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Originally Posted by Gung-Ho-Chi-O
Hello Dgdramadawg!
Ah, the whole "Old Row/New Row" thing...
I think Kappa was just simply left off the list... surely just an oversight! Kappa, although I'm not an alumna, is most definitely Old Row at Alabama!
Even though a previous poster said Old Row was a matter of longevity on campus -- please don't take this as me being snarky -- I believe Old Row is more a matter of "social distinction."
In my day, Alpha Chi Omega & Phi Mu were either "in" or "out" (I sound like Heidi Klum) of Old Row based on their favor with the "machine."
For instance, I have heard Phi Mu backed its own candidate for a machine-related position & the next year they were not invited to Lake Party... so they were not "On Old Row" that year. (Didn't this involve Minda Riley, a cross burning and CNN? Don't ask me for details... google it!)
I'm trying to be lighthearted about this, and I think maybe we should stop the discussion regarding old vs new row. Even though it is uniquely Alabama, it can also be a devisive issue since some folks also call it "top five" which obviously leaves a good many out...
Let's focus on positive on the forum, eh?
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Phi Mu joined late 90's...
Old Row/New Row, at least in my opinion, doesn't really matter...It's supposed to be the oldest houses on campus, but there are new row sororities that were there before some old row and blah, blah, blah. I was new row and had good friends that were old row and dated some old row. Big deal...
Essentially, they pay a little extra a semester for two additional parties a year (from what I understand). I was in school 10 years ago, so things could be different now. Yes, there was the 'social distinction', but I don't think that it's as big a deal as it was 20 years ago.
Old Row doens't necessarily make a you a machine member...that membership is made up of old row and new row houses.