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Originally Posted by Smile_Awhile
Since I'm not sure I would have joined a sorority at a very Greek university, I probably wouldn't choose to send my future daughter to a very old, Southern school. I'd probably head in a more liberal arts direction- maybe some place with old, established locals like Otterbein or Cornell College. That would be neat to see their culture.
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@ the bolded!
If my (never going to happen) children went to my alma mater (Otterbein!) I would love it if she went Greek. I'd be absolutely over the moon. Plus, I hope it would still have a community feel. That's what made me go there. I went on this massive college tour with my mom where we drove to Ball State in Indiana and I had a terrible visit. We stopped at Otterbein on the way home and it immediately felt like putting on a pair of slippers, like I had always BEEN there. And it still feels like that today. I can't wait to visit next weekend and to spend time with my Tau Delta sisters
. Yes, I'm getting a little misty!
Where my brother went, Bethany (West Virginia), I'd be happy because it is a really small school that gives individual attention, and it is a really safe environment, and that kid would be a third gen Bethany kid (grandfather went there, and my bro and sister-in-law). While there are only three sororities (Alpha Xi, ZTA and Phi Mu), there's a very strong Greek Tradition amongst the women AND the men. Plus my brother and SIL were both Greek.
Other schools I'd like them to consider: Smith (if they were women), Carnegie Mellon, Kenyon, Dennison, etc. But I'd hope that wherever they decide to go, they're HAPPY.
Also, I'd encourage them to look to Britain as well. I'm a University of Glasgow alum, and the curriculum is extremely rigorous, there's lots of tradition, and a very international student body. No Greek life, but lots of activities.