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@OutOfState

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This "nepotism" only matters if you want to buy in that the "In State" sororities are somehow better than the ones that have a mix of in-state and out-of-state members. That's what the in-state people want you to believe, and maybe that's true for them because their friends are in those chapters. But if you truly have an open mind about the chapters at Clemson, you will see that many of the mid and lower tiered chapters are filled with women who would pass for "top house" sororities if you didn't know their affiliation. They are just as beautiful, accomplished (maybe more so since they are competing for out-of-state acceptance to Clemson), social, fun, and talented as the in-state girls in "top" houses. And these chapters are willing to give out-of-state women a chance because many of them are out-of-state as well or are in-state women who want to make new friends (and not continue college as 13th grade). Some out-of-state schools even end up becoming feeders for Clemson, so your argument that being out-of-state means you automatically lack connections is false as well for some people. Basically, stop buying into in-state as being top and work on getting to know all the sororities in recruitment. The PNMs who got cut from "top" group will be a recruiter next year if she gets a bid elsewhere. Are you saying then she has to take someone who she doesn't like just because they are a legacy or because we "have to" take out-of-state people? Human nature is going to prevail here; people will gravitate to the people they like. The best we can do is teach and encourage people to recognize implicit bias and how to counteract it. Sororities are making efforts in that regard. Recognizing implicit bias goes for BOTH chapters and PNMs. Keeping an open mind works both ways. You're only talking "nepotism" and lack of "equity" because you buy into the falsehood that the "top" groups (on GR no less) are the only good ones at Clemson, and you didn't get in, so that must be the reason. Why would you want to be in a group that doesn't prefer you in the first place? Recognize that you have great qualities these groups are missing when they don't take you, and use those qualities to make the mid or lower tier group the best it can be. Those groups are willing to give you a chance, and if people stop believing the falsehood, then everyone will see how truly top of a group you are.