A totally honest thread...from long long ago

[ellebud]

RedRover:

I love your story! Incidentally my husband isn't Jewish, but our children are Jews. I mentioned that during my time in college women went to college to meet their husband the rationale for religious segregation was that we would all meet potential spouses that were from our background (the "comfort factor"). Who knew that I would meet an east coast Episcopalian from an Ivy League school?

[breathesgelatin]

I was hanging out with some people earlier this week that really made me reconsider just how dated this thread really is.

I was hanging with an alum of a UT sorority (won't say which one) who said that Jewish PNMs who don't wish to join the 2 traditionally Jewish sororities at Texas often wear cross necklaces during recruitment to ensure that the members of the other GLOs know they are looking to join there.

It especially makes me wonder because there was a thread started about this recently by a PNM... at Texas I believe.

This same woman also confirmed that the two Jewish sororities are (to her knowledge obviously) still 100% Jewish at UT. I knew that one of them was based on my relationships with members. I didn't realize the other was as well (assuming that what this woman said is accurate).

It really made me think.

[exlurker]

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin

I was hanging out with some people earlier this week that really made me reconsider just how dated this thread really is.

I was hanging with an alum of a UT sorority (won't say which one) who said that Jewish PNMs who don't wish to join the 2 traditionally Jewish sororities at Texas often wear cross necklaces during recruitment to ensure that the members of the other GLOs know they are looking to join there.

It especially makes me wonder because there was a thread started about this recently by a PNM... at Texas I believe.

This same woman also confirmed that the two Jewish sororities are (to her knowledge obviously) still 100% Jewish at UT. I knew that one of them was based on my relationships with members. I didn't realize the other was as well (assuming that what this woman said is accurate).

It really made me think.

Wow. If accurate, just wow.

[LadyLonghorn]

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin

I was hanging with an alum of a UT sorority (won't say which one) who said that Jewish PNMs who don't wish to join the 2 traditionally Jewish sororities at Texas often wear cross necklaces during recruitment to ensure that the members of the other GLOs know they are looking to join there.

Hmmmm, well I am an active who has now been through several recruitments and have never heard this. So if women really are doing it, the message isn't getting through. It makes me really sad to hear that someone would even consider doing this, and makes me even sadder that a rumor like this would be perpetuated even if true.

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin

This same woman also confirmed that the two Jewish sororities are (to her knowledge obviously) still 100% Jewish at UT.

As far as I know, this is indeed true. But I am sure you already know that many Jewish women come into recruitment with their heart set on one of those particular houses since there is a definite tier level even in that niche. Suiciding and dropping out of recruitment because you're not invited back to the "top tier" historically Jewish house is far from infrequent.

It also is important to note that while the historically Jewish houses are still 100% Jewish members, the other sororities on campus are far from being 100% non-Jewish.

[breathesgelatin]

Originally Posted by LadyLonghorn

Hmmmm, well I am an active who has now been through several recruitments and have never heard this. So if women really are doing it, the message isn't getting through. It makes me really sad to hear that someone would even consider doing this, and makes me even sadder that a rumor like this would be perpetuated even if true.



As far as I know, this is indeed true. But I am sure you already know that many Jewish women come into recruitment with their heart set on one of those particular houses since there is a definite tier level even in that niche. Suiciding and dropping out of recruitment because you're not invited back to the "top tier" historically Jewish house is far from infrequent.

It also is important to note that while the historically Jewish houses are still 100% Jewish members, the other sororities on campus are far from being 100% non-Jewish.

Lady Longhorn, honestly I'm so glad you responded to my post. The alum's comments from Thursday night honestly threw me for a complete loop, especially because this had already been discussed on GC recently. I don't know what group you're in - I still don't want to say what group the person I met was in, but she graduated in 2007 and was highly involved in her chapter's recruitment, so I had no reason to disbelieve what she said. Things she said in other regards were definitely accurate, in terms of insider info, tiers, recent Greek life developments at UT, etc... it's just odd to me that this would be the case.

Yes, I'm aware of the tiers with the Jewish sororities at UT... I have a few friends who are alums of one of the groups and it's striking to me that all their little sisters seem to have joined the "top" group... I think the lower tier group is really having a struggle over whether it wants to remain 100% Jewish or not... although, I actually think that they've made their bed and decided to lay in it on that one at this point.