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Originally Posted by irishpipes
Granted it was a long time ago, but at Illinois there was definite status attached to being Greek. I don't think as many PNMs had the feeling that pledging a lower-tiered house was a worse option than being a GDI. The first question asked when you met someone new on campus was always, "what house are you in?" and if you said "I'm not Greek" the response was, "why not?" The social structure was:
1. The 3 queens
2. A mid-tier sorority
3. A lower-tier sorority
4. GDI
I think the problems occur at schools where being in a "lower-tiered" sorority is worse than being independent.
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Ha, I think that was only among Greeks. My dorm floor was mostly athletes, and they couldn't tell a Sigma from a Lambda.
But yes, there was, overall, a sort of Greek vs. GDI mentality. I think one reason is that, contrary to 33girl's example upthread, living in the chapter houses at Illinois + paying social dues was pretty comparable to other living options. So, there was rarely a financial reason not to go Greek, and those of us who did couldn't understand why others wouldn't do it.
I wonder what the fraternity scene is like on the campus in the OP. Carnation, care to elaborate on that?