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Originally posted by sugar and spice
I think it's hilarious that people keep whining about how non-Greeks think we're buying friends: "We're not paying for friends. We're paying for the increased social opportunities, the sisterhood events, and the upkeep of the house." Which is a all well and good until you take into account the fact that these same people will get upset when people join sororities for any reason other than "friendship."
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Point taken, Sugar and Spice...but I don't get ANY money for being friends with the girls in my sorority. And I don't think you did either. The money went to pay for the opportunity to share our Greek experience, sisterhood events, facility, social events, philanthropy events, etc....but not once did I personally receive a dime to be someone's friend. True, we were more likely to get to know the girls who were in our GLO, but I never considered that paying my dues meant that I was entitled to their friendship.
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GLOs are -- from a financial standpoint -- a business, just like anything else. If you're charging a thousand bucks a semester for someone to be in your organization, and you're NOT charging them for the friendships . . . then what are you charging them for? Primarily the social opportunities. And if you're not getting the social opportunities, or not 1000 dollars worth of social opportunities . . . then I don't think it's out of line to quit.
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I don't think it is out of line for her to quit if she is not liking her experience and they are not offering a competitive social program (or whatever it is that she is looking for) but I still think it is sad to expect the thousand dollars to buy her friends. Because even in the "nonloser" sororities
your friendship with others is not automatic...it is the result of shared experiences and a little effort at being a good friend.