've grown up around white people my entire life. Is that going to be a problem for me? Will I fit in? Especially if I decide to join a sorority. Will that be bad?</p>
<p>Sororities are a big part of the Lehigh social scene and the majority of girls do join. Lehigh though may not be the school for you if you think you’ll possibly have a problem dealing with all the “white people” that attend.</p>
<p>I can honestly say yes, there will be soroties and you will most likely join since almost everyone does. Who cares what who is? You’re there to meet new people, lol, you will feel comfortable if you plan to go out there and show people who you are. Only YOU can make yourself feel uncomfortable.</p>
<p>the “majority” of lehigh girls are not in sororities–less than 40% of lehigh students are greek. i’m a senior at lehigh and rushed (but didn’t pledge) and i’m so glad i didn’t. i’ve met so many more different kinds of people, was able to go abroad without a commitment to a house and definitely still have a lot of fun when i go out. i think the greek community here gets so involved in it and excited about it they forget that you can have a great experience another way (i’ve have friends who pledged who are loving senior year because they finally started meeting other people after 3ish years in the greek system).</p>
<p>The most recent Common Data Set filing for Lehigh University (Fall 2009) stated that 38% of male undergrads and 39% of female undergrads joined a fraternity or sorority. While that is a higher percentage than you’ll find at many comparable universities it is by no means the “majority” or “almost everybody.” I think Lehigh is sincere in its attempts to increase diversity on campus. It will be a long, tough slog to accomplish their goals, however.</p>