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Originally Posted by DubaiSis
It sounds to me like you know what you're up against and will be as prepared as you can be to go through formal rush. Although OnePerson MAY be correct, this opinion might be outdated and overblown. Not to use President Obama as an example for all that is right with the world, but through the entire first election people said "but those southerners won't actually vote for him when they're alone in the booth." And clearly a lot of them did. And not just black southerners.
I do agree that if a chapter were going to take their chances on you, it would be one of the higher prestige chapters. The one or two who struggle for quota every year probably can't take the risk of becoming that house with the black girl.
I will be interested to learn how your rec writers handle your situation. Good luck!'
And just as an aside, have you thought about attending a school that would be more open to accepting women of color into all the social circles? I'm guessing that if it's this hard for a black girl to get into an NPC sorority she'd have trouble getting accepted into other groups as well. If you're not going to have as complete a college experience as you could somewhere else, maybe your dollars could be better spent elsewhere. I know it's about the education first, but there are a lot of good schools out there that you wouldn't have to worry about this.
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Hello!
I have applied to Alabama(received acceptance), TCU(early action, received acceptance), SMU(regular application date, no letter yet), U of A(received acceptance). I am not 100% familiar with the reputation of these schools. I know they are very competitive, but both in my personal life and online, has race been somewhat of an issue/non-issue at 'bama and 'Ole Miss.
I thought about OSU but I'm not fond of the location.
I did go snooping through the photos on the sorority websites at SMU & U of A, just to get an idea of how diverse they are or whatever. I also did so for Alabama(which is why I'm asking for input) but haven't bothered for TCU. I chose to apply to these schools specifically for my intended major, but aside from academics I do want to be well rounded.*
After going through their individual websites, I REALLY want to be in a sorority, so I'm not sure if I should allow the possibility of not being in a sorority affect my decision for which school I attend.