Sorority Strongholds?

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Right, but nobody cares before rush or after graduation, so it's not so much a stronghold, even if they have a lot of chapters there.

Illinois, one of the biggest Greek systems in the country, has very little tent talk, because nobody shows up in Champaign knowing a damn thing about any of the sororities. Sure, the internet has made things worse, but it's not like it meant anything when I went home over break and told my high school friends where I'd pledged.

Here's the issue that I have with the logic of "no one cares."

1. For decades, women in all parts of the country have been involved alumnae, not just in the south.

2. There's a boatload of non-southern GC'ers who are no longer collegiate members.

Some non-Southerners appear to care.

Regarding the no-tent talk at Illinois, that may be the case at Illinois, but freshman girls will be freshman girls. I know for a fact that tent talk was alive and well when my childhood best friend went through rush at Northwestern (not in the South), and her roommate from Seattle (also not in the south) was heartbroken to find out that she got a bid to XYZ. This stuff isn't limited to the south. I'm not saying that it happens everywhere, but it happens.

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Ah yes, and Ellen is a proud Chi Omega!

Love me some Ellen Gilchrist. She is awesome!

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

Here's the issue that I have with the logic of "no one cares."

1. For decades, women in all parts of the country have been involved alumnae, not just in the south.

2. There's a boatload of non-southern GC'ers who are no longer collegiate members.

Some non-Southerners appear to care.

Regarding the no-tent talk at Illinois, that may be the case at Illinois, but freshman girls will be freshman girls. I know for a fact that tent talk was alive and well when my childhood best friend went through rush at Northwestern (not in the South), and her roommate from Seattle (also not in the south) was heartbroken to find out that she got a bid to XYZ. This stuff isn't limited to the south. I'm not saying that it happens everywhere, but it happens.

I didn't say "no tent talk", I said (or meant) less. People still pick up on things like 2-on-1 rushing, or events with the most popular fraternities, or older siblings, or whatever. My point is that a large number of girls show up on campus with no idea, and when you talk to someone from another school, it doesn't mean much to them, either.

And of course I didn't mean nobody cares about their sorority past graduation.