New Book on Greek Women
This weekend, when I was at the library, I found this book called, "Girls on the Verge," by Vendela Vida. The author of this book, who was 26 at the time, posed as a college student and went through Rush at UCLA. At the beginning, the majority of her comments were pretty stereotypical - sorority sisters don't ask personal questions during rush because (and I quote), "...conflicts have been known to arise when a sister asks a rushee who her boyfriend is only to discover that they're both dating the same guy." Vida also quotes active sisters as saying things like, "I mean, you're seeing us at our most sophisticated, like, I mean, we're TALKING and everything." Basically, at the beginning of the book, she makes greek woman look like superficial snots.
The book was a look at initiation processes (debutantes and the like), but my interest was mostly what she had to say about greek life. It was interesting, and happily, ended better than anticipated. Worth checking out.
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[This message has been edited by BCNUQT (edited September 18, 2000).]
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