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Old 01-06-2007, 07:19 PM
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i personally think Tyra Banks is an attention whore. portraying sororities in positive or negative light would probably be the last thing on her mind. which ever one would make her audience go "aww, poor tyra" the most would be the angle they go for.
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Old 01-06-2007, 07:31 PM
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GLOs need to stop trusting media outlets to be considerate of our interests.
Thank you, DSTCHAOS. This is exactly why I hope sororities stay away from this project.

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i personally think Tyra Banks is an attention whore. portraying sororities in positive or negative light would probably be the last thing on her mind. which ever one would make her audience go "aww, poor tyra" the most would be the angle they go for.
While many people are hopeful that this would portray us well...come on. You know that an episode showing the positive things about being Greek won't benefit anybody else but us -- and it probably won't make for good TV as far as ratings go.

People like drama and they like looking down on us. No one gives a damn about raising money for charity. Give them a show about parties that get out of hand or catty chapter members and they'll tune in.
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Old 01-06-2007, 08:21 PM
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Hmmmmm, notice the edits if the OPs posts. Either this was a scam to begin with or we gave her an earful she wasn't ready to hear. LOL

The funny thing is I used to like and respect Tyra until she started doing this show. Her "people" aren't taking good care of her.
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Old 01-06-2007, 09:04 PM
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Hmmmmm, notice the edits if the OPs posts. Either this was a scam to begin with or we gave her an earful she wasn't ready to hear. LOL

The funny thing is I used to like and respect Tyra until she started doing this show. Her "people" aren't taking good care of her.
I think she was legit because the email address she posted was a tyratv.com address. Plus, a search of her email on Google brought up other message boards where she solicited individuals to be on the Tyra show -- she was looking for female rageaholics and Fergie's biggest fans.

Methinks it's because she wasn't anticipating this kind of response. Oh well. Maybe Tyra's childhood dream of being in a sorority won't happen after all.
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Old 01-06-2007, 09:14 PM
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Oh well. Maybe Tyra's childhood dream of being in a sorority won't happen after all.
Maybe Tyra can start her own sorority!!

She can be the founder of Nu Tau Mu - for Next Top Model.

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Old 01-06-2007, 09:33 PM
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Methinks it's because she wasn't anticipating this kind of response.
Like!! Oh.My.God!!! Tyra wants to showcase US?!?!?!?!?

Like!!! I soooooooo can't contain my excitement!!!!!!! Pick me, me, meeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!
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Old 01-07-2007, 04:46 PM
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Hmmmm, my sorority was shown on Tyra's show in a segment where folx were given "do-overs" and one of our members participated. Tyra blind sided us by doing things she was explicitly not given permission to do.
I missed this episode...what happened?
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Old 01-07-2007, 07:09 PM
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What bugs me most, is that these talk shows often try to present themselves as "investigators" or "going undercover to discover the truth", only to dupe the average tv viewer that they are presenting "news".

These shows are ENTERTAINMENT. What other possible motives would any talk show have for soliciting groups of any sort? It's sensationalism at best, and, well, you can imagine and probably have seen a lot of the worst in this genre.

"Researchers" trolling message boards are not researchers at all - they are usually under- or non-paid interns or low-level puppets trying to get around the proper channels. I cannot imagine anyone who respects him or herself to go on these shows and allow themselves to be exploited.

I can also imagine said show to lambast members on message boards where they have asked for participants, and received a less-than-warm welcome.

Anyone catch the Tyra in a fat suit episode? Fake, hollow, and insincere. Gag-worthy.
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Old 01-08-2007, 09:21 PM
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I missed this episode...what happened?
i wanna know too!

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Anyone catch the Tyra in a fat suit episode? Fake, hollow, and insincere. Gag-worthy.
i hate ANY show/movie that does this. all it does is prove what we already know - that the general public are less-than-friendly to bigger people. more or less depending on what part of the country you are in.
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Old 01-08-2007, 09:27 PM
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If it was Tyra's dream to pledge a sorority, tell her to AI.



teeheehee. .. just kidding!
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Old 01-08-2007, 09:30 PM
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If it was Tyra's dream to pledge a sorority, tell her to AI.



teeheehee. .. just kidding!
You better duck for cover after that post!

I'm sure lots of GCers will be lining up to be Tyra's AI sponsor!
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Old 01-08-2007, 09:39 PM
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You better duck for cover after that post!

I'm sure lots of GCers will be lining up to be Tyra's AI sponsor!
lol this is true!!

so that they can have another "famous" alumna for the "Famous Members" of their chapter websites
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Old 01-09-2007, 11:05 AM
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Hmmmm, my sorority was shown on Tyra's show in a segment where folx were given "do-overs" and one of our members participated. Tyra blind sided us by doing things she was explicitly not given permission to do.
That sounds about right.

I wouldn't trust Tyra with this any further than I could throw her. The woman's head is bigger than a jumbo jet (I say this figuratively, not literally).
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Old 01-09-2007, 11:16 AM
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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?
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Old 01-09-2007, 11:43 AM
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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
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