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UGH i HATE this...
i had a really good post and it got deleted twice (something about hitting the shift button?)
my point was that in joining a sorority (or any association) it's normal to want to be a part of the best/most popular. in an 18 year old's mind, those go hand in hand. but with age and maturity, we know that these two things are not necessarily related, or even necessary to make our greek experience the best.
is my sorority the best? surely! is it the most popular? probably not, nationally. on some campuses, perhaps.
also, a Jewish house (going with the example) may not fit the image of what a PNM expected growing up when considering greek life. i know that a historically African-America sorority wasn't on my radar initially, first because i didnt know they existed, but i also didn't (initially) have that image in my head when seeking greek life.
so for other PNMs showing up to campus and seeing orgs that dont fit what they expected (ie a Jewish house, or a houseless org, or a multicultural org, or perhaps co-ed or service org?*), yes, that can register as "bottom-tier" simply because its not on their radar.
*mind you i am totally lane-swerving and know nothing about recruitment stats on any of these orgs, but from what i read on GC, the numbers dont nearly touch an NPC social sorority with regular-type rush. plus i could be wrong on a lot of this, but im putting two and two together.
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Do you know people? Have you interacted with them? Because this is pretty standard no-brainer stuff. -33girl
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