Cutting or pledging a group for dumb reasons

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by SigKapAngel767

Anyone think that some sororities at their school had mandatory tanning and workout hours? Yeesh!

Probably not.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by SigKapAngel767

Anyone think that some sororities at their school had mandatory tanning hours? I'm so pale!

Some of my sisters used to joke about that, but I'd never go for it. I just turn into a lobster, and white skin is better than red skin.

[PhoenixAzul]

I was at a PHA meeting once and this kid who was running for SGA was talking about the chapter houses owned by the University and he mentioned "Sigma Alpha Tau" and I just cringed. The kid was obviously not Greek.

Ahh the irony! There is a sorority at my college called Sigma Alpha Tau. They go by Owls more than their letters, but yep, it exists.

[thetaprincess]

I remember I cut two groups for different reasons

1. I did not like a group where I could see the roots of a girl talking to me. I was like eew gross.
2. THe house was not on greek row and did not want to walk far to my classes. Even though one of my good friends at school was in this chapter. How funny things turn out to be. Sometimes I wished I could of been her sister?

[Musicwalksuhome]

I would have cut this houses if they didn't cut me first.. maybe they cut me because of this lol-
I'm from Oregon and go to School at Wake Forest (North Carolina)-
So the sister I'm taking to asks me where I am from.
I respond that I'm from Oregon
She goes- "Oh, thats like in the midwest right?"
I respond-"Um, no. Do you know where California is?"
-"Yes"
"Do you know where Washington State is?
-"Yes"
-"Well, Oregon is right between them on the West coast"

Additionaly, one of my sisters had an "interesting" conversation- I don't know if it was the same house or a different one. lol
So she's talking to one sisters (1) about how she had lived in Peru for the Summer. Second sister(2) comes over.
Sister (1) introduces my friend to sister to and says "we were just talking about how she lived in Peru for a summer". Sister (2) then asks my friend if she learned a lot spanish. Sister(1) then turns to sister (2) and goes- "don't be silly, they don't speak spanish there, they speak Peruvian"

[smiley21]

Originally Posted by Musicwalksuhome

I would have cut this houses if they didn't cut me first.. maybe they cut me because of this lol-
I'm from Oregon and go to School at Wake Forest (North Carolina)-
So the sister I'm taking to asks me where I am from.
I respond that I'm from Oregon
She goes- "Oh, thats like in the midwest right?"
I respond-"Um, no. Do you know where California is?"
-"Yes"
"Do you know where Washington State is?
-"Yes"
-"Well, Oregon is right between them on the West coast"

How in the world (or in this case, the U.S.) can someone who is in college think that Oregon is in the midwest?

[icicle22]

Originally Posted by smiley21

How in the world (or in this case, the U.S.) can someone who is in college think that Oregon is in the midwest?

It would have to be a very stupid one. LOL.

[WarEagle07]

Originally Posted by smiley21

How in the world (or in this case, the U.S.) can someone who is in college think that Oregon is in the midwest?

I'm from Alaska and went to FSU. I was asked if I needed a passport to get there! At one party a girl asked " Alaska, isn't that down by Australia"? Or my personal favorite.."How many hours did it take you to drive here"? The correct answer is 12 hours by air!

[LucyKKG]

Originally Posted by Musicwalksuhome

So she's talking to one sisters (1) about how she had lived in Peru for the Summer. Second sister(2) comes over.
Sister (1) introduces my friend to sister to and says "we were just talking about how she lived in Peru for a summer". Sister (2) then asks my friend if she learned a lot spanish. Sister(1) then turns to sister (2) and goes- "don't be silly, they don't speak spanish there, they speak Peruvian"

That's hilarious! My family is Norwegian and I've gotten some dumb comments about that. I've had multiple people ask me if Norwegians come from Norwegia. Ummm...no.

[daydreamer1112]

I do honestly hate Alpha Chi's colors with a passion, but it certainly didn't stop me from pledging!

[Scandia]

I'm from Alaska and went to FSU. I was asked if I needed a passport to get there! At one party a girl asked " Alaska, isn't that down by Australia"? Or my personal favorite.."How many hours did it take you to drive here"? The correct answer is 12 hours by air!

When I was a very young girl, I thought that Holland was near Australia for some bizarre reason. However, a TV show (yes, an anime) enlightened me about it. In the show, the girl travels from France to Holland by train. And I was like "how in the world?"- and then I checked an atlas and saw that Holland was in Europe!!!!!

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by Scandia

When I was a very young girl, I thought that Holland was near Australia for some bizarre reason. However, a TV show (yes, an anime) enlightened me about it. In the show, the girl travels from France to Holland by train. And I was like "how in the world?"- and then I checked an atlas and saw that Holland was in Europe!!!!!

When I was little, my parents played a game with us every night. At least I thought it was a game...it was a geography lesson. We would spin the globe, close our eyes and put our our finger. Wherever our finger landed was the country we had to look up in the Encyclopedia and learn about that night.

I was very small when we started doing this, so needless to say, I learned the southern hemisphere before anything above the equator.

[LucyKKG]

I thought I couldn't relate to this story because I was in a local group that affiliated with an NPC. We didn't cut a group for dumb reasons, but I totally remember opinions about colors, letters, symbols, etc. We had to choose between Kappa, Theta, and Delta Phi Epsilon. (D Phi E didn't end up presenting to us). I remember liking the way Theta's letters looked because the two K's in KKG looked weird. Oh, but I liked Kappa's colors better. :-P

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by WarEagle07

I'm from Alaska and went to FSU. I was asked if I needed a passport to get there! At one party a girl asked " Alaska, isn't that down by Australia"? Or my personal favorite.."How many hours did it take you to drive here"? The correct answer is 12 hours by air!

I mean, I suppose you could drive from Alaska to Florida if you really wanted to...clearly some people should have watched/played Carmen Sandiego as children. And actually, you will need a passport soon to drive from Alaska to Florida since you have to go through Canada!

Originally Posted by LucyKKG

I thought I couldn't relate to this story because I was in a local group that affiliated with an NPC. We didn't cut a group for dumb reasons, but I totally remember opinions about colors, letters, symbols, etc. We had to choose between Kappa, Theta, and Delta Phi Epsilon. (D Phi E didn't end up presenting to us). I remember liking the way Theta's letters looked because the two K's in KKG looked weird. Oh, but I liked Kappa's colors better. :-P

I'm glad I am not the only one who thinks Theta's letters are aesthetically pleasing.

[SMUalphachi]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

I mean, I suppose you could drive from Alaska to Florida if you really wanted to...clearly some people should have watched/played Carmen Sandiego as children. And actually, you will need a passport soon to drive from Alaska to Florida since you have to go through Canada!



I'm glad I am not the only one who thinks Theta's letters are aesthetically pleasing.

I do, too! I also think Kappa Alpha Theta SOUNDS aesthetically pleasing... definitely rolls off of the tongue. Actually, Sigma Kappa is another one that I could say over and over again.

I'm just glad we don't have Phi Mu... before I knew what greek life really meant, I would have only wanted to be there because of the colors alone...