It is very possible to be an outstanding greek member when you are homosexual. At my school (a fairly conservitive d-2 university in a midwestern town of 11,000) there quite frankly aren't many openly gay people. However I can think of a chapter who has a member that just graduated who is openly gay, and from what I understand he was a great member. He was the secretary of his chapter, president of the gay/straight alliance, on the homecoming court, and in several other organizations. I asked a friend of mine in his chapter what he thought of him being gay and how the chapter as a whole accepted it. He said something to the affect of, "He's a brother. Who cares if he's gay, that's his choice, it doesn't make him any less of a person or a brother because of it. What matters is that he's a brother, and we accept him for who he is, no matter what." This fraternity is also one of the top chapters on campus in recruitment, awards, grades, etc., and has been around since sometime in the 50s (a long time for our campus). I totally respect and applaud these guys for their openess to diversity...very classy.
