| WCUgirl |
03-09-2006 05:01 PM |
Re: reply
Quote:
Originally posted by piercj2
I really am not that bitter, and getting laid by some greek girl is not the much of a rigorous task or accomplishment. The MTV show also brought to light what is going on in the greeks. And, that article I posted is from the reporters personal experience, which is factual. Their are hundreds just like it on the internet. At least faternties will admit that they behave like this, all I want is just a confession that these things take place. Its not that big of a deal, considering we are all young anyway, because it is no secret to what goes on.
|
Since I'm super-bored at work, I'll bite. :)
Quote:
Originally posted by piercj2
What kinds of things did you witness?
I really hadn’t expected to find the level of "Animal House" campiness that I did in some groups. They had a tradition called boob ranking where pledges had just a lim ited amount of time to strip off their shirt and bras to examine each other topless so that by the time the clock was up, they were basically lined up in order of chest size in order of the sisters to inspect. Some sorori ties hold what they call “naked parties,” during which after a few drinks sisters and pledges strip off their clothes and basically run around the house naked, some of them hooking up with each other before they let the boys in.
|
Did she actually witness this, or is she using an expanded definition of witness (as in, she witnessed a girl saying to another girl, "I heard....?" If she did witness it, did she participate? ;)
Quote:
Originally posted by piercj2
Isn’t there a constant emphasis on boys?
From the mixers to the formals to the homecomings to fraternity parties—there’s frequently a race to get dates from a limited pool of acceptable fraternity guys. And white sororities are so centered on relationships with their ceremonies and rituals and songs to celebrate specific relationship mile stones. By comparison, in at least one white sorority, the award for getting the highest GPA was a bag of potato chips. And you have to wonder what’s the point of a girls-only organization if it revolves around men.
|
Actually, since Ms. Robbins didn't experience any ceremonies or rituals, I'm interested to know what evidence she has that proves that ceremonies and rituals "celebrate specific relationship milestones." And, what evidence does she cite to support her theory, other than mixers and formals and fraternity parties (you know, non-Greek girls go to fraternity parties and frequently have mixers with their clubs or residence hall groups).
Quote:
Originally posted by piercj2
I think sororities have the poten tial to be so much more than they are, but the national offices are so concerned with things like money and image that they’ve lost touch with the girls as individuals.
|
And she knows this how? How much time has she spent volunteering on a national level for her sorority?
Quote:
Originally posted by piercj2
How prevalent are eating disorders?
I had heard urban legends about plumbers having to come clean out the pipes ever month or so in sororities because they get clogged with vomit. A lot of girls told me that was true. Eating disorders are so popular that some houses have puking contests after dinner. At State U., every sin gle one of the 18 sororities had eating-disor der problems.
|
Unless Ms. Robbins actually witnessed that with her own eyes, it's still urban legend. I spent four years in my sorority believing that we were not allowed to have sorority houses because of the "brothel law." It's just further evidence of how urban legends are passed on.
Quote:
Originally posted by piercj2
You mention rooms in sorority houses where members can look up previous pa pers and tests. Is this universal?
I would be comfortable saying it’s com mon. They call them class files or scholar ship files—they like to hold up scholarship as a pinnacle, you know, of their achieve ment but a lot of that is sometimes based on these notes and former tests and papers that they have in a file cabinet in a room in the house.
|
And using notes to help learn material is bad why? |
