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1. "I will admit that Recruitment can be superfical, but that's mainly because you have 3 minutes with each girl to decide if you want them as part of your life-long sisterhood"--AlphaFrog
...It probably took me around 3 minutes or so to type the first message, and a few extra minutes for this one. What do you know about me based on what it is you can "see/imply" about me and what I have told you so far? (Note: this is not a personal attack on AlphaFrog's comments; I just want to know what everyone thinks about this.)
2."...you don't really seem to have an open opinion"--ZHLyreGirl
...My intentions here are not so focused on having a closed-mind. Obviously I would go to some anti-greek chat forum if I wanted that instead of come here where most are supportive of/in the sororities/fraternities. I just want an open understanding of it all, and what better way to try to get that than to ask people who will have different perspectives.
3. "wow, 4a.m....somebody's pressed."--JocelynC
...I really do appreciate all of the insightful comments everybody sent to me. And this one. I'm so glad you have such a busy life and could still offer those generous words of wisdom.
4. "you have obviously spent a lot of time studying us for some reason."--SmartBlondeGPhB
...I just want to know where other people are coming from. Still, I'd hardly call this extensive research on the subject--starting a thread, talking to friends (including members and non-members), and observing what goes on at least on my own college campus. I'm not here to prove anyone wrong. I'm just curious, and so I ask.
5. "For these few bad apples, there are literally thousands of Greeks who do accept their brothers and sisters, no matter what their backgrounds may be. To think that all of us are built to discriminate against others is to miss the point."--KSigkid
This is something I will wholeheartedly agree with. Believe me, I
never missed this point.
6. "We had a sister who was a lesbian, and in the end she ended up quitting, because it was a rather uncomfotable situation. (It's like putting a straight guy in an orginzation with nothing but pretty lesbians, he's going to feel at least a slight bit uncomfortable)."--AlphaFrog
One more question to ponder: Who is uncomfortable, the straight guy or the lesbians? Perhaps both??
7. "can you tell me what made you decide that about our organizations?"--ktsnake
Because believe it or not, I live in the real world. Before I started college, I was so excited about leaving home, starting a new chapter in my life, and gaining a better perspective on the world. College was my best opportunity for that, I thought. Then I got there and made my attempt at what I had come to do. Through all of this hectic but amazing experience, I've made many friends who I will probably remain friends with throughout my lifetime, but I didn't need an organization to do that for me. I didn't need a rule book or government documentation to tell me who I should or should not accept. I never based any of these friendships on "knowing" somebody for 3 minutes and then having a vote with the rest of the crowd about whether my beliefs that this was a worthwhile individual was correct. So to answer your question as best as I can, it may not be the actual organizations that I am against but the conformity and importance of popularity on it all.
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Lia
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