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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
While she may indeed be an expert on the Greek community at her alma mater, it is a bit of a stretch to say that she is one on ALL Greek communities. I think the best thing she could do is give him advice on how to go through recruitment IF he goes to a college with a Greek system. Thank God, not all GLOs are looking for the same type of member. There may very well a home for him, even if it is not one she would think of as "top- tier". She should make sure she lets him know that he might not get a bid, but other than that, she should leave membership selection to the fraternities at his school of choice.
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I agree. If he has several choices for college, he may very well end up at a school with a less-than-competitive or moderately competitive campus where there will be at least one chapter who might be pledging non-sterotypical fraternity guys. I know I'd sure hate it if someone from Auburn or Bama told someone going to my alma mater not to pledge a sorority because she was tomboyish or larger than a size 6. I think your friend should focus on helping him as much as he can as he goes through recruitment and make sure that he knows that receiving a bid is a privilege and not a guaranteed thing (for anyone in a competitive recruitment). As long as someone knows that going into the process, while they may be disappointed I doubt it would be something a person just couldn't handle.