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Old 09-04-2012, 03:52 PM
TheNxtNancyDrew TheNxtNancyDrew is offline
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Help With Possible Novel?

Hello all,

First off, let me say that I am an alumna of an NPC sorority and a semi-active member of these boards. For reasons that I hope will be clear, I’m posting this under a new username.

I am attempting to write a novel (I KNOW, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, EVER). My novel is currently a murder mystery set in and revolving around Greek Life. As a sorority sister, I’d like to see more entertainment that accurately portrays Greek Life. The good, the bad, and the ugly.

Because my book may never be completed or published, I’d prefer not to be associated with my usual username, which could, if you dig enough, reveal my real identity. It’s mostly embarrassment, I guess. There’s a damn good chance this thing will be awful (and I hope if it is, y’all will tell me so). I promise if I actually get this published, I will tell you who I really am and it will probably be a huge anticlimax because I really don’t post that much.

So, with that said—in writing this book, I will clearly have some questions about how various greek systems work, and aspects of the system that I never saw (especially regarding hazing. As currently envisioned, accusations of hazing will be a major plot point of the novel). I served only tangentially on my sorority’s e-board, so there’s definitely some stuff I’ll need to dig to find out about.

Additionally, I’ll be making up a lot of sorority names, colors, mascots, etc. and I really want to make sure these don’t resemble any actual existing sororities. This will not be one of those books where the sorority is Kappa Kappa Beta, and their colors are dark green and light green, and their symbol is the lock. I’ve tried really hard to not use any colors, mascots, or symbols currently used by NPC or NPHC sororities, and to avoid any letter combinations that evoked an existing GLO, but something might have slipped through.

So basically, what I’m hoping to do here is use you guys as a sounding board for ideas, as the most knowledgeable group of Greeks in existence.

I would also like to possibly post some excerpts of the book for criticism, although I would possibly prefer to do this via PM. One of the first parts I’m writing, though, is my main character’s rush story. Not sure it’ll make it into the book, but it’s helping me get into her head. Would that be appropriate to put in the Recruitment Stories thread, clearly marked as fictional? Would anyone be interested in reading it, or just generally answering questions, offering suggestions, etc?

I will obviously also be doing my own research, doing separate critiques, etc. This is just one resource I hope to use, if you guys are interested.

Respectfully,
The Next Nancy Drew

Last edited by TheNxtNancyDrew; 09-04-2012 at 03:55 PM. Reason: spacing was weird for some reason.
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