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Originally Posted by Amicus
Over the years, whenever I read about sorority life at the University of Texas at Austin, I would read about the connection of certain summer camps to certain chapters on campus. In short, a young woman who attended Camp Waldemar or Camp Mystic or Camp Longhorn has/had a better than average chance of receiving a bid to one of the Big Six sororities. Is the camp/sorority link-up an urban myth? Discuss
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Myth.
Most of these camps are for primary school aged kids, and have Jr. Councelors in that are in high school. While it exposes girls of a younger age to bonding in a co-ed environment, it might expose them early to the likeness of what it might be like to be in a sorority and those that enjoy it, might go on and do other female bonding activites throughout Jr. High and High School and continue that into college. My guess is too, that a lot of kids who attend these camps come from families that MIGHT have Greek background.
What I will say, however, is that a lot of these kids are Austin locals who all grow up together, these girls go on to rush, and rush their friends, etc. I have several friends that were in "Big Six" sororites, and not a one of them (and these are Austin locals) attended one of these camps.
Interesting topic, but I'm thinking urban legend.
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