Greek-related movies

[raincoat]

If anyone is interested in watching the "Frat House" documentary discussed a couple of posts back, it's up on the site YouTube. Bad quality and broken up into pieces, but better than nothing.

http://www.youtube.com/results?searc...=search_videos

The link should bring up all 7 chapters in reverse order, but if not, just search for "frat house: chapter." Have fun.

[AGDem]

Originally posted by Shamp311
What about the movie "Frat House"

Anyone besides myself seen/own a copy of it?

It was once supposed to be an hour long special with the two directors (one directed Old School afterwards) current NYU students going from college to college trying to get on the inside of Greek Life and the "pledging" process. The movie won a Sundance Film Festival Award for documentary (until it came to light that what it is in may not actually be all true).

Eventually they stumble upon Alpha Tau Omega at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania.

(Some facts here may be wrong but this is what I have found researching the topic via the internet and talking with a member of a another fraternity at the school while the movie was shot.)

The two producers paid ATO $1500.00 to shoot the movie in their house where they would pledge them and other Brothers would participate in the pledging process for them to make their documentary. The Brothers who participated received $50.00 each for their work. Everything seen in this movie is according to my source at the school completely TRUE. Which is unbelievable!

If you haven't seen the movie, good luck finding it, but it is worth checking out if you ever get the chance. It really would shed negative light on the Greek system across the nation if this ever aired on National TV. Since the movie ATO at the school has lost their charter and are no longer a Fraternity on that campus.

-Pat-

Someone uploaded it on youtube.com and broke it down into seven parts, that's where I saw it. Yeah, I don't think all of it is true, either.

What I did find interesting was that they say in the movie that the ATO chapter agreed to let them film only if they didn't say the school's name or the fraternity's name. As I was watching it, though, it was completely obvious to me that it was ATO, there's a ton of stuff around the house that gives it away and you even catch a few glimpses of guys in ATO shirts.

[Shamp311]

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[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by DaffyKD

In the late '70's there was a horrible sorority movie with Shelly Winters as the house mother. It was a sorority of outcasts and had something to do with witchcraft. They portrayed the other sororities as snobs and this one was just plain weird. Can't remember the name, actually don't want to remember. I just remember cringing at how awful it portrayed Greeks during a time with membership was really down.

DaffyKD

Originally Posted by 33girl

hahahahahaha....

this movie is called "The Initiation of Sarah." Hey, when you have Morgan Fairchild AND Morgan Brittany in the same flick, you know it's got to be high quality!! If you have the Plex channel, you can probably catch this one since they run it quite often.

Originally Posted by ragtimerose

One cheesy TV movie that hasn't been mentioned here is the 70s film The Initiation of Sarah with Shelley Winters. She plays a housemother to the "geek" sorority on campus, and the "initiation" involves black magic and witchcraft in one way or other.

Sure, it portrays both sorority life and witchcraft in a bad light, but the movie is still a lot of fun to watch.

I'm glad my sorority experience isn't like that. I'm pagan and didn't "go Greek" until in my late 40s.

Originally Posted by honeychile

I think I remember this one! Two sisters rush, and the one goes to the Popular Girl sorority, and the other goes to the "eerie" house? Sort of like Carrie Pledges.

Originally Posted by LaneSig

Honeychile, that's the one. I not only remember it, I have it on video (Yeah, I know, take away my man card now ). Two sisters go to college, one joins the popular group (Alpha Nu Sigma) and the other the "spooky" (Phi Epsilon Delta = nicknamed Pigs, Elephants and Dogs by ANS) house. Spooky house sister goes all "Carrie" on the popular house after they pelt her with mud and rotten tomatoes. Add in Shelley Winters, Morgan Fairchild (as the b****y popular sorority girl), a demon dog, then get some popcorn and let the good times roll!

Originally Posted by MysticCat

The Initiation of Sarah

Look what I stumbled across on IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0795403/

It's even got MORGAN FAIRCHILD in it!!!! I'm guessing Jennifer Tilly will play one of the wicked witches. I just wonder if this will show up on LMN or WE.

[bamabelle99]

Not sure if this has been said, but The Initiation of Sarah has been remade and will air on The Family Channel as part of their 13 days of Halloween. It stars the girl that played Cheyenne on Reba....(I'm incredibly embarrassed that I know this.)

Morgan Fairchild is in this version as well

ETA: If I had read the above post I wouldn't have posted this. Sorry!!

[kdonline]

Originally Posted by bamabelle99

Not sure if this has been said, but The Initiation of Sarah has been remade and will air on The Family Channel as part of their 13 days of Halloween.

I saw this in my Tivo Guide!! Can't wait to watch it!

Anyway, I recently viewed "Sorority House" from 1939. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031955/

Very sweet old-fashioned movie... I enjoyed it even though the girls end up not joining a sorority at the end. (Whoops, sorry about the spoiler!)

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by kdonline

I saw this in my Tivo Guide!! Can't wait to watch it!

Anyway, I recently viewed "Sorority House" from 1939. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031955/

Very sweet old-fashioned movie... I enjoyed it even though the girls end up not joining a sorority at the end. (Whoops, sorry about the spoiler!)

I think I've seen that move, like when I was little. Is there a scene where she's all bitter and talking with her grand father (maybe uncle?) and she and her friends discuss how they're going to exclude all the sorority girls from everything but then it's pointed out they'd be hypocrites??? Or something like that! It was a good movie if it's the same one.

[mlevy86]

yeah, it was a great movie.

[SnuKnight172]

There were 2 sequals to Skulls I know one was mentioned earlier.

Going Greek was another movie.

Lords of Discipline is a movie all Sigma Nus should watch.

[Kevin]

Just got a copy of LoD.

[CutiePie2000]

Originally Posted by SnuKnight172

Lords of Discipline is a movie all Sigma Nus should watch.

That's a really good movie; I've seen it.

[KyleMcGuire1983]

Originally Posted by SnuKnight172

There were 2 sequals to Skulls I know one was mentioned earlier.

Going Greek was another movie.

Lords of Discipline is a movie all Sigma Nus should watch.

Why should all Sigma Nus watch LoD? One of our alumni was going on about how we need to make our candidates watch it at a meeting....

I heard it's similiar to the VMI rat lining or something....is that why?

[banditone]

Originally Posted by KyleMcGuire1983

Why should all Sigma Nus watch LoD? One of our alumni was going on about how we need to make our candidates watch it at a meeting....

I heard it's similiar to the VMI rat lining or something....is that why?

Yes, 3 founders and one traitor. It's at a military school also. All of our candidate classes had to watch it.

[Firehouse]

I have seen two movies that give a very accurate depiction of Greek life, and I assume they've already been discussed at some point. I'm not sure anyone ever saw them...but they're very well done, funny and good:
Dead Man On Campus
Fraternity Vacation

[KyleMcGuire1983]

Originally Posted by banditone

Yes, 3 founders and one traitor. It's at a military school also. All of our candidate classes had to watch it.

oh wow...was it based on us or something?! lol