The issues with the piece of crap loosely referred to as a "book" are as such:
1. She used sketchy sources.
2. She used sources that are 20+ years old and no more relevant now than a 20 year old Cobol book.
3. The "thousands of interviews with sorority members" cannot be proven or disproven as she doesn't cite actual names or campuses, and she doesn't seem to have tried to verify the women's memberships to make sure it's not just someone perping.
4. The publicity she's given for the book has been very negative towards Greeks, no matter how much she says she liked and respected the "girls" she "shadowed". It shoots her claim of wanting to do a fair and balanced book to hell.
I wouldn't have a problem if she decided to do a fictionalized book and called it thus. I do have a problem with it being presented as 100% true journalism.
and ditto what Danielle said...no one cares if you come back here or not but everything you post about Greek life is negative. It's like you are setting yourself up to get ripped on so you can justify your decision to disaffiliate from your sorority. You even tell Dani thanks for helping you "prove your point."
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