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SORORITY
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Council, which Is the Universi
ty’* governing body for sorori
ties. Meghan Bailey said she
joined a sorority after spending
two terms on her own as a
freshman at She University.
Bailey said she was used to
being involved in high school
activities, and by joining a so
rority she immediately had
leadership opportunities and
support al her fingertips.
■'Sororities provide a sense of
community and opportunities
to got involved.” she said.
"Since there ore so many stu
dents on campus, it Is really
hard to find a base."
Bailey also explained that
joining a sorority is different
than joining most organiza
tions.
"Being in a sorority is some
thing you con tako with you for
the rest of.your life." Bailey
said. "Once you arc a member
you can have a lifetime of in
volvement if you choose to do
so.”
Bailey said rushoes are given
information about time com
mitments and responsibilities
before they Kush
Although many women agree
with Bailey, others, like former
sorority member Joanna Tyler,
say they realized later the com
mitment made to the sorority
was more than they bargained
for.
' 1 liked it, but I couldn't fit it
Into my schedule," Tyler said.
At the time, Tyler was on the
University crow team, soccer
team and also worked to pay
for her schooling and sorority
expenses.
"If 1 had to work nr play, I
would get fined," she said.
"The sorority was supposed to
lx- number one, and it wasn't
for me."
The expense of puying for a
sorority on her own was as
overwhelming as the time ex
penditure, Tyler said
"It's really expensive for
someone who is paying for
1 couldn’t find the
time to balance
work, school and
the sorority.’
— Shannon O’Hara.
former Alpha Phi member
school alone," shn said. “There
wore only a couple of girls pay
ing for themselves, and they
were struggling to come up
with the money.”
Former Alpha Phi member
Shannon O'Hara, who also paid
her sorority dues from her own
pocket, had similar problems
with her sorority experience.
"I couldn't find the time to
balance work, school and the
sorority,” O'Hara said. "School
was my priority, and I wasn't
able to got things done,"
O'Hara said she enjoyed the
activities thut her sorority pro
vided and the fact that "some
one was always around.”
“If you needed something it
was Blways there,” she said.
Alpha I’hi member Robin
Daily said a new group of peo
ple moving into a sorority can
change the whole image or atti
tude that tin; sorority may have
projected the year before.
Daily said the sorority she is
involved in has a wider range
of people with different inter
ests than most other sororities.
Daily also said her sorority
has a reputation for having un
committed members that aren't
the stereotypical “gung-ho'' so
rority type.
"Only 51) percent of the
members are there all the
time,” she said. She likes the
tact that there is no stereotypi
cal Alpha Phi.
Daily also said she isn't us
devoted to it like other sorority
members, but that she has
made "friends that will be
friends for life."
FRATERNITIES
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other reasons riled by Bozates.
"I have a girlfriend, and 1 knew that the fraternity would lake up
a lot of time that I'd rather spend with her.” he said "Also, 1 came
here to get an education, so 1 want to keep my grades up ami make
sure I have time to study. 1 can't do that in a frut."
But greek members said Animal House stereotypes are unfair.
"Frat life is not just parties." said Aaron Welk, a member of Sig
ma i’hi Epsilon. "It's a good way to meet a lot of people and to
make contacts for your future."
Todd Harris of Delta Tau Delta agreed.
"My house is nothing like the typical greek stereotypes." he said.
"Wo are u very diverse group ... and we are not like Animal House
(Ireeks arc labeled as a group. Each house is different and so are
the people in them judge individuals, don't judge the whole sys
tem as the result of one person's actions.”
Older members of fraternities suld living in the house tan be
come too much aftor a while.
"Fhero's not a lot of privacy." said Welk. who is a third year
member and is not living in the house. "It's tough at times. You
don't always feel like being social and friendly, but there's always
someone around so you kind of have to. The house never really felt
like a home to me; it was just a place to sleep."
For first- and second-year members, however, living at the house
is one of the t>est aspects of fraternity life. Living at the house tain
be especially helpful for pledges bocausc "you got to know a lot
more about the guys and the house.” said Sigma Nu pledge Jeff
Holt. "They were all pledges once themselves, so they help you
through it.”
Because of the more relaxed atmosphere of fraternity rush, many
decided to rush on the spur of the moment Some had been anti
greek in high school, others were indifferent and still others knew
all along that they wanted to be in a fraternity.
Many rushtsd simply because they went bored, had nothing bet
ter to do, or met people who were rushing and decided to give it a
try.
Harris also said that since he was from out of stale and knew no
one, belonging to a fraternity allowed hint to instantly Identify
with and be part of a large group, which helped make his transition
easier.
VVelk warned, however, that "greek life is not for everyone."