<p>There are dry fraternities where it’s enforced and there are dry ones where it’s not. There are not dry fraternities where everyone drinks and there are not dry fraternities where anyone who wants to abstain is free to do so.</p>
<p>Anyone who actually understands the greek system will know it’s difficult to assume you really know anything about any chapters other than ones you’ve had extensive interactions with. So while you are right that dry fraternities might not be dry, to assume that it doesn’t exist is foolish.</p>
<p>The OP would be better served posting on each of the school specific boards asking about the various chapters that exist at that school. Even a single greek organization can have drastically different chapter identities at various schools (anyone who’s been to their org’s national convention will see that in about 30 seconds).</p>
<p>That being said. With regard to alcohol, I will say that chapters that won’t pressure you will be much easier to find than chapters where drinking is not prevalent (i.e. even if they won’t pressure you, they’re still going to drink). If “I don’t want to drink” really means “I don’t want to be around alcohol at all” then I think the tone of most posters is more accurate but if you really just mean you don’t want to drink, then it’s definitely doable.</p>