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I honestly don't get it, nor do I fathom why you'd join a sorority system that seems so superficial in regards to tradition and reputation etc...
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---by Little E
Little E, none of of the Chapters here are elitest and non-traditional. They each have rituals, chapter meetings, etc and they succeed in what they do, they just do it in a larger number.
You must realize that Ole Miss is based on traditions and these are traditions with a capital T. You have to look at the University of Mississippi as a whole. We have two sororities that are 100 years old, Chi Chapter of Tri Delta will be 100 in 2004 and Tau Chapter of Chi Omega was 100 in 1897; with the majority of our chapter being at least 40 years old or older, we have traditions that go far back into some families. In the state of Mississippi there are many universities but Ole Miss is the oldest and the first, 1848. Therefore, many Mississippians come here to continue their family's name and to continue their Greek heritages. (We also have many fraternities that are 100+ years old)
Each sorority might have 180+ members(some with over 200), but each carries out their sorority's ideals and reasons for existence with beauty, charm, intelligence, grace, and pride. At AOII, we have 190 members but we get to know our New Members as well as possible through our rituals, sisterhood events, and just hanging out at our house. All 9 of our wonderful sororities engage their new members and bring forth a feeling of sisterhood and love to their new members and members.
Yes, Tri Delta and Chi Omega might have been around for 100 years on our campus and AOII has only been here for 45 but we all still practice our rituals weekly, prepare our members to be the best they can be, and we are ALL very charitable. Just because we have 9 houses with an average of 190 members per chapter, does not mean we are fake, pretentious, not good members of our sorority, etc.
www.olemiss.edu
PS check our this former thread to find out how old are chapters are:
http://forums.greekchat.com/gcforums...5&pagenumber=2