I don't think it's fair to characterize all-female schools as "one big sorority". I went to an all-girls schools from 4th grade through 12th, and looked at some women's colleges (after 9 years of it, it wasn't something I was anxious to do, lol). Granted there are a lot of traditions, and some rituals (depending on the school) but it's nothing like sorority life, given the diversity of the women involved (especially at Smith).
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Originally Posted by centaur532
I know girls from Mount Holyoke and Smith and it amuses me no end because most women who go to those colleges go to escape typical college life, of which greek life is a big part...yet they're basically in one big sorority. Their traditions, rituals, things like that.
I had friends from high school who went to Wells College, a small all-womens college in Aurora, NY. They had to go co-ed and no one was happy about it. I visited them over spring break when they were back home and was wearing a letter hoodie. My friend steph looked at it and said 'eeeeuwww' and I just replied with, "um...your college is one giant sorority, I wouldn't be talking."
Wells couldn't survive without going co-ed, as much as it pained them to do so.
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