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EK
Shopgirl-
They lost their house because a LOT of girls chose to disaffiliate. A lot of the newer girls in the house weren't meshing well with the older members about the direction of the house and what it was turning into. A lot of my friends were the younger members and they wanted to build the house's reputation and get more events. They wanted to step up the qualifications of the incoming girls and make the "outside packaging" more appealing. Just a lot of politics, basically.
The best houses on campus here, all things considered, just like on some other campuses, are generally the ones with the better looking girls and my friends wanted to find girls of that "caliber", shall we say?, yet they also wanted the well-rounded girl but they received a lot of negativity from the older members. I am neutral on the whole thing, I can't say I wholeheartedly agree or disagree with either side. On the outside looking in, I can see both sides. The older members maybe thought the new girls were being superficial or something and the younger EKs were trying to create a new reputation and revamp the whole sorority. My friends were way more into the all-encompassing facets of sorority life and they always worked hard and had a lot of enthusiasm in regards to events and their philanthropy. The older girls often seemed(and I am just going from my perception I wasn't around them 24/7) just plain burned-out but yet die-hard to what they were trying to cling to....familiarity?!?
I doubt they will be going through recruitment this coming week. It's kind of sad, really, because some of my friends put in so much time and effort and now when they look back they have only bitter feelings, although overall, like I said before, they still fully support greek life in general and the girls who have disaffiliated are all really tight with each other and they often speak of the irreplaceable bonds they have. I can sense that they honestly care about one another.
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