Case Western Reserve University…a higher ranked undergrad business program by USNEWS than UH.
No.
I’m stating the reality as I know it to be from personal experience.
You, by contrast, are stating a myth that stems from an ignorance resulting from your total lack of personal experience in this matter.
As for Latinos, the Sigma Nu chapter at UH has several that I’ve met.
My own Sigma Nu chapter had Hispanic members.
Again…STOP the false stereotyping.
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I am an example of a Cougar who followed in my parent’s footsteps but the sentiment HERE of the majority of people wanting us to remain a 1970s era commuter school for non-traditional students is what worries me. That sentiment is even shared by our current Mayor which is troublesome.
UH’s path to a traditional University appeared to have peaked around 2016-2019 and then stalled and now is regressing.
1,000 Greeks out of a student body of 50,000 is utterly embarrassing. Shows the University does NOT provide the amenities for both type of students. Shows the University does not invest in Diversity of Type of student. …it’s still skewed towards the commuter/ low ROI/ transfer student.
It is something I’ve been monitoring for 25 years
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For sure racism still exists and can exist in Greek organizations both at UH and other campuses. One of the things that should happen at college is exposing individuals to others that are not like them and liberalizing their beliefs. We should be better coming out than going in. Fraternities tend to reflect their campuses - and at UH where Hispanics make up a significant portion of the overall population, chapters represent that. There are also Asian, Indian, African American, etc members of these historically white organizations. I would venture to say your statement on fraternities being predominately white is still true at some schools like UT. Chapters at these schools tend to evolve much later as they have powerful, rich alumni and can resist change. A UH chapter does not have the influence to resist change. For our fraternity at UH and almost all campuses, the pledge model was phased out in early 90s. At UT, it didn’t happen until at least 20 years later.
Nobody’s falsely stereotyping. The sorority system at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa was formally segregated until 2013. That’s a cold hard fact.
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It’s also a cold hard fact that that is EXCEPTIONAL, NOT typical.
It is certainly not the case for Greek chapters at UH, nor at my undergrad college.
One school being backasswards is the EXCEPTION, NOT the rule.
Again… STOP falsely stereotyping based on a few exceptions.
At UH, and most other schools, the general social fraternities and sororities are NOT like that.
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Says who? Again you keep degrading UH any chance you get.
Is Rice a good school? They have zero greek life.
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Which is one of the things that really SUCKS about Rice.
MIT, Stanford, and Six Ivy League schools have Greek Life, as do the vast majority of AAU schools.
Why can’t Rice?
Not sure I’d use the word “embarrassing,” but a big state U like UH definitely needs a bigger Greek system.
We need to find ways to help the Greek system grow and thrive.
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LOOK AT EVERY SINGLE OTHER SCHOOL IN THE P4
WE, THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON, ARE THE OUTLIER IN THOSE CATEGORIES.
WE ARE A CLASS OF ONE… BY OURSELVES…AND IN A NEGATIVE ‘NON-DIVERSE’ TYPE OF WAY.
EVEN UPSTART UCF IS BLOWING US OUT OF THE WATER
YOU MAY LIKE GETTING A PARTICIPATION TROPHY FOR PUTTING IN NO EFFORT BUT I DO NOT!
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It’s really holding them back it seems.
Absolutely, have you ever worked with a Rice grad?
They are smart but very socially awkward
You should have gone to any other P4 school then. UH is unique, always has been. Keep UH weird. We’re Houston.
Sure bro, sure. They are chock full of your ideal ROI student. They all live on campus, all are not from Houston, all “traditional” yet you mock them? lol You’re totally confused. Oh wait, it’s because they aren’t UT or ATM, your dream schools.
no…i’m just waiting for the old dinosaurs with black/white anti- traditional/ pro commuter school elements sentiments, LIKE YOU, to phase out.
Remember, at Texas A&M’s age of current UH, they had just STARTED accepting female and minority students and they became a Traditional University soon after that.
I’ll NEVER give up HOPE that Uh can shed it’s Commuter School reputation.
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The only person that believes we’re a commuter school is you. Sad.
1,000 Greek students out of a student population of 50,000 (2%) is LITERALLY the ‘word for word’ definition of a Commuter School.
I imagine what the next lowest % is in all of the P4 schools?
Sorry, you live in denial.
I guess Rice is a commuter school too, by your definition.
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@T-Moar and @3rdWardCoog
Here are the officers of the UH Sigma Nu chapter.
Take a look.
Wouldn’t you agree that there is plenty of diversity there?
Given that….
STOP falsely stereotyping.
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