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I have to agree to disagree with you. Sorority alumnae are not the same as fraternity alumnae, in that there is not the staunch live or die support. You'll see differently on Greek Chat, b/c there are alumnae who post here, but those are the alum who are also involved. Sorority alumnae are a support group--- they take an interest in the local chapter, have some social events, etc. There isn't the level of urgency and committment the men might have if their chapter of initation was in danger of closing.
That and a vanilla anthology on the history of women's fraternal groups is not going to have the same kind of circulation and distribution as a sensationally hyped book. "Pledged" has been on the shelves for about a week-- look at the media coverage and press junket that the publisher of the book has coordinated for the author. I would wager that many more copies of the first edition have been ordered printed by the publisher, as opposed to the history book.
Are you more likely to read a biography of Clinton, or a biography that implies he is a homosexual woman-hater? Sex and scandal sell.
And as much as we'd like to delude ourselves, non-Greeks don't care to hear our side. The naked pillow fights make for a far better fantasy.
I rented "Spellbound"-- a documentary on the national Spelling Bee. I was hoping to see some parents in knock-down drag-out cat fights, but it was really boring. I'd would've been much more excited to see some crazy parents-- like the dog owners in the movie "Best in Show." But the documentary was really boring, and that's why Blockbuster only carries one copy of it.
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