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When I went to FSU (1985-1989) there were no Jewish sororities, until SDT started in 1989. They folded a few years later mostly because they didn't invest the money in a competitive house, but also, in my opinion, because there was no strong demand for a Jewish sorority. All of the 16 NPC houses had Jewish members.
On the fraternity side, there was only AEPi, and they were very small. All of the fraternities had Jewish members, and there was no strong demand for a Jewish fraternity. I remember that Sigma Chi had a huge stone cross on their front lawn, when I went through rush, and they had a Jewish vice president.
I just went to the fraternity that fit me best, and no one cared that I was Jewish. Some of my most religous Christian brothers would go with me to the Hillel center for holiday services, and I would sometimes go with them to theirs.
My guess is that religion during rush was a very big deal 40+ years ago, but that it hasn't been for quite some time.
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