MTV and Sororities

[33girl]

I agree that the decision to participate in anything MTV does might not have been the wisest. As a matter of fact I was the first person to say so on here. But it is done and there’s nothing we can do about the series itself, just our reactions. We can either be negative or positive. There’s no sense bashing Sigma, because if this turns out as horribly as some people think it will, they’ll do enough self-flagellation that our input won’t be needed.

Personally, as I stated earlier, I’m very glad they chose a sorority that is diverse – not one made up of rich Barbie clones. That would offend me more than showing the occasional beer in a sister’s hand. They’ve chosen a group who looks “real” and hopefully that will help disprove the myth of what is and isn’t the “sorority type.” IMO that is as detrimental as any drinking, hazing, whatever in our orgs – women who would be great in a sorority thinking they aren’t the “type” and shunning it. The more that happens the more pronounced it gets, and the more great women we lose.

Everything in our orgs is not perfect. We don’t do philanthropy 24/7/365. We don’t live in perfect harmony. We like to party once in a while. We’re bitchy once in a while. We’re not as bad as the media make us out to be, but we’re not as good as our national websites make us out to be either. Simply, we’re human.

And as far as Animal House, look at membership numbers before and after its release, then try to tell me that it hurt Greek life. Yes, maybe there were people who only joined for the beer, but for every member that did that, I think there were probably 2 or 3 who were amazed by the amount of brother/sisterhood and support they received. A nice surprise package, I’d say. If this show gets women to pledge who wouldn’t have considered it before, it might be worth it.