Could I Fit In ..?

[thetygerlily]

1- We had lesbians and bisexual women in at least 2 of our three chapters at my school, including Kappa. Kappa as an organization does not discriminate on basis of sexual orientation, or this would not have happened. Several women I know of are still very involved as alumnae. However, every chapter is different in terms of personality and goals, so regardless of sexual orientation you may or may not fit in with them. It is a mutual selection process, which means that you must choose them AND they must choose you. That goes for all sororities and fraternities.

2- Yes, the south is a different ball game. Especially Texas. Read threads here about it. Just because it flew at my small private liberal arts school in the midwest does not mean that it'll go over at a SEC school.

3- You are an upperclassman & transfer, which makes you potentially less desirable at some schools and gives you next to no chance at others.

4- Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Yes, I love being a Kappa- but there are 25 other incredible NPC organizations, and fit is different at every school. I'm sure your school has many other NPC orgs as well as potentially locals and/or special interest groups. If you want to go through recruitment, give all of them a chance. Especially if recruitment is competitive and/or you already see yourself as having many potential roadblocks.

5- Good luck. You probably don't want to continue posting here, at least in this much detail. It's pretty easy to figure out who PNMs are, and you don't want anything you post online (like being uber-interested in one organization) to potentially count against you. If you do join an organization, I think we'd all love to hear about it and share in your excitement.