Famous Greeks... or are they???

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by JonInKC

Agreed. At least put like just the most prominent dozen or so. I'm not going to read through all of that.

Or go back to the title of the thread and the original post and see that this thread was never meant to be a place to list famous members, regardless of whether the list was only 12 or 12,000:

Originally Posted by RockChalk

Reading through the "Did you pledge someone famous" thread, it seems like there are a lot of celebrities who people *think* were Greek, but no one can verify which GLO they belonged to (or if they even went to college). So, if you want to find out if a certain celeb is Greek, post here and let your fellow GC'ers help you investigate.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Or go back to the title of the thread and the original post and see that this thread was never meant to be a place to list famous members, regardless of whether the list was only 12 or 12,000:

That's what I meant -

I know it turned into that about page 3, but I don't really want to wade through that garbage to find the actual information.

[Tom Earp]

AlphaFrog, agree, it goes without saying that each of us as GLOs have illustrious members.

That is simply because We As Glos are Special!

Originally Posted by dream*a*dream

i certainly do not mean to start anything, believe me. i recently heard that - candice bergen and mariska hargitay are no longer members of kappa kappa gamma? is this true? they are no longer listed among the "famous kappas." i am somewhat curious - especially if you are an alumnae - what would happen to cause something like this?

*sweet*dreams*

Are they even members to begin with?

I saw a lot of webpages that said both are KKGs, but if it's not on the official HQ website, then maybe they're not really members. I don't pay attention to HQ websites that often so I don't know if they were even listed there before.

[ISUKappa]

Originally Posted by dream*a*dream

i certainly do not mean to start anything, believe me. i recently heard that - candice bergen and mariska hargitay are no longer members of kappa kappa gamma? is this true? they are no longer listed among the "famous kappas." i am somewhat curious - especially if you are an alumnae - what would happen to cause something like this?

*sweet*dreams*

Yes, Candice Bergen was a member of the Beta Alpha chapter at UPenn. It is my understanding she resigned membership by choice within the last 15 years link

Mariska Hargitay was also a member of the Gamma Xi chapter at UCLA but was dismissed at some point. link

Even alumnae can be dismissed or resign membership, just as active members can, for a myriad of reasons.

As OTW said, the most complete resource for notable members is the organization webpage.

[AGDLynn]

As OTW said, the most complete resource for notable members is the organization webpage.

Yes and no, if HQ doesn't post their names on the public site and you don't know their maiden name, then someone "famous" might not be found out so easily.

I'm more impressed when initiated member continue to be active as much as they can.

I'm definitely not impressed when someone pointedly doesn't want to be reminded they initiated. Unfortunately, it's frowned about hit them over the head with whatever they signed.

Originally Posted by AGDLynn

Yes and no, if HQ doesn't post their names on the public site and you don't know their maiden name, then someone "famous" might not be found out so easily.

I'm more impressed when initiated member continue to be active as much as they can.

I'm definitely not impressed when someone pointedly doesn't want to be reminded they initiated. Unfortunately, it's frowned about hit them over the head with whatever they signed.

Honestly? I know that people like to brag and say "so-and-so famous person is a member of my organization!" They even like to post lists detailing all the famous people in their organization. I think it's great knowing that you share a brother/sisterhood with a celebrity -- but how many of them actually stay active as alums and give back to the organization?

I know that there are several celebrity Greeks who remain loyal to their organization and give back when they can, but I'm thinking the majority of them don't even give a shit anymore.

It's like, "Hey! Amber Brkich Mariano is an AGD from Westminster in PA! She won Survivor All Stars!" Whoopdefreakingdoo. What has she done for the Fraternity after achieving celebrity status besides give one interview to the Quarterly?

You can list pages and pages worth of notable alums, but what good is the list if they don't bother to have anything to do with the organization?

[AOII_LB93]

Originally Posted by OTW

Honestly? I know that people like to brag and say "so-and-so famous person is a member of my organization!" They even like to post lists detailing all the famous people in their organization. I think it's great knowing that you share a brother/sisterhood with a celebrity -- but how many of them actually stay active as alums and give back to the organization?

I know that there are several celebrity Greeks who remain loyal to their organization and give back when they can, but I'm thinking the majority of them don't even give a shit anymore.

It's like, "Hey! Amber Brkich Mariano is an AGD from Westminster in PA! She won Survivor All Stars!" Whoopdefreakingdoo. What has she done for the Fraternity after achieving celebrity status besides give one interview to the Quarterly?

You can list pages and pages worth of notable alums, but what good is the list if they don't bother to have anything to do with the organization?

*stands up cheers, claps and hoots* THANK YOU! Who gives a rat's azz about some famous alum that doesn't do jack diddley squat for the org?!

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by OTW

Honestly? I know that people like to brag and say "so-and-so famous person is a member of my organization!" They even like to post lists detailing all the famous people in their organization. I think it's great knowing that you share a brother/sisterhood with a celebrity -- but how many of them actually stay active as alums and give back to the organization?

I know that there are several celebrity Greeks who remain loyal to their organization and give back when they can, but I'm thinking the majority of them don't even give a shit anymore.

It's like, "Hey! Amber Brkich Mariano is an AGD from Westminster in PA! She won Survivor All Stars!" Whoopdefreakingdoo. What has she done for the Fraternity after achieving celebrity status besides give one interview to the Quarterly?

You can list pages and pages worth of notable alums, but what good is the list if they don't bother to have anything to do with the organization?

That's really sad ...

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by OTW

You can list pages and pages worth of notable alums, but what good is the list if they don't bother to have anything to do with the organization?

I agree COMPLETELY.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by OTW

You can list pages and pages worth of notable alums, but what good is the list if they don't bother to have anything to do with the organization?

Most of ours do, so I don't have any complaints.

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by ISUKappa

As OTW said, the most complete resource for notable members is the organization webpage.

That is probably true for many organizations, but I know that AOII discourages the listing of prominent members and therefore does not list any on our IHQ webpage.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

I know that AOII discourages the listing of prominent members and therefore does not list any on our IHQ webpage.

Why is that?

[AOII_LB93]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Why is that?

Because all of our members have something special to offer AOII, not just the ones who happen to be "famous".

[ISUKappa]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

That is probably true for many organizations, but I know that AOII discourages the listing of prominent members and therefore does not list any on our IHQ webpage.

My point was more you can't trust individual chapter webpages to have correct info on prominent members. The best resource is the main organization webpage, if they are even listed there (and, as you pointed out, some don't).