Less popular sororities

[DSTCHAOS]

For the record: Not choosing someone based on social class is bad for a number of reasons but typical because people look at background. I assume that people who target the "top tier" organizations will know that some of them have the "wealth" standard and will therefore choose not to rush those groups. I guess the sorority that got shunned for the nonwealthy member was also struggling before whereas a sorority that wasn't struggling would've been able to pull off attempting to diversify their chapter.

[gee_ess]

Holy cow, I don't know where to begin...

EW - I am a U of A grad and alum of a top tier sorority. And, although I am sure you thought you were speaking honestly and with firsthand knowledge, you are speaking without enough experience and knowledge of this campus' greek system to make any type of point regarding a weaker sorority without being offensive.

I believe I posted earlier with the point that stronger sororities can afford to make mistakes in rush and it rarely effects them negatively -not true for a weaker group. Yes, a few bad pledge classes can hurt them. But fraternities are not responsible for that.

Fraternity opinions hold very little sway with pledges signing bid cards. Yes, there is tent talk, but that becomes very secondary during the emotion of formal (southern style!) rush. At the end of the week, the pnm's just want a BID! Also, regarding frat's shunning sororities, rarely are functions single group. Most,if not all, are two sororities and two frats - which helps balance the equation somewhat. No frat opinion can take a house down. The system isn't set up that way.

Regarding the minority pledge - I assure you this had no bearing on their success or lack thereof of their house. Yes, in this traditional south,it may have been news...(few African American or Asian women go through rush at Arkansas) but not anything that would take a house down. Of the 7 groups on campus, this past fall, all but one made quota and this one was not a newer group. So, to make it perfectly clear, the newer groups are doing GREAT on campus. I am not sure what group you are referring to.

And last but not least, let's not let EW's posts turn anyone into saying something ugly about Arkansas just because he is offending you. That's just not nice...
Arkansas is a great campus and has a strong Greek system.