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Do you think she's reading these posts and smiling to herself that she's gotten such a buzz from the Greek Chat community about this book?
I think it would be a good idea to read it, and see what she says. This book is bound to make the rounds among sorority PNMs this summer, and we'd be best off reading it and educating ourselves about the questions we might get from a PNM. I would hate to look ignorant in front of a PNM.
Let's not accuse her of yellow journalism until we've gotten OUR facts straight. Our belief is that her research was shoddy. But we're not up to writing a book review until we've read the book.
And let's also take this time to work with our chapters and our advisers to fish through some sorority "traditions" that really don't belong in our houses at all. If anything, let's take these reports of hazing, binge drinking, eating disorders and date rape, and work with our nationals to improve local programming. Maybe hold an all-campus workshop for non-Greek and Greek Women called "Debunking the myth: Today's Collegiate Women."
Let's put a positive spin on this instead of focusing on the Cliff's Notes.
Have I read the book? No. Will I read the book? Possibly. And if and when I do, then I can come to an educated conclusion about it.
We all thought MTV's Sorority Life would be the end of us. And that first fall, it didn't really make a dent. Focus on the positive.
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