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Originally posted by 33girl
That's kind of like saying that since our population is 10% Asian or Mormon or whatever, that 10% of every chapter will have 10% of those groups. It just doesn't hold water. I mean, if there were any Mormons at Clarion period, they were hiding.
There are schools where groups "cluster" (BYU & Mormons being a basic example). I would guess that if you're gay and researching colleges, you're going to see if they have support groups, etc, and I would assume there are more gay people in general at those colleges. If a college is known for being on the intolerant side, unless it has a very special major that you can't find anywhere else, there probably won't be as many gay people there.
Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with gay brothers or sisters, but statistics don't tell the story either.
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sugar and spice Not to mention the fact that many gays and lesbians don't join Greek organizations because of the "homophobic" label that's been attached to them, and they assume they won't feel comfortable there. So to assume that every organization should be ten percent gay is an oversimplification.
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I think that some of you all are making the assumption that before people come to college or join an organization, they know that they are gay. Most people come to grips with their sexuality during college. There are a lot gay people who are in deep deep denial and they try to join greek organizations because they are trying to give an appearance of a "typical" straight person. I know a lot of gay people that joined a greek organization before they came out to others and to themselves and used to be some of the most homophobic people you would ever meet...