TYRA BANKS SHOW

Originally Posted by hazelle

Peppy !!just read my mind...I have been trying to contact the right person in Alpha Xi for the same purpose...the use of cameras and Tyra to show the positive side of sisterhood....not necessarily the entire experience...could help all of us benefit from "finally" some good, positive, spin on being a sorority girl. God knows, MTV's series did us no good and made us once again "the terrible horrible awful experience" which fraternities so quickly get labeled!!

I agree the benefits outweigh the risks and one has to be so media savvy, but if Tyra is totally sincere and interested, I know any of us here would adore to have our GLO on prime time with that beautiful lady sharing the spotlight.

I have to disagree. The risks definitely outweigh the benefits here.

Unless the GLO has full control of the content that gets aired on TV (which I doubt would even fly with the show's producers), it'd be a bad idea -- and I hope that the NPC takes the same action they did when MTV came calling for "Sorority Life".

[Jsawalha]

Thank You

[RU OX Alum]

point withdrawn

[DSTKellie]

I did not get a chance to read the OP, can someone briefly tell me what Tyra is trying to do?

BTW: I heard that she did the Delta call on one of shows, is this true?

[Drolefille]

The OP said that Tyra always wanted to rush a sorority (she actually wasn't clear about NPC/NPHC or anything) and that she wanted any interested chapters to contact her. I think that she wanted someone at UCLA but I could be making that up.

Re: The Delta Call
I read that somewhere on the GC a long time ago so you might have to search

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by DSTKellie

I did not get a chance to read the OP, can someone briefly tell me what Tyra is trying to do?

BTW: I heard that she did the Delta call on one of shows, is this true?

yes and that's not all.

[DSTKellie]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

yes and that's not all.

Wow...when and what episode was that? I already have my peeves with Tyra so this was something I should have NOT seen.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by DSTKellie

Wow...when and what episode was that? I already have my peeves with Tyra so this was something I should have NOT seen.

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ght=tyra+banks

It's not the original discussion of that show but the rehashed discussion when the rerun aired.

Originally Posted by Jsawalha

First off all ladies...this is legit...please email me at jennifer.sawalha@tyratv.com

That's what Alexandra Robbins said too.

[Jsawalha]

Thank You

[PeppyGPhiB]

Who says a GLO would have to bow to everything the show wants? HQ and the show could come to an agreement about when the show could come over, etc. Things like this are negotiable. If the show is not willing to negotiate with headquarters, HQ can back out.

And really, this is not in the same ballpark as a full series like Sorority Life or an undercover expose like what happened with A.R. It's not like she got permission from a GLO beforehand, anyway.

[Jsawalha]

Thank you PeppyGPhiB! You are absolutely right...we are willing to negotiate!

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

Who says a GLO would have to bow to everything the show wants? HQ and the show could come to an agreement about when the show could come over, etc. Things like this are negotiable. If the show is not willing to negotiate with headquarters, HQ can back out.

If that's the case, then unless the OP wants to film a local or multi-cultural org., then she's really wasting her time calling the Office of Greek Life at UCLA. She'd have to go directly to HQ.

So now I have a question. Say an NPC I/HQ gives the ok for one of their chapters to be filmed....would they have to first obtain permission from the NPC Executive Council in order to do so?

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by OTW

If that's the case, then unless the OP wants to film a local or multi-cultural org., then she's really wasting her time calling the Office of Greek Life at UCLA. She'd have to go directly to HQ.

So now I have a question. Say an NPC I/HQ gives the ok for one of their chapters to be filmed....would they have to first obtain permission from the NPC Executive Council in order to do so?

I think she said she's going to try calling the HQs. I agree that I think that's where she should start...it's their call.

I don't see why they would have to get permission from NPC exec. The NPC sororities are still independent of each other and do their own PR and marketing individually. Or were you talking about the college panhellenic council?

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I think she said she's going to try calling the HQs. I agree that I think that's where she should start...it's their call.

I don't see why they would have to get permission from NPC exec. The NPC sororities are still independent of each other and do their own PR and marketing individually. Or were you talking about the college panhellenic council?

The reason why I ask is because, in the case of Sorority Life, I recall seeing a memo from NPC that was sent to ALL chapters forbidding them from taking part in the MTV project. If I can find the link, I'll be sure to post it here.

I know that the Tyra project is on a different level, and I hate bringing up Sorority Life over and over again, but I still think that she's going to have a hard time getting the NPCs to take the bait, regardless of their willingness to negotiate and portray them in a good light.