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11-10-2011, 11:39 AM
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If their chapter was OK with them doing the show to begin with, they probably won't terminate them. Terminations generally start at the chapter level. For an individual's termination to start and end with the national office would probably make a WAY bigger deal of the situation than it deserve and give more attention to the show. No group is stupid enough to do that.
That being said, that chapter will most likely be watched like hawks for a long time if they do choose not to dissasociate themselves with the sister in question.
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Is it possible that the national organizations may not have full details on this at the moment? I would certainly hope they didn't encourage it. I am surprised at the disproportionate number of Delta Gammas represented, though.
ETA: I would also hope that a national organization would not judge their collegiate chapters on the actions of their alumna.
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11-09-2011, 11:13 PM
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Interesting
It's looks a bit like Ladette to Lady but for a sorority
eta: re: having their membership terminated - they are not really representing their own sorority, are they? They're representing Sigma Gamma. It's probably like setting up a local after becoming an alumni - weird, but not termination worthy
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11-09-2011, 11:14 PM
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"This is a higher standard; this is a sorority". Maybe I'm crazy but I feel as if (what appears to be) forcing them to eat copious amounts of food/drink is *not* having a higher standard. Just awkward.
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11-10-2011, 12:58 AM
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Oh. Wow. Is part of the competition to try to embody as many of the negative stereotypes of sorority women as possible along with committing the most risk management violations?
And those robes with the hoods they had one in one scene, beyond creepy. I would have run for the exit had the actives shown up in those at my initiation.
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11-10-2011, 08:20 AM
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Yeah, I stumbled across this show on E4 on Tuesday. So dreadful - really wooden, fake dialogue and chat, full of stereotypes (both from the "Sigma Gamma" sisters and the British girls), and showing a teaser for the next episode with what looks to be a lot of hazing. From the website, it looks like three of the five girls are still undergraduates (2 DGs and the TriDelta). How are they doing this without their organisations getting up in arms?? I know they've not mentioned their actual affiliations on the show, but in this age of google, facebook and twitter, when in less than five minutes I found out their last names, universities, chapters/national organisations, they have to know that what they do will get back across the pond...
And yes, the "ritual" stuff was creepy. Those robes, plus lighting their letters on fire on the front step (while in the creepy robes) during the house consecration was a little too much like a bad horror movie.
The one thing I will say, is thank goodness none of them are in my sorority!! (Sorry to the KDs, DGs and TriDelta's out there - I hope they don't do anything more to tarnish your letters!)
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11-10-2011, 05:50 PM
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So how many girls start, and how many are "initiated"? Is this actually with a university? So many questions. This can't be like a normal reality show where there's one winner, right? That would be a pledgeclass of one -- MADNESS! What's the prize? Being in SG? Getting to be a judge/sister next year? Do they care about anything but initiation? SO MANY QUESTIONS THIS IS FOOLISH FOOLISH I TELL YOU.
Also, I'm mad that they BLATANTLY stole Pi Phi's robes & our fire letter ritual! How did they find out??????
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11-10-2011, 06:36 PM
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THIS IS FOOLISH FOOLISH I TELL YOU.
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I Wholeheartedly Agree!
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11-10-2011, 07:50 PM
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So how many girls start, and how many are "initiated"? Is this actually with a university? So many questions. This can't be like a normal reality show where there's one winner, right? That would be a pledgeclass of one -- MADNESS! What's the prize? Being in SG? Getting to be a judge/sister next year? Do they care about anything but initiation? SO MANY QUESTIONS THIS IS FOOLISH FOOLISH I TELL YOU.
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They pick 14 pledges and end up with 5 members
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11-10-2011, 07:57 PM
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They pick 14 pledges and end up with 5 new members
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What do the New Members get once they are initiated? The whole idea of "pledge cuts" is so odd.
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11-10-2011, 08:04 PM
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I guess they would then be in charge of the next recruitment? Maybe if there is more than one season
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11-10-2011, 10:50 PM
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One of my chapter sisters and I were able to google locate the first episode... There are some things that are a good representation, but overall I think it's a big ol' mess... That, and the next episode looks even worse, in material alone, at the moment.
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11-10-2011, 11:14 PM
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They pick 14 pledges and end up with 5 members
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What do the New Members get once they are initiated? The whole idea of "pledge cuts" is so odd.
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Yup, that's strange. In NPC-land, there are limits on how many women become new members, but once you're a new member, unless you choose to depledge or you do something really bad, you will be initiated. But "14 pledges enter, 5 new sisters get in, 9 pledges are given the boot" certainly ups the drama factor.
Anyone else reminded of the show " Sorority Life" that was on MTV a few years back?
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11-10-2011, 11:16 PM
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Anyone else reminded of the show "Sorority Life" that was on MTV a few years back?
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11-10-2011, 11:19 PM
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LOL 
Their letters are Sigma Gamma, right? Maybe one of the pledges will do something "un-Sigma-like". 
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11-10-2011, 11:49 PM
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Yup, that's strange. In NPC-land, there are limits on how many women become new members, but once you're a new member, unless you choose to depledge or you do something really bad, you will be initiated. But "14 pledges enter, 5 new sisters get in, 9 pledges are given the boot" certainly ups the drama factor.
Anyone else reminded of the show "Sorority Life" that was on MTV a few years back?
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It also wouldn't seem very reality show-like if they let everyone stick around after their recruitment.
Although if it were truly in an NPC vein, the recruitment would have been about half the show, rather than this one episode only.
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