New movie-making fun of greeks??

[nittanyalum]

So why aren't the Betas all up in arms about this movie? http://www.college-themovie.com/#/cast

And how in god's name did that little "chicken guy" (or whatever his nickname was) Kevin Covais from American Idol get a role in it????

[PANTHERTEKE]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

So why aren't the Betas all up in arms about this movie? http://www.college-themovie.com/#/cast

And how in god's name did that little "chicken guy" (or whatever his nickname was) Kevin Covais from American Idol get a role in it????

Lol oh man.

Not sure how I feel about this JMU article about Karen Lutz: http://www.thebreeze.org/2008/8-28/ae2.html

I don't recall her ever getting this much press when her other movies came out.

[als463]

Originally Posted by OTW

Not sure how I feel about this JMU article about Karen Lutz: http://www.thebreeze.org/2008/8-28/ae2.html

I don't recall her ever getting this much press when her other movies came out.

OTW, I think that it's great she is an Alpha Gam! Although I am not an Alpha Gam, in the spirit of Panhellenic-I'm really excited to see a sorority woman doing so well! Hopefully you and the other Alpha Gams can send something to your national headquarters about her being a famous Alum. I know I get upset that Phi Mu doesn't always update their "famous Alum" section, either! That, along with poorly done up websites for some great chapters really bugs me. Yay, for the ladies of Alpha Gamma Delta!

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by als463

OTW, I think that it's great she is an Alpha Gam! Although I am not an Alpha Gam, in the spirit of Panhellenic-I'm really excited to see a sorority woman doing so well! Hopefully you and the other Alpha Gams can send something to your national headquarters about her being a famous Alum. I know I get upset that Phi Mu doesn't always update their "famous Alum" section, either! That, along with poorly done up websites for some great chapters really bugs me. Yay, for the ladies of Alpha Gamma Delta!

I have yet to see any confirmation that she is a member of Alpha Gamma Delta.

[MTSUGURL]

Well, they definitely made her sound like a ditz... Then again, she may really be a ditz. never really read anything about her before now.

http://greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=99384

I hear a lot of birds chirping in that thread.

(I don't really feel like starting drama in the AGD forum)

Ms. Lutz, if that's really you and you're still reading, why can't we find you on Sister Search?

holy crap, you all are really riled up about my movie! i just found Greek Chat yesterday and posted a note in the AGD section encouraging them to go, and then today stumbled upon this thread...

first off, yes i am an Alpha Gam from JMU, graduated in 1988. They yanked the charter at my school two years after I graduated because we had low membership (hmm, sounds like the plot of a movie...) and i wrote the powers-that-be a pretty nasty letter after that, so i'm probably not their favorite alum. But since i don't have a sorority house to go back to when i visit my school, i think you can understand why i got angry.

my Myspace account says i'm 39 despite the fact that i'm 41 because i signed up when i was 39 and never changed it because i don't go on myspace that often as i'm old and it confuses me... i like Facebook better.

as for the poster in post #87 saying this movie is based on her school and chapter -- nothing could be further from the truth. I have no idea who you are, what school you go to and i've never heard of your chapter, so let's stop that rumor right now. It's silly.

as has been pointed out, Greek letters are not copyrighted, but sorority names are, which is why you never see a real sorority name in a movie. In Legally Blonde, Elle was in Delta Nu, which does not exist.

when i'm writing the script, yes, i use real Greek names because they are easier to keep track of than the fake ones and because i don't have time to research which ones are fake and which ones aren't -- that's the legal department's job. So who picked the names you see onscreen in The House Bunny? The Sony legal department. And they're all fake. Who picked the colors used on the houses? The production designer. It's not a conspiracy people. There are only so many combinations of Greek letters that are not real organizations.

i saw about a million posts complaining about the movie before it came out, but not as many afterwards, so i hope some of you enjoyed it. I loved Greek life, (and yes, I was a little sister at Alpha Chi Rho), and had several of my sorority sisters and a few AXPs out here to visit for my opening night party. I don't think this movie makes fun of Greeks in any way and neither do my Greek friends.

i hope the rest of you go see it and enjoy it and realize it's just a comedy!

Ps. I did not write the boob punching stuff, that was added by some guys.

Originally Posted by Karen Lutz

first off, yes i am an Alpha Gam from JMU, graduated in 1988. They yanked the charter at my school two years after I graduated because we had low membership (hmm, sounds like the plot of a movie...) and i wrote the powers-that-be a pretty nasty letter after that, so i'm probably not their favorite alum. But since i don't have a sorority house to go back to when i visit my school, i think you can understand why i got angry.

You must have really done something to piss them off because you don't appear in the Sister Search.

In Legally Blonde, Elle was in Delta Nu, which does not exist.

FYI, there is a Delta Nu Sorority -- a local at Dickinson College. http://users.dickinson.edu/~deltanu/

I haven't seen the movie yet, but it's on my list. I loved Legally Blonde so hopefully I'll feel the same way too.

i'm guessing local sorority names are not copyrighted as i'm sure the MGM legal department did a pretty thorough search. maybe it's only the Panhellenic sororities.

i don't know what Sister Search is, but if Alpha Gam doesn't want to claim me, that's their perogative. Doesn't make me love Alpha Gam sisters any less, but I never did like those snooty ladies at headquarters that came down and told our chapter what to do when they had zero idea about the dynamics of our campus. My favorite piece of ridiculous advice that they used to give: "Never wear earrings bigger than a quarter." Apparently, they thought that was slutty. Given that it was the eighties and giant earrings were in style, i thought their fashion advice was a bit questionable.

[AGDLynn]

[QUOTE=OTW;1714381]YYou must have really done something to piss them off because you don't appear in the Sister Search.


I'll be honest to say it really doesn't mean much to me if Karen is an Alpha Gam, Zeta whatever or a non-Greek.

I will say that I have done an AGD Sister Search which didn't find the sister I was looking for and I know for a fact they have always been in Good Standing. But then magically they reappear the next time I search.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Karen Lutz

as for the poster in post #87 saying this movie is based on her school and chapter -- nothing could be further from the truth. I have no idea who you are, what school you go to and i've never heard of your chapter, so let's stop that rumor right now. It's silly.

She said several times that she is from Occidental, where your writing partner went.

My writing partner was not in a sorority, nor did she pay attention to sororities. I'm sure someone at Occidental heard Kirsten went there, and thus, the urban legend was born.

Did you not see the post where i said my chapter's charter was yanked for low membership? Do you not think that's maybe where I got the idea??????

i'm amused by your conspiracy theories, but they're simply not true.

[SWTXBelle]

FLOUNCE.

And, as a special bonus, we get the "I'm getting private messages that support me" line, too!

Talking about how you wrote a nasty letter (or to borrow your lovely turn of phrase, telling them ". . . to f off " ) to your HQ is perhaps not talking "trash", but it certainly indicates a poor attitude, as do your other posts regarding your GLO.

Vitriolic? Why, butter would not melt in my mouth . . . my posts are hardly vitriolic.

Somehow I think Greekchat will survive, (cue Gloria Gaynor . . . ) even if the mighty Karen Lutz does not recommend us to the millions of teen aged girls who look to her for direction regarding their college careers. (AGDs - do your chapters use her as an example of an accomplished alumna? In her LAST post she indicated that was the case . . .but I've never seen her name mentioned in the chapter sites I've seen.)

I wonder . . . did she have sequined pantyhose when she went through rush?

[Senusret I]

Dear Ms. Lutz,

How did it make you feel when you found out the incomparable and exquisite Beverly D'Angelo would be cast in your movie?

Regards,
Senusret I