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Old 04-30-2001, 10:13 AM
dzrose93 dzrose93 is offline
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Originally posted by Leslie Anne:
I really can't understand what you are all so upset about. So ER did a show where a pledge dies from consuming too much alcohol. IT HAPPENS!!! Yes, it was negative but it was accurate.
And the pig thing....uh, ever heard of "cow tipping?" IT HAPPENS!
And a bunch of Greeks being drunken idiots? IT HAPPENS EVERY DAY!
Before anyone accuses me of "Greek bashing"...I'm a Kappa Delta.
Yes, Greeks do a lot of great things, but they do stupid things too. Why can't you accept this?

Greek pride is fine, but let's be realistic!

Leslie Anne,

I AM being realistic. Remember the Seinfeld episode that was pulled off the air because the Puerto Ricans complained that it belittled their people? Or the Law and Order episode about the wildings in the park where women were stripped of their clothing by a group of men during the annual Puerto Rican Day celebrations? That episode had to be scrapped after 1 viewing because the Puerto Rican community in New York took offense to the fact that the producers of the show were portraying members of their country in a bad light -- even though the show was based on an actual occurence!

There are many more examples that I can list, but these are just 2 recent ones that come to mind -- mainly because of all the bad press they received, and the fact that the producers were forced to do something about it, namely - take them off the air! And, I guarantee you, they'll be more careful about the subject matter they choose in their upcoming shows.

So, why shouldn't Greeks take a stand to a negative portrayal of OUR people? There is no reason for us to stand by and watch our names get dragged through the mud. It would be apathetic to do so.

Yes, we drink. Yes, some of us do stupid things at times. But, that is only a very small part of our GLO's compared to all the many good deeds that we do. I think to sit there and say "well, stuff like that really happens so just get over it when you see it on TV" is a VERY apathetic approach to take.

(And, as for cow tipping, I can say with 100% certainty that the GLO's on my campus never participated in such a juvenile activity. Even after drinking, we had a little more class than that. )

Hope you can understand where I'm coming from. If we don't let our voices be heard, then these types of episodes will continue to be shown on TV and parents and potential rushees will see them and question the benefits of going Greek. Let that happen a little more often, and you'll see the end of the Greek system as we know it. And then where will we be?

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