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Originally Posted by remmie_k
Question for VioletPretty, have you heard anything about Sigma Kappa here? I know several girls and just want to hear what you think the difference between this chapter and yours might be and do you consider yourself northern, southern, or midatlantic?
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Easy answer. I honestly don't know any Memphis SKs. Even if I did, I don't know why I'd be a better source of information than the Memphis SKs you know personally.
I'd say Maryland's Greek Life is Northern. I say that because of chapter size (more chapters, smaller size as opposed to larger size and fewer chapters), general interest level (about 10-12% Greek), the fact that our recruitment is deferred, and the makeup of the students. The overwhelming majority of out-of-state Terps are from New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. Very few from Virginia (despite proximity) or elsewhere in the South. There are probably more New Englanders (esp CT and MA) than Virginians at Maryland. Additionally, said out of state students probably represent a larger percentage of the Greek Community than the general student body. Maryland does not have "Northern" chapters and "Southern" chapters because there are so few Terps from the South and the state in general doesn't identify with the South. It's not like at some SEC schools where there are different levels of "Southerness" (the most Southern being the most prestigious of course
) or a "Yankee" chapter.
I wouldn't say it's mid-atlantic because I don't think there is a defined mid-atlantic Greek culture that is neither Northern nor Southern. It's more of a continuum, where some schools have Northern AND Southern aspects.
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Originally Posted by remmie_k
I am have some tact, I do live in Tennessee after all, so I know not to go around saying I loved the ADPi theme at the KAT events.
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Of course you wouldn't, because if you go through recruitment at Memphis OR Tennessee, there isn't a "KAT" chapter at either school.
