Wow...and my friends and I nixed the idea of Beach Week for our hs seniors.

Whats the difference between this and normal HS spring break? I know a lot kids from my school who went to Mexico unsupervised.

1. Its just for seniors, hence SENIOR TRIP.

2. Sorry, I didn't have funds like this for my other spring breaks...damn my parents for being middle class! :rolleyes:

That isn't something that kids at my high school were afforded the opportunity to do.

Either case, my parents didn't allow me to be at an unsupervised ANYTHING. Thank God for that. :)

I don't know where you live, but I know that a lot of hs seniors in the South go to the Islands or Mexico for Spring Break.

On the other hand, we went to New York City, and had more of a cultural break - Broadway Shows, ballets, symphonies, and a Shakespearan play. Did I mention shopping? Anyhow, many of us who did the yearly NYC trip ended up living there for a while, or at least being comfortable with visiting often.

Somehow, I don't feel robbed - although I do wish we had done DC at least once. I had to find that out on my own. :)

I think that considering gender norms and practices is a really good point, aside from legalities........traditions are imposed on people because of societal practices and more attention should be given to that

:)

I so disagree with this statement. First, the members make the rules, not the other way around - if the rules are found to be lame and stupid and useless by the majority of the members they should be changed. White clauses used to be "rules" too, and thank God we don't have those any more.

Yes, I joined a sorority to focus on making connections with other girls. That doesn't mean that I don't occasionally like to spend some time with a male, like an adult, not like a high schooler in my parents' house. That's like saying your kids should take precedence over your husband, because you had them, didn't you? Most sororities stress being well rounded. Women with no social lives - be they straight, gay, whatever - are not well rounded.

And to edit, that's another thing. What if you do have a sister who's gay? She can get her freak on at all hours of the day or night because she's dating another female.

I'm not sure about other sororities, but I'm sure that they must function somewhat simliarly to ADPI-- any member in good standing can propose a resolution to our bylaws. The bylaws are voted on once every 2 years at our convention.

If any member finds fault with the "ridiculous" rules, make a recommendation for an amendment. Majority rules.

Eh a lot of good discussion here but I still feel like there is a lot of people who are looking at the rules and taking their word to the extreme. I just personally feel that if I want to go see one of my friends in a sorority that I should be allowed to go up and see them. If they want to personally kick me out, then fine, but a rule stating that I can't be there because it is past a certain time is BS. I know all about parietals as well, since I have many friends that go to Providence College in RI, where they have parietals (no members of the opposite sex allowed in rooms after a certain time). Frankly, I'm glad I go to a school where that is not allowed (and no, I'm not looking for the lack of these rules to try to "get some"; my severe lack of Game doesn't allow me to even think about trying that)