Two of his Alpha Delta Phi brothers, for example, are from Africa. One of them, Ousmane Mbacke, is a Senegalese computer science student who didn't even know what a fraternity was before he came to Montreal. They treat everyone the same. Ultimately, she says, the numbers are so low at McGill that pledges rarely get turned away from any fraternity or sorority. It's more like we want them.
Dues cover expenses for chapter activities like parties and weekend retreats.
Alumni associations for each chapter also help generate monies for current members. The letter-wearing legions of McGill students continue to fight the perception that they're elitist. I have loans and I found a way to join. Yes, there are wealthy girls in sororities, but there are lots of wealthy girls at McGill. Reports of a gang rape at a Zeta Psi frat party in 1988 and a charge of date rape against a member of Phi Delta Theta in 1990 were hot issues on campus.