Did Where You Went To School Play A Part Of Going Greek?

[AGDee]

I ended up going Greek because I had good friends who were Greek and they introduced me to the idea. I don't know if I would have thought of it otherwise, so it's tough to say!

[PhoenixAzul]

Definitely. And furthermore, the *type* (local) sorority I joined had a lot to do with it. For being a small-ish school, Otterbein has a sizeable Greek life. A lot of people are involved in it, something ridiculous like 25 or so percent. I went to school with all of these notions of what sorority women and sorority life were like, and I got to OC, and absolutely NONE of them apply to Otterbein or our community.

I was really pulled in by the quirky traditions of each chapter, the unique identities each has, the ties with the school...things that I think joining another sorority would have lacked for me (not to say they don't have, but it's...different, hard to describe). The uniqueness of Tau Delta, our history, our traditions and how entwined they are with the history of the university really endeared me to the community.

On the more practical side, local sorority membership is affordable for me, Jane Average Student. While my brother is NIC, his dues/fees/costs would have absolutely devestated me. I can afford our dues ($50 or $45/quarter, depending on GPA), and that makes a difference...hearing some of the dues of some other greeks makes me almost have a heart attack, and makes me realize that I've got it pretty easy.

[JonInKC]

At any other school? Maybe not. The main reason I joined was b/c the older brother of one of my best friends was in the chapter.