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Originally Posted by PackPride
I think everyone just needs to take a step back. I think misscherrypie was just trying to articulate that Nevada is like a family (like a sorority/fraternity). Giving it Greek letters was just a fun thing, not meant to offend anyone.
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Agree. I've often said, with my tongue only partially in cheek, that the country's largest fraternity is the Marine Corps. Obviously, it's not really a fraternity, but . . .
Semper Fi! and all that.
misscherrypie, I'm really glad you're feeling such a bond to your campus community. (Though given the part of the world I'm from, I'm having a
little trouble dealing with the Wolf Pack-in-Nevada part of it.
) In my ideal world, that's how it should be for everyone at every school, and trust me -- lots of us from lots of different schools understand exactly what you mean about the campus spirit. It's not unique to UNR. Celebrate that and don't feel like you need to apologize for it.
As for the Greek aspect of it, I for one wasn't offended. I can't say I really saw the point in assigning Greek letters, but I just think it was part of where you are in the grieving process, and that's what it seems to me you're doing -- grieving that something you really wanted just may not be in the cards for you. That's okay. Give yourself some time to grieve that, and then look to see what great opportunities are stll there for you, or what opportunities you can create.
BTW, another avenue that might be worth exploring -- I don't know whether you are a religious person at all, but if you are, I'll say that in my experience campus ministry groups -- whether Catholic, Baptist, Presbyterian, UU, Hillel or whatever . . . -- offer great opportunities for fellowship (not unlike brotherhood or sisterhood), fun and service to the community. Just a thought.