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by: Curious

Why is greek life not as strong here as other schools in Texas (UT, TCU, SMU, etc.)

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#1  by: Duh   
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It's popular and is well supported but one big, big thing is holding back baylor: HOUSES. No real houses=weaker Greek life.

Plus, too many geeds

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#2  by: Frat daddy    
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They're are unofficial houses that act as frat houses. The same goes for sororities.

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#3  by: Because   
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We thump our bibles too much:(:(:(

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#4  by: Texas   
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Too much Dr. Pepper in our solo cups

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#5  by: This is fun    
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Too many engaged couples

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#6  by: good thing    
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One thing is that Panhellenic tries to place as many girls in a sorority as possible. Last year quota at UT was about 60. BU's was around 85. I know UT has quite a few more houses but WAY more girls go through rush there. BU doesn't want it to be cut-throat so it's not as selective as those other schools. When 3/4 of the girls going through rush get a bid, it's a good thing but some might argue that the quality of the system as a whole goes down. When my mom was at BU in the late 80s, it was a lot harder to get a bid in a top sorority than it is today.

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by: IFCJun 17, 2013 8:53:46 PM

IFC asked Baylor to add more sororities, no response yet

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#7  by: not a good idea   
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I don't think adding another sorority will help much unless it's really strong nationally. BU already had KD and DG and those didn't work out. I can't think of another strong group to come on that would help the Greek system get stronger.

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#8  by: Maybe   
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Maybe DZ?

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by: not a good ideaJun 17, 2013 10:01:06 PM

DZ isn't very strong at any of the Texas schools or the Big 12 schools either. I'm not sold on them. I really think DG is a much better fit but I've heard that just isn't in the cards.

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#9  by: Suggestion   
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If groups on campus worked more to help each other than put down each other, my opinion

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by: YupJun 17, 2013 11:07:56 PM

This is the main reason.

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#10  by: still too many   
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Working together is great but that won't help reduce the number of pledges. 85 girls is WAY too many girls for a sorority to handle with just has a chapter room. That number is much higher than UT, TAMU, TCU, SMU or TTech. BU needs another sorority to make the numbers more manageable.

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