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I find her journal entry sad, but cannot help wonder if there is more to the story. Underage drinking happens within the Greek community and outside… It is COLLEGE!!!! If the reasons they were put on probation are accurate, then almost every chapter in the nation would have to be on probation. Why were they singled out? Also, it seems that many groups at Wake Forrest have had allegations raised and been put on probation for violations that vary in degree. Apparently, these societies were PUSHED into affiliating nationally (from what I have heard.) It has not been a smooth transition, even though it has been over a decade (from what I have heard.)
During lunch at the hospital one day, we were discussing Greek Life, a young lady in our MSN program, was rather negative on Greek life... Of course I had to know why and questioned if she even tried sisterhood.... Her answer surprised me... SHE was a PI PHI!!! I invited her to our brunch at the Blues Club the next weekend... my invitation was not warmly received... not because of me, but because she really did not feel the wine and sliver blue. Alicia received her undergrad at Wake Forrest, where after hanging out with a group of ladies her freshman year, she joined their society. The sisterhood of Strings... All societies were later TOLD they were to affiliate with a National organization, at some point during her junior year, Strings became Pi Phi. According to Alicia the transition was not easy and the new structure/rules took some getting use to… She never felt a connection to Pi Phi, though she is a sister. Interestingly, she speaks very fondly of Strings.
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