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Originally Posted by OTW
I can think of at least 5 different movies that may have given Greeks a bad rep in recent years. Oh, and hey...there was a BOOK that was published that people went apeshit over because they thought it gave Greeks a bad rep. And don't forget MTV's Sorority Life and Fraternity Life! They thought it was going to give Greeks a bad rep too.
Guess what? Greeks didn't suffer because of it. This isn't bad, compared to the negative media we hear and read about by real-life fraternity and sorority members.  |
Not only that, but like it or not, chapter image issues/drinking/partying IS a part of Greek life. It's not the ONLY part of it, but it is a fraction nonetheless. And it's not part of the sunshine & roses picture we like to paint about Greek life (all we do is study to get good grades and raise money for the non-profits and hold hands and sing Kumbayah and we
NEVER have
any problems with
any of the people we call our sisters!)
I believe Greek Life as a whole is a great thing, but we're kidding ourselves if we are telling people drinking never happens, or we never disagree about anything, or no one judges the other groups. Even those
not in groups judge them.
And if someone could please correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought NPHC Zeta Phi Beta's refer to themselves as "Zetas". Is ZTA going to get all upset about that? Or do they not count because ZPhiB is a national org? Locals use "Zeta" all the time.
On my first campus for example, there was a local, Zeta Phi Omicron that referred to themselves as "Zetas". One of their colors was also turquoise. And no, they weren't trying to copy ZTA. For over 15 years they existed and didn't even know who ZTA was until the school wanted them to affiliate with NPCs and they started reading up about the NPC orgs.