Ready...Set....Turn on MTV

[FuzzieAlum]

We all have our theories and predictions (me included), but I don't think we will really know the effects until we start holding rush again. I'll be curious to see if a) numbers are up or down (which could be unrelated) and b) whether actives get questions that obviously come from the show (do you have a pledge house?)

[AOX81]

We have 28 potential new members signed up to Rush our sorority which gives us a big selection to choose from.

We have had a few questions about the MTV show but most of the girls realize its pretty much a "man-made" show. Nobody has asked us about a "pledge house"...yet

[Jadey28]

Okay..so I had to create a little controversy, well, just because! I didn't realize that the sorority life message board was taken from the MTV site.....so under Fight for Your Right, I began a new topic "Since the Sorority Life Board is Gone" (or something close to that). My screen name on that thread is pssjadey, just incase you are wondering. I would love to see the feedback that MTV gives, or if they take the thread off of the board. I hope other Greeks will continue to post on that board, just to prove our point to MTV that something has to change.


LITP,

Jadey

[dzsaigirl]

I have posted on the new thread, however, after I posted on it, it seems to have mysteriously moved to the Taildaters board...what is up with that?

I wonder if they will put the sorority life board back up...wish I could have been there while it was up and running.

dzsaigirl

[mmcat]

watched the rerun of this week's epistle and wondered if a mandatory three night slumber party might be a little bit hazing? 14 girls and one bathroom is an adventure.
just 2 cents worth.

[lifesaver]

Originally posted by aephi alum
For example, Sigma AEPi doesn't appear to have well-defined standards or a standards board. The sisters talk about "un-Sigma-like behavior" but exactly what behaviors are "un-Sigma-like" haven't really been defined (at least, not on camera). Neither have the consequences of doing something "un-Sigma-like". If the new members had been sat down right at the beginning, given specific examples of inappropriate behavior, and told that if they engaged in that type of behavior their membership would be in jeopardy, I think the girls would have thought twice before bringing alcohol into the house, getting plastered on Candace's birthday, etc. If they did it anyway, they should each have been made to answer (individually) to a standards board, and told (for example) "We're taking x points away from you because you were doing _____, which is un-Sigma-like behavior as we explained it to you at the beginning of your pledge period."

I was thinking the same thing. Examples and they need to be specific.

I was watching last night, as I couldnt sleep, and 4 episodes were on, so I got to catch up. A coupel of observations.

1) Candace almost got her ass busted ... hard, being hammered when you are sober sister. should be grounds for serious disciplinary action had she been discovered.

2) Cant stand Jordan. Does she REALLY go through life blaming all bad things that happen to her on, "its because I am so hot that they hate me." The deal is...shes not hot at all. I think she looks like a salamander. If you got them wierd ass eyebrows, and bedroom eyes, dont put your hair up in a pony tail. it makes your eyes that much distorted...and it looks like your hair is pulled too tight. ANd that shit about, "i am just under so much stress and have so much on my plate." I wanted to slap the hooker. Seriously. Youre a pledge. Its not hard. You shut up, and do as your told, and stay outa trouble for 10 weeks. Not rocket science. You want hard? Try school, work, relationships, and being pledgemaster. SHe is the one who had to play kindergarten teacher all quarter taking care of you tools. Shes always the one who has to hear about yall acting the fool. She has to answer to the sisters about ya'll. Which do you think is easier, being new in the org. OR RUNNING IT??

I cant beileve the pledges are so dumb and paraniod that they think Jessica is there to spy. Hey Oliver Stone, Jess moved in late cause no one wanter to live there at first. MEMO: Were in college. We dont spy. If thy didnt want you from the beginning, you wouldnt be there, and secondly, they can get rid of you at will, for no reason, so they dont need a spy. You are acting the fool very publicly.

On a non-sarcastic note:
I do want to congratulate the ladies of Sigma for carrying themselves like ladies so far. They have a good grasp of PR and greek image. I bet I heard, "You are representing sigma, sororities and greeks everywhere, so remember that." about 5 times last night. Good stuff.

Enough of my rant. I feel better now.

Here's my thing, on tonights episode one of the girls says at the pledge meeting to everyone, "This house sucks". I am kinf of interested in seeing what MTV will turn this into and what happens.

[TrojanGirl]

Originally posted by UMgirl
Here's my thing, on tonights episode one of the girls says at the pledge meeting to everyone, "This house sucks". I am kinf of interested in seeing what MTV will turn this into and what happens.

I saw a longer promo, and she was refering to the pledge house and how divided the pledge class became.

TG

[AlphaSigLana]

Amen Lifesaver!
Unfortunately I only have seen three episodes and that was while I house sit, but I don't have cable at home. I'd hate to be Jess - all the pledges are rude to her! She has more strength than me though by now I probably would have given up!

[SoCalGirl]

I thought the comments from Candace and Jordan about not being Mitzvah-e was just inappropriate slang for not being "Jewish" enough for the sorority. I mean Candace is the genius that somehow got through four years of high school and up to her third year of college without taking a single class that addressed the differences between Judaism and Christianity. Is humanities not required at UCD?
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Originally posted by James
Someone straighten me out about something: During the criticism of the show and some of its members, exactly WTF does hair style and make-up (you not liking it) have to do with the show or the girls? It doesn't strengthen your argument.

Its like, "she is a serial killer but did you see the perm that looked like a poodle on her? And purple wigwams? I just knew she was bad news!" LOL

So why do you guys feel compelled to mention it lol?

James-
Don't tell me you could have watched Legally Blonde and make those comments!?!

How much time a girl spends on her hair can say a lot. Yes, super curly hair takes a ton of maintence. But Jordan and Candace are overboard. And the last I checked it does not require you to wear the entire MAC collection at once!
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How does anyone honestly believe that Candace has her own personality? Everything I've seen, as I sit here watching the first ep, shows me that Candace is turning more and more into a Jordan clone.
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I think Jordan and Candace are rubbing off onto Mara but I think she's overall not horrible. So Mara and Jessica have both shown getting drunk off their ass once. No biggie and they weren't out of control. I still like them.
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DeeDee....uh I guess she's got to be studying all the time. Or maybe she's flashing her thong some more while riding her crotchrocket. Well, at least she wears her helmet.
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Amanda....hmm, her name should now be:
Amanda, the straight haired brunette that was supposedly Jordan's bestest friend but was easily replaced by Candace!
Actually, even with that name, I'd still be racking my brain trying to figure out who the !@#$ she is.
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Zuma, and any SAEPi's that may be lurking-
Please Please Please let AEPhi Alum be right about this trainwreck actually helping someone. Like, if ya'll don't have a standards board, make one!

And please let them get a backbone. Like Becca. As much as I think she's adorable. (I'm watching the first "talk" to Jordan.) All that happened is Becca saying "there's concerns. yada yada." Then Jordan wants names to go to. And asks them to let her know if it doesn't get taken care of. Like Jordan took away from the conversation that they just wanted to let her know people were talking about her. When the real point was the behavior that was being talked about.

Becca....You're going to be President next year. Congrats! But please learn from the show.

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Completely random rant: Just watched a Lee Dungaree commercial about a guy daydreaming about a dead EMU that he's going to mount in his game room. But at the end there's no EMU but a sorority w/ letters SMU. U IS NOT A GREEK LETTER DAMMIT!!!

[KerriMarie]

Candace pisses me off to no end. No matter what anyone does, she suspects a plot to catch her doing something bad. Guilty conscience much?

"They baked these cupcakes for the pledges. I personally think it's a plot to try to catch us breaking the rules."

And why is there NO pledge/sister interaction?

ALSO... if you don't like being around girls or large groups of girls - WHY JOIN A SORORITY?!?! I know that sometimes it gets a bit overwhelming being surronded by people 24/7, and I think it sucks the way they invaded the house, but deal with it. These are your pledge sisters, you know, if you make it to initiation they will be your SISTERS - that's not a title I take lightly. At least try to make an effort to get to know them and drop the attitude!

[SoCalGirl]

All six girls are listed on the SigmaAEPi website as being inducted/initiated. Twelve "Theta Thangs" all together.

[ThielGirlie]

The whole thing with them not participating in the games and stuff really ticked me off. The whole crack about making it feel like they were 5 years old again really got to me. Like the one girl said on the first episode (I think it was Becca) that if the pledges didn't want them to be there, they wouldn't have any problem shipping them out. Maybe they should bring up that option to the girls in the house that arn't following the rules.

Oh, and them trying to get Jessica to follow them in breaking the rules... talk about acting like you're 5 again...

Many other things made me mad, but I'm too worn out from the show to gripe about the rest of them...

[SoCalGirl]

Does it bother anyone else that there is a framed and matted caricature of the FIVE pledges hanging over the couch?

[33girl]

actually, it says "check back in a few weeks and find out who became a sister" I would take that to mean that not everyone does.

Is there any more doubt that some of these chicks are only there for the cameras? Hello, how much of a brain does it take to know that if you live in a sorority house/pledge house that you won't have a lot of privacy and be around other girls all the time? Why would you subject yourself to that if you hate it so much?