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Originally posted by KillarneyRose
Just once, I would like to read an article on Melody Twilley that doesn't mention the Jeep Cherokee her daddy bought for her! If there had been an article written on me when I rushed, I wonder how prominently my 1980 Toyota Tercel would have been featured? 
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C'mon folks, let's not reduce this article to being about what Melody Twilley drives or doesn't drive. I think with respect to her surroundings (U of A where people in NPC/IFC groups
generally come from a background of privilege) it was important to show that she had money, she came from privilege, and all things being equal (except her skin colour) she was exactly the same as the peer group she sought membership in. Maybe at your campus(es) status and money don't play as big a part in rush activities and where you end up, but at big Southern schools, who you are and your class status plays a big part in your acceptance.
Melody Twilley is a symbol. She's probably a very nice person, but she's a symbol of something greater, and I think we should try to remember that.