New movie-making fun of greeks??

[James]

There are some cuties in that movie. Put it on my list. It looks funny.

[SoCalGirl]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I hate the use of Zeta and Phi Mu - but I have to admit that it looks better than the usual dreck. At least the Zetas have a sense of "individuality". That said, it's not on my list of must-sees.

Originally Posted by texas*princess

Maybe I saw another trailer, but I don't see a reference to Phi Mu?

And I have to say, unless the group is using the nickname "Zeta" and their house letters are in a blue, does that really mean they are trying to rip off the entire sorority?

If they had everything in common then I'd probably think differently.

I believe the "bunny" reference is in regards to her being a Playboy bunny... unless that happens to be the mascot of Zeta Alpha Zeta.

When Anna Faris walks up to the house it's in bad shape. The sign at one point said ZETA but the E was missing so it only said Z TA. Then the Z falls on her head.

Damn it! It looks cute. I'll rent it since it'll likely be in stores by Christmas.

[SWTXBelle]

TX Princess, I don't think anyone has gotten really worked up about the movie. We've said we wished they had used different letters, but that's about it. Did I miss the "OMG it's so awful" post? I even went so far as to say that it looks better than the average "let's use every stereotype in the book" greek movie, which is insulting more for a lack of creativity than anything else.
Yes, there are only so many combos of letters, but there are plenty that don't reference any NPC sorority at all. "Revenge of the Nerds" managed to avoid any problems. You really think they didn't have any choice but to have Zetas and Phi Mu? The missing e leading to "ZTA" - they HAD to do that? They couldn't have the rivals be Mu Iota Phi? C'mon - someone is having some fun.
This doesn't look like a movie I would want to see no matter what letters they used, but I'm not about to put up a barricade and demand a boycott.

[katybelle04]

Originally Posted by SoCalGirl

When Anna Faris walks up to the house it's in bad shape. The sign at one point said ZETA but the E was missing so it only said Z TA. Then the Z falls on her head.

this is the part that i didn't like about it. as a zeta i don't like to see my letters on something like this... i realize that its only a movie and all that, but I don't like the way they put my organizations letters into it like that... they could have found another way to be funny, or use different letters or something. Not cool imo.

[ztagirlthetaeta]

Originally Posted by katybelle04

this is the part that i didn't like about it. as a zeta i don't like to see my letters on something like this... i realize that its only a movie and all that, but I don't like the way they put my organizations letters into it like that... they could have found another way to be funny, or use different letters or something. Not cool imo.

I'm a Zeta and I completely agree with this statement. I was watching Greek on ABC when I first saw the commercial and I had to rewind and fast forward the thing like ten times to see it for real. It would of been cool if they had like ZAZ on the house like they do in Greek with ZBZ, but the fact that our letters were perfectly noticable (color and everything, I mean even the girls shirt was steel grey and turquoise) kind of sucks. I think it looks like a cute movie, but I don't want to see my letters associated with something like playboy or the "social misfits" of the campus.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by texas*princess

That's really interesting that they would refer to themselves as the "Phi Mus" if Phi was the first letter, there was a letter in between, and then Mu.

Most 3-letter orgs typically go by the first two letters (e.g. Lambda Chi = Lambda Chi Alpha; Delta Sig = Delta Sigma Phi; etc). I know not all GLOs do that (like Pi Phi for instance), I just find it odd that they would do that and Phi Mu is actually a real organization.

interestingly, we're the only org in D9 that gets a nickname with all 3 of our letters. Well, us and the AKAs but i think that is a little more fluid and natural than saying "SGRs". I notice only guys throw single-letter nicknames at us (Ks and Rhos) and it sounds a little ridiculous.

[twotimestalia]

I have no problem with "THE HOUSE BUNNY". Looks "cutesie" and not "serious" in my opinion.

I do have a problem with the HBO doc., It's really sick. If they (those in the film) think that's "brotherhood" I feel sorry for them.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

I've known about this movie for a while. The problem I have is that in the movie at least according to those who have viewed early screenings and imdb.com the Phi Iota Mus are referred to as "Phi Mus" naturally I don't like that. Allegedly nationals knows but I guess there's nothing they can do because it's not technically Phi Mu, but it still offends me. I wish they had just chosen names like Xi Omicron Gamma and Omega Mu Delta or whatever, something that's not too close to actual names!

[SWTXBelle]

They should have used any of the names suggested by AKA Monet and xidelt in the "Sorority like this" thread!

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

I've known about this movie for a while. The problem I have is that in the movie at least according to those who have viewed early screenings and imdb.com the Phi Iota Mus are referred to as "Phi Mus" naturally I don't like that. Allegedly nationals knows but I guess there's nothing they can do because it's not technically Phi Mu, but it still offends me. I wish they had just chosen names like Xi Omicron Gamma and Omega Mu Delta or whatever, something that's not too close to actual names!

That's really interesting that they would refer to themselves as the "Phi Mus" if Phi was the first letter, there was a letter in between, and then Mu.

Most 3-letter orgs typically go by the first two letters (e.g. Lambda Chi = Lambda Chi Alpha; Delta Sig = Delta Sigma Phi; etc). I know not all GLOs do that (like Pi Phi for instance), I just find it odd that they would do that and Phi Mu is actually a real organization.

[AOE2AlphaPhi]

Originally Posted by texas*princess

That's really interesting that they would refer to themselves as the "Phi Mus" if Phi was the first letter, there was a letter in between, and then Mu.

Most 3-letter orgs typically go by the first two letters (e.g. Lambda Chi = Lambda Chi Alpha; Delta Sig = Delta Sigma Phi; etc). I know not all GLOs do that (like Pi Phi for instance), I just find it odd that they would do that and Phi Mu is actually a real organization.

Well Pi Beta Phi does go by Pi Phi.

[SWTXBelle]

And what does Kappa Alpha Theta go by? Theta.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by AOE2AlphaPhi

Well Pi Beta Phi does go by Pi Phi.

I know.. which is why I included them in the post:

Most 3-letter orgs typically go by the first two letters (e.g. Lambda Chi = Lambda Chi Alpha; Delta Sig = Delta Sigma Phi; etc). I know not all GLOs do that (like Pi Phi for instance), I just find it odd that they would do that and Phi Mu is actually a real organization.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by Zeta13Girl

Yes there are a limited number of greek letter combinations, but I guess I just find it interesting that in less than a year two tv/movie productions have been created using such similar letter to Zeta Tau Alpha.

abcfamily GREEK - Zeta Beta Zeta

house bunny - Zeta Alpha Zeta

I dont have a problem with the movie I just think its a lil too coincidental for me.

Interesting side note: the women who wrote the script for legally blonde also wrote the script for this movie.

I guess maybe I just don't see how Zeta Beta Zeta or Zeta Alpha Zeta = Zeta Tau Alpha just because they have the greek letter "Zeta" in it.

If anyone should be offended it should be the creators of Zeta Beta Zeta because Zeta ALPHA Zeta is WAY closer to that than it is to Zeta Tau Alpha

[Thetagirl218]

I don't really see a problem with the movie from the trailer, it actually looks kinda funny!

Now, I know I may feel differently if they had a sorority called the Thetas or KATs.

I do think everything these days referencing Greeks has to be taken with a grain of salt.

Most of us here know that these are stereotypes (I hope we all know this) and we can usually get a good laugh out of it.

As for the documentary, I stopped watching after few minutes, it was just disgusting!