Misconceptions about GLOs

[Sister Havana]

I've gotten the "buying your friends" thing quite a bit. Never mind that almost every other organization there is has some sort of dues/fees for activities/whatever. It's only GLOs that get that comment.

And don't forget all women in sororities are evil snobby bitches who are only in school for the MRS degree and all guys in fraternities are drunks and rapists.

[Tom Earp]

If that is the case, then why are All Greek GPAs higher than the Avg.?

Evil Snobby Bitches?

No, they just find a common ground to bond with! They have many things in common.

They learn how to lead, work with, get better grades and have a better perspective when they graduate!

They are not Lab Rats who are taught to go through the maze.

[LaneSig]

Biggest misconceptions:

#1 Buying friends.

#2 Members of GLOs can only/will only speak to people in their own houses or other GLOs. They do not associate or deal with independents.


These are they misconceptions I dislike the most.

[shinerbock]

Well, in response to paying for my friends, I generally say either its because A) I can afford to, or B) its not true, because I hang out with people in other fraternities and sororities as well...

All seriousness aside...I don't like the image that all fraternity guys are drunk idiots who grunt and rape girls. Granted, we're quite good at drinking, but we're generally gentleman and enjoy hanging out at a classy bar or at the golf course more than crushing cans on our head or tossing kegs around.

Another one, kinda different, is the image of "fratty" that is going around. Whats most annoying is when like urban campuses have fratty parties and such, where people cock their hat to the side, pop their abercrombie polo, etc...Somehow dressing nicely got mixed with more city/ghetto dress, which is weird. In my experience, fraternity guys collars are rarely popped (unless it happened on the boat), our shirts are brooks brothers, not abercrombie, and our khakis are pleated, not cargo. I know that probably sounds snobby, its just annoying when I see a picture of some fratastic theme party which should have been entitled "Jersey Shore theme party."

[honeychile]

I've heard all of the above more than I care to think about, but one stands out: the naked pillow fights.

I once told my then-fiance & his non-greek friends that, in four years of college, I never once took place in a pillow fight, let alone a naked one. When I said that, the one guy said, "Oh, come on! We need something to fantasize about!"

So, it's become a standard joke: "Yes, we took Quota and made Total and had the Homecoming Queen, and yes, still found time for our nightly naked pillow fights!" Sometimes, making fun like that makes for better relations.

[Jimmy Choo]

I have heard all of these sterotypes I can't stand hearing them! I too have also be wearing letters and had people seem to me "You don't seem like the sorority girl type." That really irks me! I gained so much from having been active thru the leadership postions that I held. It was the best decision I ever made!

[shinerbock]

haha, yeah right, like naked pillow fights don't happen.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by exlurker

Tom, while we tend to mention "all-Greek averages," and are happy to mention chapters with high GPAs, we may need to remember that on any given campus not every individual Greek, and not every chapter, is necessarily achieving GPAs higher than the all-men's, all-women's, or all undergrad average. We probably should try to be realistic in how much we claim for Greek academic success and emphasis on scholarship.

That is very true.

I always tell people not to paint with such a broad brush. There's a diversity of people in all of our organizations so the outcome will be as diverse.