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I am living with our membership/recruitment chair this summer, so it was interesting to watch the show with her.
Overall, the show was not nearly as bad as I had expected. What pissed me off though were the commercials that aired during Road Rules beforehand. "Life's a bitch and we got a house full of them." I would be so upset if someone said that about my chapter. And the commercial about the "REAL" reason to join a sorority. Yeah, the social aspect is great, but they made it seem like all the other reasons - friendships, leadership opportunities, philanthropic work, etc - were completely bogus.
I also wish that MTV would clarify that this is a local sorority. Of course it makes sense that a local would be on the show b/c I don't think any of the NPC nationals would have allowed this in their organization.
I understand the Sigmas being worried that some girls rushed b/c MTV was there. But during "normal" recruitment parties, wouldn't the fact that there were boys there beg the same question? I know if we had guys at our rush events, we would get several girls who were just there to meet guys.
As far as the pledge house goes, I would be pissed if I was one of the roommates "left behind." I mean, is that girl still paying rent, or is it just dumped on the roommates who didn't join a sorority? I also think some of the new members are disrespectful.
Lastly, I am really surprised that they let MTV tape their voting sessions. Our voting sessions are top secret, and discussing them outside of the house is grounds for a judicial hearing. Also, our process is very methodical and no one speaks out of turn.
But overall, I think the Sigmas are very courageous to be doing this b/c I am sure a lot of the things we are pointing out crossed their minds at some point before the taping. I just hope that throughout the show they continue to stay strong in their sisterhood and their determination to represent Greeks in the best light they can.
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