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Originally posted by greencup
I didn't know her when I moved in, but I knew the other five roommates. I just never understood the reasons. I thought it was for people that can't make friends themselves, so they turn to frats/sor. Freshman year in college I partied for two weekends at frats, and they just wanted sex. It seems like high school. Watching "Sorority Life" and reading articles. And I know you are going to say sorority life is completely inaccurate, but from the sororities I've been to, it was pretty similar.
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With that same logic, i went to two theater parties while in college and saw everyone dressed in costumes, so does that mean that all theater people dress in costumes all the time?
Guys want sex in college, in a fraternity, or not. Period. College kids have sex. College kids drink. Fraternity members drink and fraternity members have sex.... but not all of them. This is kind of the rectangle/square thing.
I hated sororities my freshman year. i thought they were stuck up prissy biznitchs and couldnt get a date without a "frat" boy on their arm.
I went through rush hoping my roommate would join. the girls I met during that time were not the kind of girls that were socially inept... these were smart, sweet, funny women that were looking for a place that was a home away from home, or looking for a group to get more involved. Some people join the student activites committees, some people join an intramural team, some people join fraternities and sororities and get the best of all this and more. You have the ability to get involved more, to learn more about yourself, your strengths, your weaknesses... etc...
You can learn all of this,of course, without joining a greek org, but some people choose to. Why look down upon them for that?
My take on your roomie situation is she joined a sorority, became extremely involved and chose to follow that route instead of getting closer to her roommates and doing other activities. If she was happy, why do you care? Why begrduge someone happiness, when it doesn't hurt you? It may have hurt your feelings because she chose other people before you, but if you didn't know her before you got there what did you lose?
And what could you have gained by being more open minded? You could have asked her why SHE chose to rush, and why she enjoyed it. Instead you come online and ask a group of pro-greek men and women to explain themselves.
My answer to you is
I joined a sorority and it is none of your damn business why, or what I gained.... but I know what you missed by being narrow minded and closed to learning.
College is an educational experience that doesn't just apply to the classroom.