The TFM TSM Culture versus Greek Life Reality

[Nanners52674]

So in my thread about TSM clothing it was mentioned that what's portrayed on their site is not the reality of Greek life.

What I'm wondering is if it's started or will have an effect on high school students looking to be Greek.

If all I knew about Greek life was what I'd seen on that site and I went to my college I'd be confused and possibly disappointed because it doesn't match what was "sold" to me on the site.

[DrPhil]

Can someone explain what TFM and TSM are? Those haven't reached my world.

[Nanners52674]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Can someone explain what TFM and TSM are? Those haven't reached my world.

Consider yourself lucky. It's total Frat move or total srat move. It's all about 'Merica, Republican, rich, white, highly attractive women, gossip, pictures etc... With a HUGE emphasis on party hard, excess, extremes etc...

It's kind of like The Chive or The Berry but for Greek life.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by Nanners52674

It's kind of like The Chive or The Berry but for Greek life.

Yay for Cat Saturday!

If people think that TFM and TSM are what Greek life really is all about, then chances are they already held those assumptions prior to visiting the site(s).

I would hope that most intelligent incoming college students would be able to recognize these sites as being used purely for entertainment. They're even advertised as humor sites. Collegehumor.com has been around forever, seemingly giving a bad name to every college and university around the country. However, I highly doubt that site has greatly influenced students' decisions to attend college, not attend college, party harder, and/or party less.

If anyone is completely buying into what's being portrayed on a humor website, then they need to step away from these sites and do some actual research. Either that, or they'll get to college and find out that not everything they see on the interwebz is for realz.

ETA: Where the heck did that smiley face at the top of my post come from?

[ASTalumna06]

Oh goodness...




Aaaaaand it's next to a book named 'Farts'. Appropriate.

[33girl]

Lol, like anyone who believes that garbage ever goes in a bookstore.

[StealthMode]

Originally Posted by Nanners52674

srat

That's a thing?

[clemsongirl]

Originally Posted by StealthMode

That's a thing?

It's the female counterpart to "frat". Doesn't roll off the tongue but still fairly widespread, at least around the schools I'm at.

[pinksequins]

Clemsongirl, do you mean schools in Rhode Island or do you mean Clemson, Furmann et al?

[clemsongirl]

Originally Posted by pinksequins

Clemsongirl, do you mean schools in Rhode Island or do you mean Clemson, Furmann et al?

I've heard it in both areas, more so in and around Clemson since I spend most of my time there. Don't know how pervasive it is in other areas. I've heard it used more as an adjective than as a noun; that is, girls might say something is "so srat" but would probably not describe themselves as being in a "srat".

[pinksequins]

I think I'm feeling faint and need to move to the veranda .....

[Nanners52674]

Originally Posted by pinksequins

I think I'm feeling faint and need to move to the veranda .....

You're welcome to the rocker next to me and some sweet tea

[KDCat]

Originally Posted by clemsongirl

It's the female counterpart to "frat". Doesn't roll off the tongue but still fairly widespread, at least around the schools I'm at.

Some young woman (NOT at the chapter I advised) said "sratty" in front of me during recruitment this year. I just couldn't believe it.

Darling, you go to Wash U. You don't have a snowball's chance of being "sratty."

Good Lord.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by pinksequins

I think I'm feeling faint and need to move to the veranda .....

Same here. This thread is perplexing.

[StealthMode]

Originally Posted by KDCat

Darling, you go to Wash U. You don't have a snowball's chance of being "sratty."

"'Sratty' is not going to happen. STOP trying to make 'sratty' happen!"