Greek Books!
 

hey there!
do any of you know any novels that are written with greek context, fraternities or sororities mentioned?
thanks!
love
ashley

Actually there is a book that i now of it's called "Eating the Cheshire Cat" it's basically a book that follows three girls from childhood through their college experience at the University of Alabama where i go to school. The whole book really concentrates on rush at Alabama and how insane it is. I loved the book and thought that it was a great. It's pretty dark in some places but it is totally worth reading if you want something to read this summer. Hope this helps.

Theta love,
Heather~

P.S. The authors name is Helen Ellis

"The New Girls" also follows a group of friends thru college and their experiences at Tri-Omega. its a pretty good book.

Just about anything by Anne Rivers Siddons, who was a TriDelt at Auburn. The one that's almost totally about sorority life is Heartbreak Hotel.

The Pledge by Rob Kean deals with a local fraternity at a small New England College. Not exactly flattering with regard to this one fraternity -- think The Skulls meets The Firm -- but a good summer read. You can read about it at amazon.com here:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...324587-1859102

The Pledge was sooooo freaking good.

Sorority Sisters was a decent book about five African American women who pledge a sorority.

The Pledge is an awesome book, I suggest everyone read it. One gets so wrapped up in it, it is difficult to put it down. I actually got it from the Public Library and read it a second time.

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Although Greek life is secondary to the plot, WELCOME TO THE WORLD, BABY GIRL! by Fannie Flagg contains at least one Greek character (a Kappa!)

LEGALLY BLONDE by Amanda Brown

hmmm...that's all the fiction I can think of for now, I'll post later if I come up with any more.

Re: Greek Books!
 

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There is the Sorority Sisters series (pic is above).
You can find some sorority oriented stories in the "Sweet Valley University" series too.
And of course, I think there are a few horror stories by R.L. Stine....covering "evil" sororities of course... sigh..... :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Who wrote "The New Girls" and is it still in print? I'm having a heck of a time trying to find it (and I can't get on amazon's site for some reason right now!)

TIA,
Christin

amycat...do you know who wrote New Girls? i can check Books In Print when I'm at work tomorrow (better than Amazon, but by subscription only).

"The New Girls" is written by Beth Gutcheon and its first printing was in 1996. It's going on Amazon for $10.40 (new) and Used it's starting at $2.10. :D

"Murder Can Wreck Your Reunion" is part of a mystery series by Selma Eichler. In this book, the main character's niece is at a sorority reunion when one of her sisters is killed... this is a really good (and funny) series.

Thanks for all of the other book listings, I have been trying to find books about sorority life.:)

"The Outer Banks" by Anne Rivers Siddons...the main characters are in a sorority---rumor has it that the initiation ceremony they do in the book is modeled after a real sorority (not mine, though...). It does mention some real sororities & fraternities.

It's a chick book though....

There's a book called "Pledge Brothers" about a group of friends pledging a BGLO. It talks about their process of getting online, pledging, and the whole drama that ensues during and after. It's worth checking out.

Soul-Searcher
Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
Alpha Zeta Omega Graduate Chapter

Ok I just wanted to let you all know, I bought "The Pledge" the other day at the bookstore.....that book is 514 pages long. I read it in a day b/c it was so freakin good!!! I couldn't put it down. It was sad, but a really good read! I highly recommend this....:D

I just read Eating the Cheshire Cat and um, it has *more* than its share of dark moments! Plus, I'm not sure who would be more insulted--the Bama Tri Delts ot the Auburn Tri Delts!

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I agree with you Carnation. That book was pretty dark....the whole finger issue kinda creeped me out, especially those first few chapters. :eek: I haven't finished it yet, but I think the book is....interesting so far, if nothing else. :rolleyes:

There are two great books about men and women coming out in their fraternity or sorority.

Out on Fraternity Row
Secret Sisters

How the Grinch stole Christmas by Dr. Suess incorporates Sigma Kappa Ritual and I have heard some Sigma Phi Epsilon ritual as well.(So I've been told.) Dr. Suess was a Sig Ep, his wife was a Sigma Kappa and they worked on the cartoon version together.
Another Sigma Kappa movie is Mystic Pizza, a great movie about sisterhood. You would never know it was about Sigma Kappa unless you were a sigma kappa. The writer was a Sigma. I highly recommend seeing it if you havent already!

Barney was also created by a Sigma Kappa, however I do not recommend watching it for too long! :)

I am so going out and renting that book you guys were talking about!!!! :)

I'm surprised Ali hasn't mentioned this yet. She gave me this book at the end of last semester. I forget what it was called, but it was a series, kind of like Sweet Valley and stuff. But the sorority they all decided to "pledge" was Sigma Phi Sigma... It was for kids, and it didn't paint sororities in a bad light. The first book was about recruitment, and the next one was about pledging, but I haven't read it. It was very cheesy, though.

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I know this is an old thread, but I wanted to add Poisoned Pins by Joan Hess. This is part of the hilarious Claire Malloy series about a college-town bookstore owner and her teenage daughter who solve mysteries, and this one is the murder of a sorority sister of "Kappa Theta Eta," which is next door to the Malloys.

One of our own GCers, was writing a Book: Brookline U.

ariesrising a member of GC! Have to dig though!:)

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Funny you should say that. I had just recently finish writing a manuscript (not a book yet, I have yet to find an agent or publisher) about four college students who were murdered at a fictitious university in Arkansas. The detectives assigned to investigate are a brother and sister duo learn that the victims were members of GLOs. Since the sister half of the duo is a sorority alum and hers could probably be next on the killer's hit list, they have to catch the killer before the body count increases. Don't worry, I painted a very true and positive portrait of GLOs (not like MTV). That's all I can tell you.

I am also working on three manuscripts in the series. I also trying to develop a mini series set in Russia after the fall of the Czar, again in the mystery genre. I am also considering mystery series taking place in Ancient Rome, Ancient Greece or Ancient Egypt.

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Don't forget this self-published gem about fraternity life at George Washington University in the mid-1980s. I don't know if the hardcover book is published anymore but the book's contents are online at http://www.cc600.com/hk.htm .

Beach Music by Pat Conroy is a novel about growing up in the South during the sixties. Part of the book deals with Southern sororities and fraternities and the impact these groups had on the character's lives. It is one of my favorites.