<p>(I posted this at the end of "Rush" but figured I should post it in a new thread so that it gets read, because it is important)</p>
<p>You know what, after having a lot of deep conversations with friends and administrators, I'm definitely staying, for a couple reasons. First, if I leave, I can't go abroad, and going abroad is sweet. Second, The problems mentioned in this thread do exist but are being improved upon rapidly. Things like the Gender Relations Committee have a lot of motivated students who do recognize these problems and are coming up with creative solutions. My fraternity is starting to do things with MSA, PACE, and other multicultural student organizations, acting as a bridge between the Greek and non-Greek student life. I am basically being written a blank check to do whatever I and other students want in terms of programming (comedians, small bands, etc.) for next year. </p>
<p>W&L right now is ripe for leadership opportunities, so if you are a natural leader you will have an amazing experience here. The administration is extremely supportive of any initiatives brought up by students and they will work closely with you to achieve whatever you want. Also, I've already started re-connecting with my old friends in other frats/srats now that rush is over. My girl friends I had last year really want to start hanging out in mixed gender, non-party settings again. Just opening up a dialog with fellow students allows you to see that most people do share the same sentiments, and that student power needs to be harnessed. There really are too many positive things about W&L to let the aforementioned issues make you overlook it in your college search. I hope this helps!</p>