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Originally posted by Tippiechick
I hated it... I was not treated well in several houses. There were quite a few inappropriate questions that were asked, "What kind of car do you drive and is it new? Does your mother stay at home? What kind of jewelry is that you are wearing? Is it real? How much money does your father make? Are you planning to lose those last few pounds once rush is over? Do you go out to bars? Do you drink? Do you know any boys here? Oh, you know a SigEp -- do you spend a lot of time over at the house?"
I can remember the houses that asked these questions...
One house even had a girl just sit there. She told me I was not going to be considered for that house. Then, she just stopped talking to me and we sat there until the skit started. Then, she walked away and left me to myself. Seriously.
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Wow, Tippiechick and Cluey. Those are horrifying recollections. Cluey, I was thinking, before you mentioned UGA, that you must have had that experience at an extremely unsophisticated school. But UGA? Maybe not the absolute acme of polish and manners, but not a completely out-of-it student body either.
Times have changed, I guess. Way back when I went to college, and even before, I was taught that a gentleman does not ask questions like the ones you mentioned. I assumed that girls were taught the same thing -- asking about money or making personal remarks about someone's appearance is not proper.
What's interesting is that questions like the ones you mentioned, as well as the underlying values they display, play right into the hands of those who say Greeks buy their friends or are superficial.
Or maybe it was just a form of Southern hospitality that I'm not acquainted with.
