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aggiedz... i think you missed my point, i somehow stubled upon this site, not because i have any interest in the greek system, but to try to get some insight into the show since some people i know may be on it. my point was that people outside either already have an opinion about what sorority life is like or do not care at all. Thinking of it as just a PR nightmare, and blaming the one group who decided to do something that you may not have done is not really going to do anyone any good, honestly do you really want the type of person who is so easily effectd by a silly mtv show as part of your sorority?? As i stated before I have friends in sororities, I know what goes on. I am not worrying about any issues or people, I just think that the way some people ha
ve dealt with the situation gives off a worse image than the show will. I honestly don't care if i piss people off, sometimes the people who are "in" as you put it can't see outside reaction that clearly. I'm not trying to dig on the greek system, or defend the decision made by SAEPi, I know it is not something I want to be a part of, I wont go into why, because I'm sure it will piss people off.
And speaking of assumptions... there is more than one school wiht the nickname the aggies... I go to UCD, not TA&M, or any of the other 6 school with the same nickname. the purpose of the screenname was to show my affiliation with UCD without having to directly say "hey i go to Davis" as I guess I should have. The whole "aggie pride" thing that goes on at A&M i know nothing about, nor the meaning of "gig'em", again you missed my point, I do not define who I am, nor am I judged by where I go to school or what social orginizations I belong to, like many members of the greek system do. If you don't see this go back and read some of the signatures of some of the posters here, or just listen to how members of one greek org will talk about another, people outside know what goes on, even though there are attempts to conceal it, people know. Take a step outside of your situation and see what other "outsiders" see and you may understand what I was getting at. Thiel- the point was that the attempts at "defending dignity and honor" were not done correctly, in effect the attempts make the organization look worse because of the personal attacks on others. I would actually welcome a real life type program to things I am involved with, the truth is that nothing is perfect, all organizations have problems, everyone knows this, I think it would be more beneficial to show the problems that exist so people know what they are getting themselves into. If you want to make it seem like sorority life is perfect and there is no problems at all then you have an arguement, but the fact is that it is not perfect. I know that I would have approached situations in my org's differently if I had known what problems existed in the first place, but I didnt. The fact that you were worried about convincing your friends and family that greek life would benefit you is part of why I want no part of it, you have to be able to make your own decisions about your life without being overly conserned about what other people think.
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