[valkyrie]

I have to say that I find the "ghetto fab" theme idea offensive and I really don't understand the point of it. Maybe I'm a little to PC for my own good, but I really think that all of these themes poking fun at a particular group are pretty offensive and in poor taste -- that includes ghetto fab, white trash, Italian wedding, whatever.

When you really think about it, what are people at a ghetto fab party going to be doing? Excuse me for saying it like this, but everybody knows they're going to be dressing and acting like what they perceive black people in the 'hood dress and act like. I think that is just wrong, insensitive and inappropriate, and if I were advising a chapter that wanted to have such an event, I would certainly object and use it as an opportunity to educate people as to WHY I think it is inappropriate.

What I don't understand is when fun became based on poking fun at or stereotyping others. It seems like there is a lot of that going on lately, and I'm constantly hearing about these "theme" ideas. When did this all start? IN MY DAY (ohhh, I know how old that makes me sound) that stuff didn't happen. Why does it happen now? Why are we as greeks not upholding higher standards than this? Isn't that the point of our organizations -- to uphold the higher standards of womanhood and all that?

I think we should ALWAYS ask ourselves whether what we are doing is constructive and whether it is putting down anyone else, either directly or indirectly. By putting down others we are only putting down ourselves.