UT (Texas) minority in "white" sorority

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Originally Posted by DeltaIVA

I was in your exact same position two years ago. I am Indian, a Junior at UT, and I went to a predominantly white high school where a lot of the girls who were going to UT were rushing. I didn't know much about how the system worked as far as race is concerned, so I just did the preparations (rec letters, professional pictures, etc.) and went in with a positive attitude.

I rushed with another Indian girl from my high school, and I met 4 or 5 other Indian girls who were also rushing. NONE of us got into ANY sorority. They do not let you in if you're Indian. Alright, let's be fair, I did see one Indian girl in a sorority when I was rushing, but she was in one that wasn't very good.

As far as the Indian sororities are concerned, I honestly don't know much about them that isn't hearsay, so I won't say anything about them here.

Am I glad I rushed? Sure, it was still a good experience, and I did get to meet a lot of new people that way, even though there was clearly something fishy going on there. Would I recommend that you rush? If you want to, go for it. Just be aware that there's a good chance you won't get in because you're Indian.

Just wondering - did you (all) get dropped or did you (all) drop out because a chapter that wanted you "wasn't very good?"