Honestly, if my chapter had done an SATC I would have been completely turned off because a) that's not the kind of chapter I would want to join, and b) the references would have all flown straight over my head. I was 19 when I went through recruitment and SATC was past my time as a sophomore, so I doubt freshmen who didn't have an older sibling who watched it would be especially tuned in or interested. When I was at Clemson new student orientation two summers ago the orientation ambassadors did a 90s-themed skit that BOMBED because we had never watched those shows as kids. Please please please consider a different skit theme that gives off a better vibe and is more up-to-date.

As a former recruitment advisor, I suggest you contact yours. I am 99.9% certain what chapter you are from and I can tell you that from what I've heard, rocking the boat to far left probably wouldn't be the best.

Your chapter has a leadership consultant, she is there, use her expertise. Your chapter has a full advisory board, use their expertise. You also have the capability to contact other formal recruitment chairs by looking up information on pride online. You can contact other chairs whose campuses do skits and get copies of their skits and tweek them to your own needs. Why reinvent the wheel? I, in fact, have a script from my chapter that they did back in 2009 or 2010.

While I applaud your desire for Sex and the City, the theme is truly outdated. If you want a theme like that you need to really look at what is current.

If there is anyway I can help (at least via email) please feel free to email me at mphs.pride97@gmail.com

I agree. Even if the women know about the series and perhaps have seen the movies, when the show was on and popular, they would have been looking at it through very different eyes. The show was on between 1998 and 2004. I really think that the typical 17-19 year old PNM is not going to "get" the cultural references. I sometimes have conversations with my 18-year old niece and sometimes forget that something I'm talking about was way before her time.

You sound really attached to the idea. What do others in the chapter think? I don't know how you choose themes, but I think that getting a lot of feedback from the chapter would help a lot. Honestly, you don't want to be that *one chapter* that did some outdated tv show that was on when most of the PNMs were in preschool.

But would any of them really know what "a Carrie" is? heck, I was an adult at the time and I couldn't name them all without some serious thought.

I was in college at the time the show was on/ending, and I couldn't tell you back then - and I still can't tell you now - what their names are or what their personalities are like.

As I said before, I don't think there's anything wrong with doing something different than the other chapters (actually, I applaud it), but do you know why the other sororities probably have themes like award ceremonies and talk shows and game shows? Because most people have probably watched at least one award show and one talk show and one game show in their lives. But you probably don't even have to ever watch an entire award show to know that people make ridiculous speeches, their time is cut off, there are montages, a red carpet, and everyone dresses up. And most people know that a talk show has a host and they bring guests on the program. And most people know that a game show consists of questions to answer or games to play, which lead to prizes. And hey, what person has never seen an episode of the Price is Right?! And added bonus: those themes don't require people to know specific characters.

Has a reality show theme been done? You could make it seem like a big drama fest at first, and then show the "reality" of living in the house, participating in rituals, taking part in philanthropic projects, and just being sisters. Just an idea!

And question: Does your skit even have to center around a tv show/genre? If you're going to be different anyway, why not be REALLY different?

I'm going to second Clemsongirl. I love the idea of making a connection between our 4 diamond points and 4 characters from a show but I don't think SATC is in good taste for recruitment. Recruitment is all about first impressions and you don't want anyone's first impression to have tbe word "sex" in it :) I'm sure there are other shows or movies with 4 characters that could convey the same message?

I'd love to see someone come up with a Pitch Perfect skit, especially if you had 4 good singers.

A little lesson from Entrepreneurship 101:

Just because YOU are convinced it's a great idea, it doesn't mean that a broad section of your peers will. You absolutely need to vet it with your target audience. This means talking to 10-15 of your sisters and getting their unbiased feedback about the concept.

It's hard to let go of an idea, especially if you feel like you've been working on it for a while, but you need to be open to dropping bad ideas regardless of who came up with them.

I've held my tongue long enough. I've been involved on my local campus for 30 years. If I see one more SATC, Grease or Little Mermaid recruitment skit I think I might go postal! All three have been done so many times you need to put a fork in them. Seriously, no one cares any more about these. Not the alums and not the PNMs. It's old and tired. Find something fresh and relevant.

If you're going to go old school, go REALLY old school and do Now Voyager or Splendor in the Grass or something.

One of the chapters I went to for skit round also had four values they held dear, so they did The Voice and had the four judges represent those four values. It was a good way to show off some sisters who could sing while still getting their most important characteristics across to the PNMs.

My chapter would have chosen the show "Girlfriends" or "Waiting to Exhale" (some of you are familiar with the accusation that SATC was taken from WtoE).

Any negativity in the characters could be presented as how our sorority helps with personal growth, shaping sisterhood and values, appreciating differences (including lifestyles), and learning from our mistakes.

The "new" SATC is Girls. Although I'm not sure you could get those four themes from that show's characters.

Hypo and her friends have been watching SATC on Netflix so they would definitely get the references. Things are a little different that way. Old stuff gets revived because they can watch the whole series through streaming. I never liked SATC as a recruitment theme though.

I have to agree with a couple posters who have said that a theme that includes "sex" probably isn't the best PR choice. Also bad: the word "whorehouse."

I had a flashback to the "Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" skit I was in one year. My costume included a boa and lingerie. Whoever thought it was a good idea to have a close-knit, supportive group of hookers exemplifying the bonds of sisterhood was seriously mistaken. :eek:

This was my thought on SaTC...maybe in another 20 years, it will be adorably retro, but now it feels out of date.

Love it!

No way! Don't really see how but OK! I recall (allegedly) Friends being taken from Living Single. (Living Single would be a cute show to base an NPHC sisterhood skit)

Really? Interesting. I'm gonna watch the show one of these days.