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Ok, so the episode wasn't quite as bad as I had thought it COULD have been...although it did rehash many of those tired old stereotypes.
I thought the fraternity rush scenes were fairly close to reality - all the guys trying to "sell" their house to the rushees using the standard freshman attracters of women, parties and the ubiquitous promise of "brotherhood".
I thought it was hilarious to hear the Theta Delta Zetas use the "80% of all Fortune 500 CEOs are fraternity men" line!! Who among us hasn't heard that stat (or others like it) from someone during our time in Greek Life?!?!
But the fraternity characters are pretty much the cookie cutter stereotypes - rich, snobby, jocks, pretentious and elitist.
The opinion of Steven's roommates was, I thought, a standard and common reaction that many Independents have when a friend makes the choice to join or get involved without them.
The whole "Little Sister" thread was a bit weak...except for using them in Rush...which made me recall a few memories of when we used to have Little Sisters pick up rushees at their dorms. But the fake, ditzy way the girls relate to each other was pretty lame...I don't know many sorority girls (which these girls were not exactly supposed to be) that act that way.
I think the show could have used more of an actual sorority atmosphere for the girls to explore instead of the Little Sister group, which as we all know from other threads on the GC, are mostly illegal!
It seems that next week's episode will delve into the HAZING aspect of the Theta's. Gee, I can't wait.....
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