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Originally Posted by DrPhil
I understand but is that really so different from saying you don't know why African-American women pursue rush at any school? Do outsiders really know the odds or are they just going based on appearances and assumptions? Also something to consider, with a relatively small percentage of nonwhites rushing at every school, what is the probability that the nonwhites will be among those who receive bids?
This can also be applied to nonBlacks and the NPHC, although the relatively few nonBlacks who pursue the NPHC are often doing so because they have been attending programs and their NPHC aspirations have somehow been encouraged just as some Blacks' aspirations have been encouraged. That tends to mean that there would have to be something about the aspirant's qualifications or personality that gets the aspirant rejected.
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I think "outsiders" who really do their research--beyond looking at chapter websites--do know the odds. The research can be done in many different ways. I know that when I was looking, I spoke to a number of friends and family members who attended the SEC school on my shortlist who were very honest about their experiences in NPC rush.
My hometown is a feeder for about 4 SEC schools with major Greek systems (Bama among them). Even though I grew up with a lot of young women who ended up pledging at these schools I was pretty sure, even at the age of 18, that I wouldn't have the same pick of chapters that they did. This was before the Internet, so it amazes me now that there are any black women who'd rush at a school like that without some idea that they may be released early.
(I even had the recs and hometown support, which a lot of these women may not have!)
There's always a story about one or two black women who get bids at schools with predominantly white Greek systems...I wonder what happens after the newstrucks go away. Do they thrive in their chapters, taking leadership positions? Are they active after college?