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I think we are all guilty, to different degrees, of labeling people.
I must confess before my daughter rushed, I put my 2 cents in on the chapters at her school. Why? I knew many, many of the girls in different sororities running a time span of 8 years due to the high pledging rate of our area. Plus I had two nieces ahead of my daughter. I KNEW/KNOW the area girls since they all attended the same schools and even though the total population doesn't reflect it, the "inner circle" is rather small. When I saw who was where, I definitely talked to her about the choices she might face.
Ialso made no bones about a few chapters that had members who were less than "stellar" representatives of human kindness.
Honestly, some sororities DO have the negative stereotypical members that can turn a GDI off. When you see a pattern, is it meaningful? Not in all cases, but certainly in some.
I don't think the "You're jealous" is a very wise response. It may be true in some instances, but it just makes the poster look like they fall into the snobby category.
Why would a GDI be so vehemently opposed to Greek life?
TV/Movies must be cosidered a source.
Perhaps they have had run ins with a handful of members they KNOW and carry that impression with them.
They had an unhappy rush (or someone they care about did)
The higher the profile of a group on campus, the more the gossip,
good or bad, flows.
SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE/NEED ORGANIZATIONS
The true GDI doesn't go around bashing-they just don't care until you ask.
I really believe the GREATEST influence goes back to feelings in High School. This is where they or people they cared about were "pegged" and more than likely, were unhappy with the way the popular crowd defined them or others. They may see Greek life as nothing more than an extension of HS where the names have changed, but the dynamics remain the same.
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