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Originally posted by sugar and spice
My guess is that students that attend these schools (and alums who did attend) are not so proud of the shallowness as many from SEC-style schools tend to be. (I hate to keep picking on SEC schools because I know there are plenty of you who attended them who don't fall into the category of people I'm discussing, and there are plenty of people who attended non-SEC schools, who do -- so bear with me here.) The people I know from Indiana or Miami who have told me stories about the cut-throat nature of their rush are usually a little embarassed about how shallow it can sometimes be. I don't get the same impression from GCers who talk about UGA, Ole Miss, Bama, etc.
As I've said, there is often a sick sense of pride when discussing some (usually Southern) systems that you don't see nearly as much when discussing other systems that are equally competitive and possibly equally shallow. I'm not attacking the shallowness so much as I'm attacking the pride. Make sense?
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Just keep in mind, some of those who brag (or talk about) their greek system being so competitive and shallow may not be the ones in the "competitive" sororities. Just a thought.
For example...
I went to Atlanta for SEPC a couple of years ago. One of my friends was in another sorority, and had gone on the trip as well. While we were in Lacoste with a couple of our other friends, both of us flipped over a price tag of this REALLY cute skirt. Of course, being Lacoste, it was about $150. She said something to the extent of it all being too expensive, and she convinced me to go to another store with her where they were having a really good sale. About a week later, I saw her driving (her) Lexus SUV.
Moral of the story... people who spend their money on things to look like they have money, probably have very little. People who say they're in a very competitive greek life system, probably are not in the sorority that is cutting for looks.
Just a theory. I could be wrong. (And no, this was not directed at anyone in particular. I haven't noticed who's been talking about their competitive systems, honestly.)