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Originally Posted by MBurden
No, I wouldn't lose the bet. I was the only non-Greek among a large circle of friends that I had at the two colleges that I attended...and not a single one of them participates with their sorority in any way, and in my 20 year working career, I have met countless individuals that joined in college, and again, didn't participate after graduation in any way....and I live in the SOUTH! I have never met ONE. Not ONE.
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Just because they don't participate now does not mean that they joined for no other reason then something for their resume, as you stated in your previous post. There is a ton to be gained from the college experience that has nothing to do with resume padding.
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Originally Posted by MBurden
I didn't join in college because I had to pay my own way through and wanted to minimize my loans and I cut every corner I could...if it didn't directly impact my degree, I skipped the expense. This pretty much left food, clothing and shelter as my expenses and I had very little to pay back when I graduated and was student loan debt-free after only 4 years of graduation.
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Good for you. You made your choice. I'm still paying off my college, but I'm an Alpha Sigma Alpha. I made my choice.
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Originally Posted by MBurden
Why do you ASSUME that those of us that didn't join in college know nothing about the Greek system? That we have no idea of the trials and tribulations...do you think the information is THAT secretive?
Yeah! You better believe alot of the sorority members complained all through college about the things they had to do....I lived in a dorm for 3 years and they had their meetings on Monday evenings and would get in large groups while they were getting ready...standing between an open doorway and an echoing hall and you could hear them complain all the way down the hall of how they 'couldn't stand' to make another trip to a nursing home or 'didn't have time' to 'fool' with tutoring at a local elementary school with at-risk kids.
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Who said you knew nothing about the Greek system?? I sure didn't. And yes, at times, all the commitments do get to be a pain, but they're still worth it.
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Originally Posted by MBurden
I had a roommate that SLASHED HER WRISTS in the dorm bathroom because she was formally kicked out of her sorority because of a nasty rumor about something she supposedly did that was started by her boyfrriend's ex-fiance...the Greek system at the school was so powerful that she wanted to be dead rather than to continue classes with everyone knowing she had been kicked out. Thank God she survived.
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This girl sounds like she had personal issues that are unrelated to Greek life.
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Originally Posted by MBurden
Now, DO I JUDGE ALL SORORITIES BASED ON WHAT I HAVE SEEN HAPPEN TO A COUPLE OF MY FRIENDS? Nope, I render these as isolated incidents with people I just happen to know....I don't know where you live or where you go to school, but around here, WHAT I SAID IN MY PREVIOUS POST IS 100% TRUE AND I HAVE DISCUSSED IT WITH A LOCAL SORORITY I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH AND SHE HAS MENTIONED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS DURING OUR CONVERSATIONS HOW THERE NEVER SEEMS TO BE ENOUGH HELP WITH THE SORORITY AFTER EVERYONE GRADUATES!
Please don't accept AI's into your organization if you cannot treat them with the same respect and dignity as your other members. If you harbor this kind of resentment, you would be doing them a favor.
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I don't have a problem with AIs. I have a problem with AIs WITH YOUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS UNDERGRADS. If you harbor this kind of resentment toward undergrads, why do you want to be a part of the organization??