Tri Deltas at USC

Hello all,

I'm currently transfering to USC (university of southern california) and was wondering what the Tri Delta chapter there was like? Can anyone tell me how that chapter is? What are the girls like? Reputation on campus? I love my current chapter and am debating whether to affiliate once I transfer. Thanks in advance for your input.

I don't know much about Southern Cali, but maybe "socal girl" can help you out?

yes, thanks. please don't hold back... i'd like to hear both the good and the bad, even though it is my house, i'd like to know about this chapter before i make the decision to affiliate... granted even with your input and feedback here in the forum, ultimately i will have to meet the chapter myself and decide if i get along with the girls in the house, but nevertheless I'd like to hear some of you alls feedback. Thanks!

[SoCalGirl]

3D

I would agree that ultimately you need to meet the girls and see if you all click. You'd probably have to go through a probationary period before they'd vote to make you an active member of that chapter...so no need to hurry into it. You'll have time to make up your mind. Either way USC is a huge school and knowing that they're there and that you can go to meetings will be comforting. USC probably has a site for thier chapters, so maybe you can start emailing the chapter and getting to know them before you get there.

Good Luck!

thanks so cal girl! you're so sweet. but any feedback on your perception of the girls there? just so i can get a feel for what the perception is. thanks again for all your advice!

[SoCalGirl]

All Right,

The hearsay goes that they're a bunch of rich, "well taken care of" and "fun loving" girls. (I'm trying to be nice)
But that's only what I hear and it could be wrong so please please please just get to know them and don't worry about the rep. Personally if you only have a year or two left I'd join the chapter because USC could be SO overwhelming. I transfered to my school and found that joining a sorority let me feel like more than another face in a crowd. But if you have quite a while see if you can wait a semester and get to know the girls outside of the sorority setting. Try and become friends first and then become and active again. Or if you have alumnae status by leaving your school, check out the alumnae group and see if there's any young girls you click with there.
If you're transfering before they have formal rush, see if you can help out with that. Seeing how they interact with eachother and thier alumnae will give a real good insight into thier sisterhood. Since everyone gets so stressed, if they manage to be great to eachother at that time I'd bet that they'd be wonderful the rest of the year.

thanks so cal girl! i really appreciate your input. you are a sweetheart. i think i will try the helping out with rush thing first, good idea! you're right about getting to know myself..at my school, the tri-delts were labeled as the snobby pretty girls, but in fact, yes my sisters were pretty, but also so down to earth and a family of sisters that i will sorely miss. i will be a junior, so it's no big deal if i don't affiliate, but it's nice to have that option. thanks again!

Wait a minute...you say you are a member of this organization but trying to figure out whether or not you should AFFILITATE with them based on what people say about them on this board? This is one thing I will never understand about traditional GLOs. I am a member of a national Latina sorority and in my mind, there is no CHOICE about whether or not I affiliate with any of my chapters. For better or for worse, they are MY SISTERS and I would never pretend like I do not share a bond with them. If for some reason my sisters are not putting their best forward, it is MY JOB to point out what they are doing or failing to do so they can correct it. This is what sisters DO.

I had the oppportunity to join numerous Panhellenic organizations when I was in college, but it was examples of "sisterhood with conditions" that turned me off.

Originally posted by 3d:
Hello all,

I'm currently transfering to USC (university of southern california) and was wondering what the Tri Delta chapter there was like? Can anyone tell me how that chapter is? What are the girls like? Reputation on campus? I love my current chapter and am debating whether to affiliate once I transfer. Thanks in advance for your input.

[mstar]

Hi,
Though maybe untimely at this point...

As a good friend of several tri-delt grads from USC, I will tell you this:
They are intelligent, wonderful, caring women. They care deeply about each other, their families and their communities.

As do so many students at USC. Judging a sorority as snobby at a school that is considered snobby is tough. The old nickname for USC is "University of Spoiled Children." So, check it out and keep an open mind. Most people think of sorority girls as spoiled. It's a prejudice, same as any other.

You will find girls who sleep around, drink a lot, do drugs, blah, blah, blah, and all the other negative attributes people attach to sorority girls as identifying marks. These girls are Greek, Independent, white, black, rich, poor, etc., etc. You get my point.

The most important thing is not what other people think about your sorority, but what you think about your sorority. If you take sisterhood seriously, then of course you want to be connected to a group of girls you can truly care about, not just look good with.

My $ 0.02,

Molly*

[NoShame_Gamma]

Originally posted by Wait...
Wait a minute...you say you are a member of this organization but trying to figure out whether or not you should AFFILITATE with them based on what people say about them on this board? This is one thing I will never understand about traditional GLOs. I am a member of a national Latina sorority and in my mind, there is no CHOICE about whether or not I affiliate with any of my chapters. For better or for worse, they are MY SISTERS and I would never pretend like I do not share a bond with them.

I too am a member of a national Latina sorority and am in total agreement with what "Wait" has to say. I would never, for one second, doubt whether or not to affiliate with any of my sisters from other chapters. They are my SISTERS and that's all there is to it! When I joined my organization I knew I would have sisters throughout the country and attending national conferences has helped me get to know them better and love and care for them even more, UNCONDITIONALLY! Afterall, this is a sisterhood right? A home away from home, a family away from your family!

"Wait" what organization do you belong to?

[tridgirl]

Our chapter currently is going through two girls affiliating so I know first hand that for Tri Delta nationals you have to wait a semester and then the chapter votes on whether to have you affiliate. It sounds harsh, but if you don't get it you can go alum I think, I allows for mutual selection also. Give them a chance they are you sister for some reason and don't always believe reputation they are so often false one way or another.

[navane]

Hi!

I have some friends at USC and recently applied to grad school there. I will tell you that I do not have enough personal information to be able to tell you every last thing about Tri Delta at USC. Though, from what my friends have said, they're really "Delta Delta Delta this....Delta Delta Delta that..." they always walk around in letters and stuff. I didn't perceive that my friends meant the comment to be either good or bad. So, what that comment says to me is that Tri Delta is very visible on campus. I've never heard anything bad about the Tri Delta chapter there.

With that said, the entire Greek system is very visible on campus at SC. The Greek students are *very* involved. When I've been there, I've noticed that the Greek students tend to hang out together a LOT. Very tight knit community. My friend Eddie was Phi Sig there and I know that there was *always* something happening on Greek row.

My advice to you is to go and check out the chapter. If nothing else, just go to say hello to your sisters! Though it's sponsored by the IFC men, there is a really good Greek Life website at USC...go check it out! http://www.usc.edu/dept/ifc/

Because of the tight knit community feel, you may find that you regret having gone alum. Just go meet the ladies and decide then!

Good luck! (and Go Trojans!!! wooo!!)


......Kelly