[AXOmom]

^^^Speaking as one of those people - yes to all of the above (and for the record I agree with everyone else that this whole thing is too weird for words, but hey, if a club makes her daughter happy and her happy...whatever).

Now back to MysticCat's point......


Als463, I don't know what the campus culture is like at Georgia State. Maybe Greek life is the dominant social force there and a person would have to be a hermit not to have some passing awareness of how Greek life works and what it means, and I agree with you that there are several other holes in this story. Still, I can tell you as someone who attended what I think is a typical public university, with a typical size Greek system and a typical percentage of the student body involved that I wouldn't have had a clue how Greeks viewed their letters, whether or not they were important to them, or how they differed from any other campus club and/or organization.

I had some friendly aquaintances that were Greek, but I couldn't have told you at the time what chapter they were in or whether or not it meant anything to them - never came up in our casual conversation. I had a general awareness of where our Greek row (or block) was located and I knew where the two houses they used to film "Animal House" were at because that was an orientation requirement (LOL). That was the sum total of what I and any of my friends knew about Greek life or, frankly, cared to know at the time.

In addition (and this may be a regional thing), I met many people after college who were in fraternities and sororities in college; I can tell you that most, not all, didn't take it any more seriously than I took my college activites. To them, it was strictly something they did as a way to make friends and have some fun while they were in school. On that basis I can understand why it might not occur to the mom that some people would find this offensive. That some people would find it freakin' weird - okay, that should have occured to her.