Country singer Luke Bryan was Sigma Chi at Georgia Southern, according to a couple of bio's I've read. One also said his wife was ADPi. I wonder if that's what inspired his song "Sorority Girls"???!!

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Sometimes I wonder if GLOs claim members that become famous even if they don't pay/weren't fabulous/don't donate as alumnae/whatever just so they can say that Suzy MovieStar is an EFG. Like, name dropping normal people do--but on the GLO scale.

I mean, is it really that easy? I'm delinquent on my collegiate dues and haven't paid the 4 semesters prior to my graduation. Do I really just pay up who knows how much later and POOF I'm in good standing and get to be on the cover of the magazine?
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Anyway, I heard somewhere--I think it was a radio show--that Oprah was an AKA aspirant in college, but the chapter rejected her. After she became a super famous gazillionaire, AKA offered her membership and she declined. (I've never checked to see if the school Oprah went to had an AKA chapter, so it could be bogus.)

I would wager if a GLO ran around saying "Barry Gibb* is an alumnus!!" but Barry Gibb was a real cheese dick in college and still owes his pledge brothers tons of money, those guys would have NO problem saying "yeah Barry Gibb was a brother, but he's a cheese dick and not welcome at the house at homecoming." I'm sure if a situation like that comes up, the GLO downplays the famous person's membership quickly and doesn't put them on the website.

The majority of NPC and NIC members don't donate as alums. That's not really a reason to not claim someone.

*listening to the Bee Gees and he was the first name that came to mind.

Not an urban legend
 

Luke Bryan is a Sigma Chi.

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Well, I know that we have a procedure for paying up and being restored to good standing -- it's not just a "we'll make an exception for famous alum" situation.

One person who availed himself of it -- Bro. Ruben Studdard was initiated by our Omicron Delta chapter (Alabama A&M). From what I heard and read, it was indeed a case of him paying up when he was able.

I love the way you say things. I wonder if we'd be BFF IRL.

Very neat. What ever happened to him. He put out....what, one single after winning idol. I heard he's been spending some time on Broadway.

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New one to me! Robin McGraw, wife of Dr. Phil (not OUR GC DrPhil!) is an alumna initiate from the Omicron chapter at USC!

The author of The Help is now being claimed by Phi Mu.

The main character and her friends were Chi O's in the book.

Phi Mu
 

She's been claimed a while ago. She's from our Alpha Zeta chapter at the University of Alabama. Skeeter, however, was a Chi Omega from Ole Miss. In fact, our Phi Mu page on Facebook has been updated continuously about Kathryn Stockett. I'm pretty sure it was her (or Dana Ivey-another Phi Mu who happened to be in the movie) that sent HQ tickets to the premiere.

I could name drop a movie star who I'm sure everyone here has seen, but there's some sort of question about her membership (not paid up, disaffiliated, lots of stories). I still see her name in a lot of chapter websites, though. And if it's a dues thing, then she should be ashamed of herself!

Unless she really doesn't care one way or the other.

Exactly. As I said, I don't know the real story about it, so what's to say what's in her mind.

OK, I know that everyone knows that Susan Harling (the woman who Shelby in Steel Magnolias is based on) is a Phi Mu. But wasn't there a rumor going around that the composite you see in one scene was a Chi O composite? I just watched SM again the other day and unless someone had a theater size screen and was able to freeze it I don't know how they could tell.

I met the Chi Omega whose family home in Natchitoches, LA was used in the movie. I met her quite a few years ago -- I think she went to Vanderbilt, but maybe the composite was from L.S.U.?