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I thought this was an interesting documentary too...although "Anonymous" seemed a little cynical and I'm sure included exaggeration. I am actually 95% sure I know what sorority Anonymous belonged to as a couple of my friends from Northwestern identified her, but I don't want to post because it would give away some membership ritual secrets, obviously.
I think this video rises two interesting questions: one, if recruitment is so superficial at some chapters, do you think it is the overall house attitude or just certain members? For example, for extremely competitive chapters where it takes very little to release a PNM from membership, do you think that the petty opinions of a very small group of sisters could determine the overall type of girl that pledges the group? Maybe 7 sisters love Susie PNM who has great extracurriculars but is maybe a little shy or has dowdy clothes or is plain looking...then maybe 1 or 2 sisters only want super outgoing, gorgeous debutantes and score her low, causing her to be released.
Second, at a school like Northwestern where the academic standards to get in are so high, do you think looks and appearances matter more? What I'm getting at is that 99% of the women that are accepted into a school like Northwestern have incredible GPAs, some special talent, loads of extra-curriculars, etc. So maybe there is less to differentiate the member pool...unfortunately I'd like to believe that at such incredible schools the recruitment mentality is more mature but I'm not really sure it makes a lot of difference. In fact, looks might count less at more relaxed schools. Maybe the type of woman who prefers prestige in terms of universities might also prefer prestige in the type of chapter she joins or the type of new members she selects? (Not saying that all women at top universities prefer prestige, but there are definitely many that have "wanted the best" all throughout life).
Two questions for thought.
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