<p>What's a sorority? I know nothing other than the fact that only girls can join, and I don't even know if that's right.</p>
<p>Why do people join sororities? What kind of process do you have to go through to join? Do people later drop out of sororities?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance! :)</p>
<p>lets not even go there ...</p>
<p>I think I'm going to open a franchise to sell/rent body armor and asbestos underwear.</p>
<p>Man. I keep waiting and nothing.You'd have expected something by now, wouldn't you?</p>
<p>I mean someone "in the know" needs to post. My popcorn is getting cold.</p>
<p>it's usually a skank-fest where girls get wasted together and randomly trade body-fluids with fraternity boys and athletes....and maybe some homeless people who managed to wander in.</p>
<p>Oh, that is sooooooo wrong. I refuse to laugh. Really, I'm not going to laugh. At all.</p>
<p>Those tears pouring out of my eyes are from crying at the total wrongness of that post and my rolling around on the floor is in pained anguish.</p>
<p>The FCC gave my post a G-rating, so don't worry</p>
<p>Try the message boards at greekchat.com for more information. It's a hot-button issue around here.</p>
<p>I think we're all just soooo tired from the last round. LAgal, I suggest you search the Parent Forum and Parent Cafe for recent threads that include "sorority" "fraternity" or "greek" in the title. But not unless you're wearing your asbestos gloves.</p>
<p>what is it about asbestos?</p>
<p>sorority: an inclusive group (in this case, all female) who arbitrarily select those to include in their group and personally reject the really nice girls they SHOULD include thereby causing a never-ending river of tears, feelings of rejection and self-esteem issues.</p>
<p><em>slaps head</em> oh, wait, I think that's Yale. (see Andi's threads!)</p>
<p>Bitter? Nah, not me!</p>
<p>Fraternities (men) and sororities (women) are exclusive campus social clubs, usually affiliated with a national organization. The organizations use Greek names, hence the common term "Greek system" for the fraternities and sororities on campus.</p>
<p>Membership requires being selected by a fraternity or sorority based on the criteria of their choice. Once selected, the new recruit joins or "pledges", by going through an extended initiation process (historically including varying degrees of "hazing") and paying significant membership dues.</p>
<p>In many cases, the Greek organizations have their own houses where students live. Some colleges have largely turned over the responsibility for social life on campus to their Greek system. At other schools, the Greek system plays little or no role.</p>
<p>There is a strong correlation between Greek membership and drinking on campus. In the Havard School of Public Health national surveys on college drinking published by Henry Weschler et al, the rate of binge drinking among students living in fraternity/sorority houses was approximately double the rate of other students (~80%). The rate for sorority/fraternity members overall is about 1.5 times the average student rate. These have consistently been among the strongest correlations of all of the characteristics studied by Weschler.</p>
<p>The rate for frequent binge drinking (three or more times in the preceding two weeks or more than once a week) was 22.7% for the overall student population in the survey. For frat/sororities members it was 39.6%. For students living in Greek houses, it was 51.1%.</p>
<p>From the peak interest during the pre-WWII era, membership in Greek organizations has steadily declined, with many elite colleges banning the organizations do to a variety of concerns over exclusionary or discriminatory membership practices, the negative impact of excessive drinking on the campus, and/or a concern that the Greek system fragments the community. </p>
<p>Currently, the strongest presence of the Greek system is at schools in the south and midwest. The percentage of Greek membership is listed in the USNEWS data for each school.</p>
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1. sorority
A group of women who band together under a greek letter title. Often based in traditions, many sororities have rich histories. The girls call themselves sisters, and tend to have close friendships. Upon entering the sorority, each new member is assigned a "big sister" who will be her mentor and friend, ideally forever. As in any group of women, sometimes the sisters are catty, slutty, partiers, nerds, prudes, or just average hard-workers.</p>
<p>-I wish I could meet more people!
-You should come check out my sorority!
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2. sorority
Though a few pearls do exist in these modern day "brothels" most members spend little time on acadamia and more time trying to get pregnant so they can get out of college with a rich [guy]. (inapproriate word changed)
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And there ya have it. Taken from another site.</p>
<p>thank you, concerneddad</p>
<p>Asbestos is more or less flame-proof and highly heat-resistant. Asbestos garments recommended if you're venturing into a flame war.</p>
<p>A sorority is a group of young women who live together in college. The group's main function is to decide who else can join the group.</p>
<p>Wikipedia to the rescue! <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorority%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorority</a></p>
<p>Pledged, the book scared me but I don't have a girl.<br>
LAgal have you decided on a school?</p>
<p>LAgal-
Why do you ask?</p>
<p>If you want to know what a sorority is, I recommend you read the book PLEDGED (can buy it from amazon or in most large bookstores) that Lamom mentioned. It is a non fiction book written by a journalist who followed the experiences of 4 sorority members during a single year. Former and current sorority members have told me that it is very true to life. VERY informative and you can make your own judgement about whether a sorority would be right or wrong for you after reading it.</p>
<p>I see that Fredo has already commented here above. I would suggest that you click on her screen name and then click on "find other posts by Fredo" and read about her daughter's experiences as a freshman this year at a college where there are many sororities. Also very informative. Here's one thread as an example: <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=31652%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=31652</a></p>
<p>Again, the decision to join or not to join a sorority is highly personal - not for some, but great for others. I commend you for wanting to do some research up front.</p>