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03-14-2007, 04:29 PM
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I read Epsilon Zeta by Jock Young recently, and it was pretty good. The author is a Sigma Chi.
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03-14-2007, 05:09 PM
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I was forced to memorize The Phoenix when I was a pledge.
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03-14-2007, 05:11 PM
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One of my friends bought me the Hazing Meri Sugarman books. They are laughable in their portrayal of sorority life and I had a good chuckle reading them, but I can't imagine how terrified I would be if I read them as a PNM.
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03-14-2007, 06:14 PM
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Loose Change by Sara Davidson is good.
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03-14-2007, 07:43 PM
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I checked out Broken Pledges from the library years ago.
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03-14-2007, 07:48 PM
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The Pledge by Rob Kean was an entertaining murder mystery.
Lazarus by Rashid Darden is probably the best book about cultural fraternity life that's ever been written in the history of anything, everywhere.
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03-14-2007, 08:08 PM
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Lazarus by Rashid Darden is probably the best book about cultural fraternity life that's ever been written in the history of anything, everywhere.
Definitely  Can't wait for the sequel Covenant!!!
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Loose Change by Sara Davidson is good.
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Excellent choice!
Carnation, I seem to remember the same thing. I mentioned "Let's Go Play At The Adams' House" (I think) - I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy!
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03-15-2007, 11:46 PM
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Excellent choice!
Carnation, I seem to remember the same thing. I mentioned "Let's Go Play At The Adams' House" (I think) - I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy!
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Ha ha...close ladies. That book was mentioned in the "Most Disturbing Book You've Ever Read thread.
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03-16-2007, 03:55 AM
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I really like Eating the Cheshire Cat by Helen Ellis. Though it's validity is questionable.
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03-14-2007, 08:44 PM
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One of my friends bought me the Hazing Meri Sugarman books. They are laughable in their portrayal of sorority life and I had a good chuckle reading them, but I can't imagine how terrified I would be if I read them as a PNM.
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I've read the first one, and yeah, they would definitely be scary to a PNM. I had to laugh about how the sorority had infinite funds of money and a helicopter....sheeyah, right!
I've also read "Sorority Sisters", which is about a BGLO sorority. I also read a terrible "horror book" by RL Stine, or similar type of author, about these crazy things happening in a sorority, and it turned out that it was one of the pledges, who had MPD and whenever the "evil" personality would take over, she would do crazy things that made the girls feel threatened (chop up their clothes in the closet, etc.). I can't remember the name of the book as it was rather forgettable.
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Somewhere on GC we have a really good thread about books about Greeks, including some quality literature. I'm sure I mentioned Heartbreak Hotel and a couple of other books by Anne Rivers Siddons, an Auburn Tri Delt alum.
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03-15-2007, 09:17 AM
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Somewhere on GC we have a really good thread about books about Greeks, including some quality literature. I'm sure I mentioned Heartbreak Hotel and a couple of other books by Anne Rivers Siddons, an Auburn Tri Delt alum.
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http://greekchat.com/gcforums/showth...ht=greek+books
Here is the link to the original thread.
BTW - Heartbreak Hotel by Anne Rivers Siddons was made into a movie "Heart of Dixie" with Ally Sheedy and Virginia Madsen. When it came out a Chi Omega friend and I went to see it. Great book, bad movie. We laughed at the girls snapping their fingers to show agreement during a chapter meeting. I didn't realize other chapters did that.
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03-15-2007, 02:43 AM
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I've read the first one, and yeah, they would definitely be scary to a PNM. I had to laugh about how the sorority had infinite funds of money and a helicopter....sheeyah, right!
I've also read "Sorority Sisters", which is about a BGLO sorority. I also read a terrible "horror book" by RL Stine, or similar type of author, about these crazy things happening in a sorority, and it turned out that it was one of the pledges, who had MPD and whenever the "evil" personality would take over, she would do crazy things that made the girls feel threatened (chop up their clothes in the closet, etc.). I can't remember the name of the book as it was rather forgettable.
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I know someone who had a pretty crazy roommate in college. The crazy chick would take scissors to her (as in not her own) jeans and cut them.
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03-15-2007, 08:55 AM
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Sorority Sisters is written by Tajuana Butler (sp?). It is light reading but wasn't bad. I am not sure how accurate it is in its portrayal of the BGLO pledge process.
Siddons is a great writer. I don't think I've read a book of hers that I didn't like.
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