Dates that insult your GLO
 

Ok ya'll-I have a question-this has never happened to me, since all my bf's have been Greek-but I was watching "A Dating Story" today and the guy on the date had been in a fraternity, and the girl on the date hadn't-and insulted him about it. She was asking if his fraternity " had like, mixers and stuff with sororities"( use a sarcastic tone of voice here)-and when he told her that there weren't that many sororities on campus, she replied-"That's because women are more secure in themselves". She was also like-I'm sorry, I just don't get this whole concept.

And so I was wondering: have any of you been out with people who insult your GLO? And if so, did you stay on the date?

I don't know if this has already been a thread before-if it has, oops!

I SAW THAT TOO!!!!

Oh wow. OK. It never works out well when the guy slams your GLO, or GLOs in general. For me it's less that he doesn't like something I love (although that'd certainly be an issue in itself) but rather the COMPLETE CLOSED-MINDEDNESS about something he obviously knows nothing about.

Uh, not that this gets me upset or anything.

I went out with a girl that I really liked, and had alot in common with, but on the date she made alot of comments I didn't care for. She told me that fraternities were only good for turning out alcoholics, and she could never see herself dating a 'frat boy', but she would make an exception for me. I was like "Gee, Thanks." She really harped on it for most of the date, and when we talked. She even said that all greeks were snobby, and joining a GLO was a waste of time.
Of course we never went out again

Re: Dates that insult your GLO
 

I would have said, "I'm sorry, I just don't get your whole bad attitude concept" :rolleyes:

Attaboy -

Pretty much every formal has one or two girls who will make sarcastic comments about fraternity life, or "frat guys" - and usually I'm plowed, so I'm available to apply a bitching to. That sort of thing is ridiculous - especially at a fraternity event, but also to a member in general.

What would she expect - "yeah, haha, screw those fraternity guys, what a bunch of tools."

I'm glad my girl is in a sorority...
 

I am so happy my girlfriend is in a sorority. I don't understand the reason for a girl who is not in a sorority to diss a fraternity guy just because of hearse by the mass media. But, whatever that shows their true identity. People can be very shallow and very mean. However, I can understand the concern some ladies may feel towards dating fraternity guys, especially with all the sexual diseases out there. People lets get serious, can you say there is no sexual activity in the Greek world. Sure there is sexual activity outside the inner circle, but be real; inside the Greek world there is alot more action. No matter what though we will always have people who hate us because they know we are the leaders of the next generation; and they are afraid of that. Greeks have been a force from day one!
-Heath
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Not a date, but.....
 

My lil sis is an AXO, recently, we were having a party at her house, (sidenote: using my keg shell and my tap)...

Her new bf, who i'd only met once prior to this event, sees me drinking out of a Sigma Nu cup, and gets the funny idea to call me a sigma tool. Now, i've been the subject of razzing like this before, but never by a guy who was dating my little sister.

I pull him aside and politely tell him that by saying things like that he is disrespecting me and something i believe in deeply and is not getting off on the right foot with me. He then proceeds to tell me that i am a 'shitty' Aggie(a huge insult to anyone who attends Texas A&M) and that i pissed on the Corps of Cadets (a military-type organization that harkens back to A&M's days as an all-military school-think VMI or the Citadel-that i was a member of for four years, when i joined a frat.

I was dumbfounded. I mean, here is a guy who is dating a Greek, and is crapping on her Greek older brother. I reminded him of that, and asked if he was just dating my sister to go to sorority parties and get shirts and he got all flustered. As i walked off, i said, yes i'm in a frat, and in his eyes a shitty Aggie, but that pales in comparision to him being a shitty human being, as he had cheated on my sister the weekend before at a random party in Lubbock.

It took all my resolve not to punch the guy in the face, and he's extremely lucky that some of my less tactful bros weren't there.

Sorry that got a little long, i just had to rant on that.

KS 361

Yoicks, is your sister still with this jerk?

I can't imagine insulting someone's hobbies, interests, whatevers on a first date. I mean, jeez, if I want a second date it's not exactly smart to call him a "tool" or a "stupid frat boy." Even if I don't want a second date, it's just rude.

Okay, let me flip the script a little bit...

Has anyone ever been on a date where the other person used their Greek-ness (new word! lol) and the stereotypes surrounding it to excuse their behavior?

The other night I was chilling with this guy and he kinda pushed up on me and I was like umm...no. He was like sorry, I am a frat guy, that's kinda what we do. :o :rolleyes:

Fortunately I know better, and I have not spoken to him since.

Judging solely from the posts on here, I doubt anyone on here would be such a jerk, but am I the only one who has experienced this?

Yeah I've had it happen a few times myself.

I was dating a guy right before formal rush began. I had toyed around with the idea, but decided to take a gutsy move and do it. Well this guy decided to bash my sorority of choice (which at the time was Pi Phi!) and told me he wouldn't take the time to visit me when I joined because the house was too far away to walk. He belittled me and sororities in general, and told me it was a bad idea and that he'd hold it against me if I did decide to rush. For some reason I stayed with him over winter break, but once I came back for formal rush I changed my mind. The real clincher was the fact that I called him in tears during the middle of the second day of rush because I was scared to death of being cut. And you know what he told me? "Why are you calling me?" Needless to say I joined Pi Phi and dumped his sorry butt the day after Bid Day. :D

I also went out on a date with a guy who attends a non-greek school. I told him I was a Pi Beta Phi, but he could never pronounce the Phi right. (He said it like Alpha Phi). I kept telling him that it was "Fie", but he had the nerve to say that he took a greek class and that he knew how to pronounce it! I'm sorry, but I think I know how to say my own GLO name! ;)

Needless to say my wonder boyfriend now supports the fact that I'm greek!

PPL,
Erin

Re: Not a date, but.....
 

I’m amazed, I know all men from Texas aren’t perfect gentlemen but if you go out of you way to put yourself on bad terms with the Big Brother you’re a moron.

Actually, I'm a bit guilty of this. I was out having drinks with a non-greek who I am interested in (he doesn't seem to have any anti-greek tendencies, he's just not really into the scene...). This girl walked into the bar and I thought that the pattern on her dress was the same as the pattern that was on my purse and I got all excited (no squealing or anything, just a sort of gasp and ooh). Then she got closer and I realized it wasn't the same pattern, and when I refocused my attention back to the boy, he looked a little confused. I apologized and said it was the sorority girl coming out.

I haven't really had a guy trash me being in a sorority...actually it has been quite the opposite! I'm 20 and I dated a 26 year old Military Man (he flew helicopters). Anyway, when all of his friends found out that he was dating a 20 year old sorority girl, he was the MAN! Then, when they met me, I recieved this comment: "Wow, you're not nearly as ditsy as I thought you'd be". Thanks, I think!

Blaire

I had a girlfriend who would make comments from time to time - she never really understood why I would have to attend chapter/mixers/etc., and would make snide comments from time to time about the whole thing.

Collin

<---- Guilty
 

I'll have to admit, I'm guilty of sterotyping frat's and soro's before really getting to know them :(

When I 're-met' an old best bud (we were buds for -years-, he left and joined the army and I never got to talk to him again) of mine in the first month of school he informed me that he was in a fraternity. Well, after he introduced me to his best friend/fraternity brother (now my bf), I learned a lot about Greek life. Not all of it entirely, of course. But since then, I've been good about not dissing GLO's. I have a lot more of respect for them than what I did :)