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Something to Consider
The other night I headed out to dinner with my eldest sister, and my two friends. We were seated in a booth at a restaurant enjoying our meal, and couldn't help but hear the conversation of the two young ladies behind us. One was freshly home from college, and was telling her friend all about her sorority. She is not a member of an NPC sorority, nor an NPHC sorority, but of a specific interest/multicultural sorority. She never said the name, but by discussing the flower, the colors and other details, I knew exactly which group it was as a friend of a friend is a member, and they are VERY prominent in California.
The thing is, my friends are not Greek and have no interest in it. One had a notion for a week to do it, the other may AI, and my sister will do AI. My friends have no first hand knowledge of sororities, but just by hearing this conversation my friends were disgusted, and they realized this girl was hazed. One said "I would never join a group that would treat me this way". I realize the whole world of sororities does not revolve around the NPC, but universities and the government have laws and regulations against hazing. Not only did she go into DETAIL about her process, which I think is not appropriate for public discussion, but she described acts that are hazing.
My point is this: You never really know who can hear what you say in public. Your private process shouldn't be public discussion. I lost respect for that group after I heard how they treat new members. What if my sister had already done AI and was advising a chapter and heard this? Or I had been meeting with alums for recs? They may be the sort of people that would want to report something like that. I am sure that if someone from Alaska reported something, they'd figure out which sister it was with a quickness. Plus the place was full of post promhighschoolers, and it is one of the only late night eateries that isn't dirt bag. The last thing Greek Life needs is to have more misinformation out there.
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