Greek Social Life - Then and Now

[Lucky SC]

i haven't read from the original post, but seems things have gone down hill... maybe more fun and crazy, but less classy to the way you describe your days.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by Lucky SC

i haven't read from the original post, but seems things have gone down hill... maybe more fun and crazy, but less classy to the way you describe your days.

We had fun and got crazy. We just did it differently and with more modesty.

[kathykd2005]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

We had fun and got crazy. We just did it differently and with more modesty.

Hey now! I take offense to that. I graduated in 2005--we had fun, we did it tastefully, and we didn't need to do drugs, have illicit sexual contact, or drink excessively in order to do it!!!

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

Hey now! I take offense to that. I graduated in 2005--we had fun, we did it tastefully, and we didn't need to do drugs, have illicit sexual contact, or drink excessively in order to do it!!!

How did differently and with more modesty turn into all of that?

[kathykd2005]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

How did differently and with more modesty turn into all of that?

I take offense to the line "with more modesty," since it implies that just because you graduated after 1985, you weren't modest or lady like. That kind of annoys me, because it can't be said that just because you graduated in a different time period that you were more modest than anyone else, in any other organization. That's how that turned into that.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

I take offense to the line "with more modesty," since it implies that just because you graduated after 1985, you weren't modest or lady like. That kind of annoys me, because it can't be said that just because you graduated in a different time period that you were more modest than anyone else, in any other organization. That's how that turned into that.

Offense taken; annoy on.

[kathykd2005]

Switched off, now. Notice of enjoyment taken from the annoyance of another person on GC. *Red Flag*

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

Hey now! I take offense to that. I graduated in 2005--we had fun, we did it tastefully, and we didn't need to do drugs, have illicit sexual contact, or drink excessively in order to do it!!!

Sounds like you all were boring!

What kind of college girl doesn't enjoy tequila and put out like an electrical socket?

[kathykd2005]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

Sounds like you all were boring!

What kind of college girl doesn't enjoy tequila and put out like an electrical socket?

OMG.

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

OMG.

The girls I knew who didn't put out in college were closet lesbians, or worse, strong Christians.

[kathykd2005]

Originally Posted by Dionysus

The girls I knew who didn't put out in college were closet lesbians, or worse, strong Christians.

O Dionysus, you so silly. Lolzzz.

[SWTXBelle]

[33girl]

Originally Posted by kathykd2005

Hey now! I take offense to that. I graduated in 2005--we had fun, we did it tastefully, and we didn't need to do drugs, have illicit sexual contact, or drink excessively in order to do it!!!

BG & I are around the same age I think, and (I know she'll correct me if I'm wrong) I think that what she means by "modesty" is "we didn't put pictures of it all over the freaking internet." I know I've stated this before on here, but - professional photogs at mixers?? At formals?? We would have NEVER allowed anyone like that into our private events. This doesn't even touch putting pics on the internet - this concept is just so beyond me I can't even wrap my brain around it. I understand that cameras are different and it's the easiest way to share photos, but I certainly don't want Harry Baals from Pigsknuckle Arkansas looking at pictures of me at a toga mixer, even if it's completely innocuous. My pictures and memories of my good times are for my friends and I, not the world. Honestly, download the pics onto your PRIVATE computer and send a PRIVATE email.

Lucky - not SEC, but I got offered coke a few times when I was an undergrad (and no I didn't indulge, I got spontaneous nosebleeds as it was). From what I understand, it's much more prevalent now, everywhere.

[AGDee]

I think, in general, Greek social life and general collegiate social life frequently parallel each other. Although, in this Risk Management day and age, I think that Greek parties are more regulated than general college parties. I know that nobody who has a party at their house is hiring security guards, as is the requirement for many Greek events now. When I was in college (around the same time as Benzgirl), if you wanted to drink, you found a way to drink. If you wanted to smoke pot, you did. The only drugs I was exposed to in college were marijuana and inhalants. Some of the guys were really into whippets (sp?). I think drug use/prevalance goes in phases. After the wild 70's, the 80's college students were fairly conservative. You do hear more about college students dying of overdoses again, which is sad. We also had a huge scare in the 80's, when HIV came about, which did have a huge impact on sexual activity, once it became known that it wasn't just a drug addict/homosexual disease. I think there was a big difference in behaviors from 1983, when I started school to 1987 when I graduated. Some of the things that you generally hear about now, like "friends with benefits" weren't happening then. Perhaps that trend was born from the HIV threat. One night stands were dangerous, but perhaps it was less dangerous if someone is a trusted friend.

Anyway, my real point is, any social trends going on at colleges around the country are going on for ALL students, not just the Greeks.

[Dionysus]

Originally Posted by AGDee

Anyway, my real point is, any social trends going on at colleges around the country are going on for ALL students, not just the Greeks.

I agree. I know MANY non-greek college students and even a few graduate students who party way crazier than the Greeks.