Univ of West Georgia article on Going Greek

[AGDLynn]

http://www.thewestgeorgian.com/journ...n_2_2011330197

[KKGCaroline]

what a very random article, "some people go greek, some don't" well duh, tell us something we didn't know?

It doesn't really debunk any myths about Greek Life, or actually promote it to the student body, in fact this line seems to be the most positive of the whole article:

""However, what I can relate to is the attraction of unity, the experience, the philanthropist work, and the connections""

[ElieM]

I thought it was random as well

and this line confused me

Yes I still believe that there are a vast number of Greek life members,

I didn't know that the number of Greek life members was a matter of belief. Surely, that's a fact. And is it "Greek life" like the icon in the article or Greek "life members"?

[axoalum]

Wait, what??? I can't tell what the writer (she?) is saying. And what did the mysterious Alpha Gam tell her? I have to send this along to my own West GA sorority girl.

[AGDLynn]

As for the Alpha Gam's comment, I'm not really sure, lol but hope it was postive!
At least this article is more positive than negative, opposite of a clash last year (or was it the year before??)

[thetaj]

What a pointless article

[33girl]

This is "It's Friday" in newspaper form.

[KKGCaroline]

Originally Posted by 33girl

This is "It's Friday" in newspaper form.

OMG YES!!!!!

[angels&angles]

"the philanthropist work"

haven't even read the article, but: PHILANTHROPIC! PHILANTHROPIC! ugh.

[nittanygirl]

......
what was the point of that article and how did it get past the editors????

[MysticCat]

What a poorly written article. I'm embarrassed for UWG. (Note to author: More than one member of Kappa Sigma or Chi Omega are Kappa Sigmas or Chi Omegas, not Kappa Sigma's or Chi Omega's.) But this was the line that particularly got to me:

Becoming a part of a sorority or fraternity does not necessarily entail good times and belligerent drinking.

I've certainly known some people who become belligerent when drunk, but belligerent drinking is a new one on me. Good times indeed.

But hey, at least she said "a part" instead of "apart."

[exlurker]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

What a poorly written article. . . .

But hey, at least she said "a part" instead of "apart."

Mmmmmyes.

Gentle suggestions and a comment for the person who wrote the article:

1. . . . person that just goes to class, parties every once and while . . . .
2 My final thoughts later came after my conversation with an Alpha Gamma Delta who clarified the entire touchy subject in a nutshell. . . .
3. . . . from an entirely bias standpoint,

1.The idiom is “every once in a while.”

2.Is this a clever and sneaky way of alluding to Alpha Gamma Delta's squirrel mascot? If so, congrats for working that in.
3.Should be “biased,” not “bias.”

[thetaj]

Originally Posted by exlurker

2.Is this a clever and sneaky way of alluding to Alpha Gamma Delta's squirrel mascot? If so, congrats for working that in.

I think you're giving them too much credit

[Barbie's_Rush]

How does one make it to college without understanding that an apostrophe doesn't make something plural? It's particularly vexing to see it done by people who are presumably journalism majors.

[SWTXBelle]

I had occasion to go to the UNCF website for comparison to an ad up for discussion in the English 1301 class I am teaching - we were talking about catchy taglines, and I brought up "A Mind is a terrible thing to waste" as an example of a successful one. ON THE FRONT PAGE THEY WROTE - "MARKING IT'S(SIC) 40th ANNIVERSARY".

I wept softly.