my peeve

[sairose]

Originally posted by CatStarESP4
sairose, I agree 200%! Sisterhood should based on the heart, not on appearances. I love and respect all my sisters regardless of where they come from and what they look like.

I think that the media (MTV's Sorority Life look and sound familiar?) is also the culprit in proliferating these stereotypic images. It angers and annoys me that a lot of GDIs buy into this and close their minds to the truth.

Yes, that's very true. Sometimes I want to ask them, "Do all of YOUR friends look like cookie cutters? Or are some overweight, some thin, some pretty, some not?" Most likely, THEIR friends would be varied too. So, I don't see how that is different.

Looks have never EVEN been a consideration when extending a bid to someone in SAI. I'm sure this is true for most GLOs. I mean, We have this one girl who has a perfect body and gorgeous curly red hair, and then we have one that weighs over 300 pounds, and then we have one REALLY tall girl, and one who is only 5'2. We have white girls, black girls. Some of us are hotties, some of us...aren't. One girl is bi. We are going to extend a bid to a girl this year who dresses goth, and are going to offer one to a lesbian. But you know what? I'm glad my sisterhood is that way and I wouldn't have it any other way. We love our sisterhood because we can be OURSELVES. I'm glad most sororities are this way; it's too bad the rest of the world can't see us the same way.