I am a member of a co-ed fraternity, and personally, I'm not a fan of the switch (it was a sorority when I pledged, we had co-ed rammed down our throats) I absolutely love my sorority, as I still call it, (I'd better, I'm the president of it!) but I am displeased with some of the decisions made from above. Some of you may remember my dillemma from way back when on the boards, so you know. Well, I'll be much more discreet now than I was then, but I am not pleased with it. I can see how it can have its postive aspects but...for me it has only created negatives.
We have 1 male member out of 27, who truly is a wonderful guy, and he is my "brother". However, it creates some awkwardness. First off, it makes socials/mixers with other groups difficult. With the exception of our unofficial brother fraternity, we have had very little interaction with other greeks. Since we are not encompassed in NPC or IFC, they seem to want little to do with us, despite our attempts. We are treated as "second rate greeks". We have even had members of other greek orgs on campus come up to us and harrass us because "You are not real greeks (excuse me???) so quit playing pretend". Just because my organization is co-ed does not mean we are not *real* greeks.
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Anyway, I'd strongly look into how the co-ed greeks on your campus are treated by the greek community at large before deciding to become involved.
(side note: prdlocal - don't get too offended by this...I've been around for quite a while, so much of this is old...and the Alpha Sigs have always been pretty decent towards us!)
[This message has been edited by Dewgirl (edited March 28, 2001).]
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