CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: Colleges Court Gay Students With E-Mail and Dance Parties

5/17/2011 3:00 PM

May 1, 2011

Colleges Court Gay Students With E-Mail and Dance Parties

By Sara Lipka

Los Angeles

Most college fairs don't feature drag performers in habits. But on a Saturday afternoon at the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, "sisters" mingle with prospective students in a courtyard dotted with fan palms. The recruits pick up rainbow pamphlets about resources at Michigan State University, coming-out stories by Carleton College students and alumni, and events listings for the California Institute of Technology's annual "Gaypril."