VH1 Sorority Sisters
 

I figured I miduswell post this.

http://www.vh1.com/shows/sorority-si...1107671/video/

http://blog.vh1.com/2014-12-11/vh1-s...december-15th/

http://madamenoire.com/495616/despit...nta-next-week/

It premiers Monday at 9:00pm.

They are in ATL. It is a sorority version of Real Housewives of ATL, Love & Hip Hop, Basketball Wives, etc.

I could figure out the sororities based on tonight's preview. Thankfully (hopefully?) these BGLO women have been advised and therefore know not to use official symbols. They can use colors and unofficial symbols but not official symbols. One of the women said "...we stand for 'scholarship, sisterhood, and service'" so people can figure out her affiliation. :(

With all of that said, I'm curious enough to watch one episode if I happen upon it. :o I won't put it in my calendar.

Their affiliations are supposed to be hidden? I heard one woman refer to another as an AKA in the trailer so I figured they were allowed to be called by name.

There's already a boycott underway. I don't intend to watch but my curiosity will probably get the better of me with with the first episode.

LOL. Are you talking about the "AHHKA" statement?

I don't think the identities are supposed to be hidden to those of us aware of what an "AHHHKA" is, unofficial symbols, and overall cultural markers. For the people unaware of that stuff, it can be considered hidden. To be fair, most people unaware of this stuff (including some much older BGLOers) would probably not watch this show in the first place.

Thank you, I couldn't figure out how to type out the pronunciation. lol

I watched the trailer you posted and I'm hooked. I'm not NPHC but, I could figure out who belonged to what group if them wearing particular colors was any indication. I got the impression on the extended cut video that they have a white soror that was added to the mix. This might be really interesting.

I have to say that I cringed at the description of the show when it explained that most white sororities do not view sisterhood as a lifetime commitment. Ugh! We need to step away from that. :(

"White Deltas"been there, done that. It doesn't become interesting all over again just because VH1 is tackling the issue. :)

If I watch Monday's premier, it will be to chuckle at the historic rivalries still being hashed out in 2014 for the sake of TV. LOL.

Oh, I knew this was probably something not new to all of you. It makes great for TV for people who did not know that there could be such a thing. If there were no historical rivalries--would it really be all that interesting? Once it comes out, we must discuss this show because I'm a glutton for anything reality.

O_O

So, is anyone going to watch?

Because some of us have been on GC long enough to remember the first time a network aired a show featuring sororities, and we were still having the same conversations 10-12 years ago:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ity+life+davis

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...rity+life+show

I will.

Fuck yeah I am!

We are that which we despise. :D

Don't know why, but the enthusiasm I heard in my head when I read this made me both giggle and wish for Sen to live tweet his viewing.

I am not good at live tweeting, but I just might blog about it on oldgoldsoul.com later this week if I liked it.

The intro makes me roll my eyes but I will watch the rest of the episode.

LOL @ the drumline theme music

Yeah they definitely aren't hiding their memberships: colors, hand signs, calls, stepping, naming the sororities, etc.

Most of the ladies on the show sounded as though they crossed at HBCUs. In the NPHC world, is it more or less respected to say you crossed at an HBCU? Is it considered harder to cross at an HBCU? I'm only asking for clarification in areas that members of the NPHC GLOs can share--I'm not asking for any secrets.

;) als463, you know this thread is not going to become an NPHC Q&A or tutorial.

I apologize if it came off that way. If there is anything that can be answered regarding the HBCUs, that would be great. If not, I respectfully understand as I would not want to be rude.

I have got to find time to watch this.

It's actually pretty entertaining. I was just surprised to see that there are certain stereotypes associated with the different GLOs.

It depends on who you ask.

It depends on the sorority/chapter and what you consider "hard." Not trying to be deliberately vague, there are just truly no blanket answers to those questions.

There's a campaign to boycott all companies that advertise during the show to make it so that airing SS causes VH1 to lose ad dollars. It's working - Carmex, Hallmark, and the maker of the Selma movie have all announced they are pulling their commercials from VH1 (at least during that time slot) to distance themselves from the show.

I DVRed it but haven't watched it yet. I was waiting to see if it was a show about sorority women or just trash based on stereotypes (like the last one, Sorority Girls). Sen's review makes it sound like it might be worthwhile so I think I'll call one of my reality-TV-loving-sisters over to watch it with me.

I don't think you are being vague at all. I really appreciate you answering that question as I did not want to step on anyone's toes or be disrespectful/ rude. I always wondered that because I have friends from both HBCU and non-HBCU chapters. I saw the campaign all over FB about it.

I mentioned to a friend of mine who is a Que that you would think people would be smart enough not to assume every member of XYZ acts a certain way. He laughed and said, "Yeah. You would hope people would be smart enough to realize that but, they aren't. That's why people are upset." There were a few ladies on there who didn't seem to really make a name for themselves in a bad way. I am interested to see how the rest of the season plays out or if they will even finish airing it due to the backlash.

My mom and aunts were spitting nails when they heard about this show! But my mom is a big fan of Mr. Darden's work so I'll have to show her his blog post. If she sees that a respected member of a HBGLO is willing to give it a chance, she might cave and I won't have to risk spending the rest of Christmas break living in my car by watching it ;)

LMAO!

How are the IHQs for each organization reacting to the show?

You can find a collective statement here: http://www.nphchq.org/nphc-statement...ority-sisters/

I just want to point out that while the show may be entertaining to some, most likely those women are not active Alumnae members and therefore not an accurate representation of sorority life after college. Sorority life after college for D9 sororities means being active in Alumnae chapters.

^^^There are allegations that one of them (Adrene) is actually a perp. No evidence either way that I've seen.

The majority of initiates are inactive after they graduate anyway. It is a reflection of the culture of sorority life, but not a reflection of active membership.

Well no, the woman in the episode confirmed that she's not a perp. Plus my friend who is a Delta knows Adrene personally.

I hear what you're saying but when I think of "Sorority Life" after college I think of active Alumnae members who run around advising undergrad chapters, work in the community, attend meetings and leadership workshops, etc. (and if you're an officer it can feel like a 2nd job). I'm not thinking about members who have graduated getting together and reminiscing about when they pledged. So I guess it's just a matter of perception.

This comment has nothing to do with Greek life. What is with the bad/overused highlighter? Is this like super pale women running around doing bad contour? They look fine when they film them just living their lives, but the interview segments are another story.

I watched last night. This show is realistic based on what happens in some settings. With hundreds of thousands of members, there is the good with the bad. The argument at the Hawaiian themed event reminded me of disagreements that I have witnessed over the years at the collegiate level and alumnae level. Real talk.

There was an after show for last night's episode but I quickly lost interest. I'm sure they weren't saying anything important.

I don't think this show paints NPHC sororities (especially Delta) in a negative light. Aside from the legal and policy issues pertaining to using our sororities' official symbols. Other than that, BLAH. This show will lose steam because Real Housewives of ATL is more amusing---despite NeNe's unfunny self--and random sorority women arguing nonstop is just less interesting in the longterm.

:D @ lemon squeeze...gotta love our Delta mediation traditions.

I just watched the vh1 after show on vh1's website and it was indeed interesting for reasons I didn't expect. You might want to check it out.

I agree with rhoyaltempest. I was shocked that the host even asked them about fear of losing their letters. I mean, it's the pink elephant in the room that many people have been wondering but, I couldn't believe she asked it. April started crying and I believe she is genuinely in fear of losing her membership. I can't believe people sent these ladies death threats. To be honest, I don't even think the show paints these women in the worst light. Priyanka and Adrene are a bit much and somewhat nasty to other people but, for the most part, I thought everyone acted pretty decent on the show.

Yes, I know about the death threats. People are dumb.

I also know about the cease and desist letters from the NHQs. We shall see if that matters.

Oh well, I haven't watched The Dialogue (after show) but here is the link: http://www.vh1.com/shows/sorority-si...3377/playlist/

I watched one episode and thought it was really trying to force the inter-sorority rivalries way too much. The one woman leaving flyers in the other's shop was a shitty thing to do; GLO's have nothing to do with it.

The two Alpha Kappa Alpha cast members have been suspended for the time being: http://www.theroot.com/blogs/the_gra..._from_aka.html

Yes, McRae and Hammond are on the AKA website as "suspended members".