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I was a student at SUNY New Paltz and Greek Life at the time was not heavily supported. We had to put up with the stereotypical image all of the time, as well as "harassment" from the town police and other students who had nothing better to do then badger us. Why I must say there are women that fit the mold of "typical sorority girls" in every negative sense of the word, our sorority at the time was one of the most diverse on campus, as well as one of the most respected. I am happy that I joined and continue to meet wonderful women from my organization on a regular basis. New Paltz is an extremely diverse school itself with students fitting every "mold" imaginable. I pledged late, as a junior transfer, but I do not regret it at all. I continue to meet wonderful women on a regular basis through my alumnae organization. I think going greek is like anything else in life, there will be people you get along with and people you don't, people who are wonderful and people who are not so wonderful. It is a learning experience in and of itself. I think overall being Greek is a positive thing. People will always continue to talk about different groups of people and stereotype them, whether they are Greek or whatever other "organization" or "stereotype" they appear to fit into.
Allison Predmore
Proud to be Greek and a D*Phi*E
SUNY New Paltz Class of 1998
President, MetroD*Phi*E Alumnae Association NYC
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