[Trey_P-I_47]

Oldblue,

If you dont mind telling me what city you are in.....I may be able to help. I attend an HBCU.....or did until I transferred.

I attended North Carolina A & T State University here in Greensboro, NC...........the reason i came to school here was for several reasons. It for one offered the major I thought I was interested in, and only like 1 of the 2 in the entire state, it offered me a chance to play football at a higher level than I even expected possible (I would have been a solid Division II player), the money was obviously right for me, and it was just far enough from home so that I could do what I needed to do, and be on my own, yet still close enough, that if something went wrong I could make it back in under 3 hours.

However, I have had to rethink my decisions. What at one time felt like the right thing to do, ended up not being so, I changed my major from Mechanical Engineering to Business Administration, I had surgery mid season last year and havent fully recovered, and I found out that the money difference isnt that much at a nearby school that fits me much better, so I am in the process of transferring.

I know that isnt helping your situation much, but now that you have a little history on me, I figured I could give a little more advice. When I was leaving high school, I knew I wanted to 'Go Greek', but upon arrival at the school for orientation I was met with nothing but contempt from the D9 groups, (before everyone gets mad, I have several good friends in ALL of the other Greek organizations, especially from the Greek Brothers on the football team) they wouldnt even give me the time of day, I expressed interest in joining a Fraternity, but it felt like none of them wanted me. So I walked a little further and ran into a table with 1 Black Guy, 1 White Guy, and 1 Asian. They then began to explain to me that all 3 of them were Brothers of Lambda Chi Alpha, a fairly new Fraternity on campus (only being on campus for 4 years, and chartered that year) and that I should come out once school started. So they ended up getting my information and when Fall came around I was invited to the various events (mostly sporting, and an occasional party or 2), but I was getting to know the guys really well, and by that spring I was initiated, hands down best decision of my life so far.

So I guess what I am saying is dont give up until you find whats right for you. There are 2 different Historically White fraternities on 2 of the larger HBCU's Campuses. The Pikes (Pi Kappa Alpha) are at Howard, and the Lambda Chis are at A&T. So if you happen to attend one of those schools, dont miss out on them, but in the end you are going to have to do what is right for you, whether it be a D9 Group, an Historically White group already in existence, or some Group that you decide to help colonize there, Local or National, you have to do what makes you happy. Just dont give up if you dont find what you are looking for right off, there are other options, and plenty of people willing to help out.........after all alot of these groups are Nationwide and only want to see things grow.