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Originally Posted by Kennedyy
Oh, sorry, I meant girls who drop out of school...
The part that bothered me and it intimidated me was I went to a sorority meeting and that day was like a mock recruitment day. We went to each house and talked to the girls. Some of the girls I met in the group I became friends with. They would say things like "I can only go ____(insert sorority)." One girl specifically said "I could never accept a bid from a house other than ___." I thought it was odd since we hadn't even been to the house yet...
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You do see/hear this and sometimes family pressure and expectations are behind it. I have a neighbor whose daughter was a double legacy (via mom and maternal grandmother) to a sorority. The mom once told me that she just wanted the daughter to find the best fit but that "my mother will rear up and raise cane if she doesn't pledge our sorority." The daughter even told her mom that she didn't really see herself in the chapter...but she did indeed pledge. I don't know if she had a change of heart or just wanted to avoid grandma's conniption fit!
Most likely, though, PNMs adopt this mentality because they only
want a certain chapter. It may be one they view as "top tier" and the most popular. It could be one they have friends in. It might be one they've heard this and that about, and have predetermined that they would be a good fit. These narrow minded PNMs really run the risk of being disappointed.