D9 stereotyping..

[rhoyaltempest]

Hi Sorors and Sistergreeks!

I hear what everyone is saying but I think it depends on where you are. I'm in Philly and in the Northeast (which includes chapters in PA., New Jersey, New York, Delaware, etc.) we rarely hear negative stereotypes about ourselves although I have heard some about sorors in other areas and when I do hear something, I shut the person down real quick because I don't let anyone talk bad about my sorority...I don't care where you're from. As for being small, we may be smaller than the other 3 but we're definately not small by any means. Up here anyway, we are on every campus where there are NPHC orgs and some where we are the only one there (and PA. alone has a whole lot of colleges and universities, probably more than any other state).

I think the stereotyping goes on because non-greeks and greeks alike only go by what they see on their campus or in one geographical area, but I think that's really messed up to label an entire organization (which spans throughout the U.S. and beyond) based on what you've personally seen or heard. Then you have those non-greeks who haven't even met any SGRho's, passing along rumors they personally know nothing about.

[IncontRHOllable]

Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest

Hi Sorors and Sistergreeks!

I hear what everyone is saying but I think it depends on where you are. I'm in Philly and in the Northeast (which includes chapters in PA., New Jersey, New York, Delaware, etc.) we rarely hear negative stereotypes about ourselves although I have heard some about sorors in other areas and when I do hear something, I shut the person down real quick because I don't let anyone talk bad about my sorority...I don't care where you're from. As for being small, we may be smaller than the other 3 but we're definately not small by any means. Up here anyway, we are on every campus where there are NPHC orgs and some where we are the only one there (and PA. alone has a whole lot of colleges and universities, probably more than any other state).

I think the stereotyping goes on because non-greeks and greeks alike only go by what they see on their campus or in one geographical area, but I think that's really messed up to label an entire organization (which spans throughout the U.S. and beyond) based on what you've personally seen or heard. Then you have those non-greeks who haven't even met any SGRho's, passing along rumors they personally know nothing about.

I was speaking with a soror yesterday about this very subject and she said that she finds that we get hated on most by the other sororities. About 2 years ago on her campus XYZ she was sayin that the other sororities (namely 2 of them) was trash talkin SGRHO and they did not even know them but was trash talking them. In one instance, we had an informational and one of the girls at the informational was legacy to another sorority but wanted SGRHO to call home. The (now) soror told SGRHO how she asked XYZ sorority what makes them different from us and the responses were trash talking. To trash talk someone else's organization only shows your insecurity about your own organization imo. D9 sororities are a majority of women of color united for one cause and that is to uplift and improve the conditions of our communities. How can we do that if we are tearing each other down? I believe that we need to look up the definition of class and check ourselves to be sure that we are living up to it. JMO.

[jojapeach]

^^^ There are many of us in the D9 that share your opinion.

But don't get it twisted. We get hated on by frats, too. Of course, it's usually a case of a Sassy Sigma breaking his heart and trying to direct his hurt at all Sigmas, not just the one that hurt him.

For instance, a popular DJ in Atlanta has always hated on us. ALWAYS. He plugged having the other three sororities in the step show he sponsored, but Sigma was not mentioned. Funny that he didn't there were only us and two Delta teams stepping, and he knew we were in the show at least 10 days before the show. It's really sad when men hate on sororities. It really makes a guy look...pathetic.

And ditto what others have said about each sorority having gorgeous and not so gorgeous members. There is no mold, no matter what anyone wants to perpetuate.

[IncontRHOllable]

Originally Posted by jojapeach

^^^ There are many of us in the D9 that share your opinion.

But don't get it twisted. We get hated on by frats, too. Of course, it's usually a case of a Sassy Sigma breaking his heart and trying to direct his hurt at all Sigmas, not just the one that hurt him.

For instance, a popular DJ in Atlanta has always hated on us. ALWAYS. He plugged having the other three sororities in the step show he sponsored, but Sigma was not mentioned. Funny that he didn't there were only us and two Delta teams stepping, and he knew we were in the show at least 10 days before the show. It's really sad when men hate on sororities. It really makes a guy look...pathetic.

And ditto what others have said about each sorority having gorgeous and not so gorgeous members. There is no mold, no matter what anyone wants to perpetuate.

Soror, you ain't neva lied. And its look sooooo childish to me for a frat to stoop to the level of hatin on a sorority..how ridiculous? I mean are we dealing with men or little girls?

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest

As for being small, we may be smaller than the other 3 but we're definately not small by any means.

And this should be the standard response to that comment. Kudos!