New movie-making fun of greeks??

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Members of GreekChat, just like you.

If people don't want to hear dissenting opinions, they're more than welcome to not discuss sorority business on the internet.

Afterall, this is a Greek Life thread about a new movie making fun of "Greeks."

If the ZTAs had started a thread in THEIR forum about THEIR concerns and THEIR national headquarter's statement, perhaps we wouldn't have cared to comment.

[UGAalum94]

While it's not a movie I really see myself seeing, the Zeta sorority in the movie doesn't really seem bad in terms of making sisterhood look bad.

I'm not saying that Zeta groups shouldn't be upset about their own letters and colors being used, just that in terms of movies that make fun of GLOs or make Greeks look bad, this one seems far more geared to making fun of airhead bimbos and maybe even sympathetically presenting the problems of chapters with image problems.

It's Revenge of the Nerds with girls under the leadership of a Playboy Bunny. It's hard to see that it has anything to do with any group in real life.

[SWTXBelle]

I went back to the start of the thread to see if I had missed something- and the OP is not a Zeta getting angry. It is a Zeta asking Greeks - not just sisters - for their take on it. It went a little off the tracks when instead of offering opinions on the movie some started stating that there was no justification in feeling offended by the blatant ripping off of some letters/symbols of at least two national and one local fraternity.

The score seems to be pretty even - some don't see it as an issue at all, some are offended, and some, like me, are sympathetic to those who are offended while also seeing that it is no big deal in the grand scheme of things. Am I missing anything?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I went back to the start of the thread to see if I had missed something- and the OP is not a Zeta getting angry. It is a Zeta asking Greeks - not just sisters - for their take on it. It went a little off the tracks when instead of offering opinions on the movie some started stating that there was no justification in feeling offended by the blatant ripping off of some letters/symbols of at least two national and one local sorority.

The score seems to be pretty even - some don't see it as an issue at all, some are offended, and some, like me, are sympathetic to those who are offended while also seeing that it is no big deal in the grand scheme of things. Am I missing anything?

Who asked for a score keeper, though?

[heyitszeta]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

... ripping off of some letters/symbols of at least two national and one local sorority.

Just a correction: we're a fraternity. (Some people on my campus still think it's funny to call us a 'fraority' or 'saternity'. Ugh.)

And I'll go ahead and concede on the forced feelings topic, I did word my opinion in an ambiguous way. To make things perfectly clear:
It is my opinion that ZTA should not feel offended by this movie.
Any ZTAs who feel offended certainly may, and most definitely don't have to ask for anyone's permission.

And I also just wanted to comment that all of the screencaps posted by SthrnZeta also apply to our org, haha. And just because we came around 28 years later and are local does not make us any less legitimate. I'm not sure if you meant that, but your post came across that way to me.

Just out of curiosity, do any ZTA houses display the word "ZETA" on the house along with the letters like in the movie? Our house displays both, but I visited LSU and quite a few CSU/UC campuses and I have never come across a house (of any GLO) that has both letters and the nickname.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

I'm not saying that Zeta groups shouldn't be upset about their own letters and colors being used, just that in terms of movies that make fun of GLOs or make Greeks look bad, this one seems far more geared to making fun of airhead bimbos and maybe even sympathetically presenting the problems of chapters with image problems.

Re: bold--- Last time I checked, ZTA did not own all greek combinations that start with the greek letter 'zeta'. Zeta ALPHA ZETA does not = Zeta TAU ALPHA.

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by texas*princess

Re: bold--- Last time I checked, ZTA did not own all greek combinations that start with the greek letter 'zeta'. Zeta ALPHA ZETA does not = Zeta TAU ALPHA.

Are you arguing that the movie does not reference Zeta Tau Alpha at all? There is more than the simple use of the word "Zeta", although that itself is suspect.

There are plenty of letter and color combinations they could have used that would not reference a national GLO.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Are you arguing that the movie does not reference Zeta Tau Alpha at all? There is more than the simple use of the word "Zeta", although that itself is suspect.

There are plenty of letter and color combinations they could have used that would not reference a national GLO.

No, I'm just saying, last time I checked, ZTA does not own all the greek letter combinations that begin with the letter "zeta".

And since you are big on "keeping score" you can read some of my initial posts in this thread to answer your questions.

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by texas*princess

No, I'm just saying, last time I checked, ZTA does not own all the greek letter combinations that begin with the letter "zeta".

And since you are big on "keeping score" you can read some of my initial posts in this thread to answer your questions.

Someone got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. I made one reference to "keeping score", so really, I don't know that I'd say I'm "big" on it. Memo to self - avoid use of the term "score".

I don't think it's worth getting as riled up as you, and those who are so intent on arguing that there isn't an implied link between Zeta Tau Alpha and the group in the movie, apparently are.

It will be interesting to see how the movie does. Would non-Greeks be interested in the plot premise? How many Greeks like me wouldn't be interested, and how many would be? Judging by this thread, there are a fair number of Greeks who would be interested - at least in seeing it when it comes out on DVD. I don't think the publicity associated with ZTA issuing a statement will make much impact - really, only ZTAs and Greeks are even going to know about it. I'm sure the film producers would love the free publicity of a media firestorm, but I don't think it merits that.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Someone got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. I made one reference to "keeping score", so really, I don't know that I'd say I'm "big" on it. Memo to self - avoid use of the term "score".

I don't think it's worth getting as riled up as you, and those who are so intent on arguing that there isn't an implied link between Zeta Tau Alpha and the group in the movie, apparently are.

It will be interesting to see how the movie does. Would non-Greeks be interested in the plot premise? How many Greeks like me wouldn't be interested, and how many would be? Judging by this thread, there are a fair number of Greeks who would be interested - at least in seeing it when it comes out on DVD. I don't think the publicity associated with ZTA issuing a statement will make much impact - really, only ZTAs and Greeks are even going to know about it. I'm sure the film producers would love the free publicity of a media firestorm, but I don't think it merits that.

Actually I'm not getting "riled up".. but whatever.

Considering it's not meant to be a huge summer blockbuster, and there are no real Grade-A Hollywood stars in it, it will probably not make more than 'Sorority Boys' or "Van Wilder' made in theaters.

I'm also not sure of what "media firestorm" you are referring to... Greekchat is the only place this has been mentioned. Every other news story you find about this movie online is about Bruce Willis's daughter.

[als463]

Okay...I'm not as mad about this movie as most people in my GLO or any of the Zetas because like someone mentioned before-it may do as well as "sorority boys" or whatever and make no real mark on the world...Think about it-the Delta Omicron Gammas in "Sorority Boys" could have been seen as DGs...right?

One thing I will say, however, is that if you want to argue the point that they don't really seem to care what organization they use in this movie-you could check out this:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0852713/fullcredits#cast

Notice, they blatantly use "Phi Mu" for Jennifer Tisdale, Emily Wilson, Isis Harris, and DeNah Angel.

They also use: "Horny Sigma Pi" Ben Ziff, Alpha Chi Rho (which one of the screenwriters-after looking at her MySpace page..the Alpha Gam girl was a little sister to), and Kappa Sigma #1. So, the names are blatantly Sigma Pi, AChiRho and Kappa Sigma....So, it's clear that this was no "accident" to use these names...

So, it's not just bad for Phi Mu and Zeta-it could make these fraternities look bad-too....however, you want to read into it.

Let's just hope this movie doesn't really hurt the Greek scene...