[SydneyK]

I learned about Greek life from my older brother. Before he went off to school, my dad sat him down and told him about the Greek affiliations in our family. He went on and on about how great the benefits were, but finished his little speech by saying, essentially, that you could get similar benefits in other organizations that didn't have dues and other costs associated with them. Dad told my brother that he'd definitely be supportive of Greek life, but that he wouldn't be financially responsible. He then gave me the same talk before I went to school (I just knew to expect it).

The welcome packet from my school included a brochure about Greek life. It indicated that those who were interested in rush needed to complete an application, and would move in a week earlier than the rest of the students. At that point, I didn't have to think twice.

Like many other here have said, a lot of what I know now about Greek life has been from GC. My school wasn't heavily Greek, but there was definitely a Greek presence. Here, I've learned a lot about chapters that weren't on my campus. (For instance, there wasn't a Sigma Kappa chapter on my campus, so I never realized how my username would make people look twice!)