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Originally posted by irishpipes
[ Not to offend any New Yorkers, but it seems like NY is a pretty tough state for greeks, so maybe we just don't have the alumnae support or campus interest or something. Does anyone know? [/B]
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Hi. Sorry to hijack your thread, I have lived in NYS my entire life though, and NYC since '99. I went to a SUNY school and it has been my experience that many NY schools have problems in general because of hazing that has gone back since the beginning of time. I think NYC schools face different issues in trying to attract new members, primarily because many students don't have the benefit of living on campus, or in a "college town" where Greek life is more prevalent, and there are so many other things to do in NYC other than get involved in Greek life. Sisters I have met who went to NYC schools had a dramatically different Greek life experience than I did mostly based on the fact that they didn't live in a house or dorms, but lived spread out throughout the 5 boros. Many of them lived with their parents during college so because of that, it was difficult on the organization in general to coordinate a new member program. For example, in planning get-togethers in the evenings, it is kind of difficult to be calling everyone at home when their parents may be in bed at 9PM because of their work schedule. Sisters may only get together once or twice a week too vs. spending time together constantly when you are at school in Upstate NY where there is nothing else going on but the sorority. Our AA also has had difficulty attracting new members here in NYC. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that people in NYC in general have so much more going on then in more rural areas of the country.
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