New TV show based on Greek Life

tld221 · #1 05-16-2007, 08:02 PM

solo cups come in all colors. i went to a NPHC party and every org had them in their colors.

then again, i dont know if they come in white...

tld221 · #2 05-16-2007, 08:07 PM

and im really disappointed in the red honking solo cup and the Sigma symbols as E's. im most disappointed at the tagline: "college. it's a rush."

can they fire the intern who came up with that one?

BabyPiNK_FL · #3 05-16-2007, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by tld221

solo cups come in all colors. i went to a NPHC party and every org had them in their colors.

then again, i dont know if they come in white...

I don't know if this counts, but they do have the smaller ones in various colors like Yellow and white as well as the larger ones in yellow (haven't seen them in white). I always assumed that SOLO made them but, who knows?

KyleMcGuire1983 · #4 05-17-2007, 09:03 AM

man....it'd be nice to see NIC, NPC, and NPHC come out with some kind of joint condemnation of this mockery of a show.

1908Revelations · #5 05-17-2007, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by KyleMcGuire1983

man....it'd be nice to see NIC, NPC, and NPHC come out with some kind of joint condemnation of this mockery of a show.

I agree!

OwtLawz4lIfe · #6 07-09-2007, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by KyleMcGuire1983

man....it'd be nice to see NIC, NPC, and NPHC come out with some kind of joint condemnation of this mockery of a show.

No, it would not nice to see a show like that about our the NIC, NPC, or NPHC. I feel that we (people of color) have enough problems with television programs as it is. Thanks to BET, MTV, and VH1 we have our hands full already with ignorant programming. Example, "College Hill", is SUPPOSED to give a full picture of what life is like on Historically Black College/ Universities campus and it is the worst thing I have ever seen about HBCU's, EVER! Furthermore, I viewed the clip and I feel that the show will have low ratings and be a thing of the past by kick off of the NFL season in the fall, lol...I think you need to get a Blockbuster card and rent Bamboozled by Spike Lee to give you a sense of what I mean.

Drolefille · #7 07-09-2007, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by OwtLawz4lIfe

No, it would not nice to see a show like that about our the NIC, NPC, or NPHC. I feel that we (people of color) have enough problems with television programs as it is. Thanks to BET, MTV, and VH1 we have our hands full already with ignorant programming. Example, "College Hill", is SUPPOSED to give a full picture of what life is like on Historically Black College/ Universities campus and it is the worst thing I have ever seen about HBCU's, EVER! Furthermore, I viewed the clip and I feel that the show will have low ratings and be a thing of the past by kick off of the NFL season in the fall, lol...I think you need to get a Blockbuster card and rent Bamboozled by Spike Lee to give you a sense of what I mean.

He said that the councils should all condemn the show, not make their own...

SnuKnight172 · #8 05-17-2007, 12:36 PM

There you go!!!! Another crappy show that is going to draw the wrong crowd or at least the wrong people to our organizations. This isn't Greek life. This is another crappy TV show by people who were probably rejected by every Fraternity or Sorority they ever attempted to be involved with. Be ready for the hail storm of questions from the incoming freshmen and be on the look out for posers who mimic what they see on TV actually thinking that ABC family is the authority on Greek Life. Every greek on every campus is going to have to work that much harder to find the people who were born to be Greek but didn't know it....

AND FOR THE RECORD I HATE WHEN PEOPLE USE SIGMAS AS THE LETTER E....

yangstar · #9 05-17-2007, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SnuKnight172

There you go!!!! Another crappy show that is going to draw the wrong crowd or at least the wrong people to our organizations. This isn't Greek life. This is another crappy TV show by people who were probably rejected by every Fraternity or Sorority they ever attempted to be involved with. Be ready for the hail storm of questions from the incoming freshmen and be on the look out for posers who mimic what they see on TV actually thinking that ABC family is the authority on Greek Life. Every greek on every campus is going to have to work that much harder to find the people who were born to be Greek but didn't know it....

AND FOR THE RECORD I HATE WHEN PEOPLE USE SIGMAS AS THE LETTER E....

Or vice versa when people denote a frat like Sigma Chi as EX...

But anyways more importantly this the classic script from the 90s. The hot sorority president probably gets involved with the nerdy roommate, the awkward boy trying to join a fraternity and meets the hot girl, etc etc. So cliche it's disgusting. Does anybody remember that awful show on MTV that was basically the Real World but at some sorority house in Davis? I forget what it was called goodness.

SnuKnight172 · #10 05-17-2007, 06:25 PM

Wasn't it called Greek Life. There was a Fraternity on it as well a different season. The chapter they did was at UC Santa Cruz and it was a difunct Sigma Chi chapter that changed their name to Sigma Chi Omega. They used Sigma Chi's flag and everything the only difference was that the flag had the words Sigma Chi Omega across the bottom in white block letters.

#11 05-17-2007, 07:24 PM

Actually, there were 3 seasons of Sorority Life and 2 seasons of Fraternity Life.

Season One of Sorority Life featured the sisters of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi (SAEPi), Jewish-interest sorority at UC-Davis. This season wasn't so bad, IMO.

Season Two of Sorority Life included Delta Xi Omega, a local sorority at the University of Buffalo. Season One of Fraternity Life also began here with Sigma Chi Omega. Discussion of these trainwrecks are here.

Then Fraternity Life 2 happened. Unfortunately, Delta Omega Chi members at UC-Santa Cruz were accused of stealing and possibly grilling Goldie, the beloved campus koi.

The University of Southern California prohibited MTV's cameras on campus to film Sorority Life 3, which was set to include the sisters of Zeta Sigma Phi. Despite one of my HS classmates being an active sister during this season, I didn't bother watching it past the first episode.

TSteven · #12 05-17-2007, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by SnuKnight172

Wasn't it called Greek Life. There was a Fraternity on it as well a different season. The chapter they did was at UC Santa Cruz and it was a difunct Sigma Chi chapter that changed their name to Sigma Chi Omega. They used Sigma Chi's flag and everything the only difference was that the flag had the words Sigma Chi Omega across the bottom in white block letters.

To be clear, the local Sigma Chi Omega (SUNY-Buffalo not UC Santa Cruz. Delta Omega Chi was the local at UCSC) "featured" in MTV's 'Fraternity Life' was never associated with Sigma Chi International Fraternity. They were/are a local that petitioned Sigma Chi International Fraternity to become a chapter. The petition was denied prior to MTV's involvement (i.e. taping and airing of the show).

Currently, the local Sigma Chi Omega has retained blue and gold as their colors as well as the white rose for their flower. It is my understanding that anything else that might be associated with Sigma Chi International Fraternity is no longer used by the local. This may or may not be the result of potential litigation by Sigma Chi International Fraternity on (toward?) the local Sigma Chi Omega.

Styrofoam · #13 07-09-2007, 06:26 PM

"Hey!! you're in Kappa Sigma, right? The one with the 'K' and the 'E'???"
Uh.. no, actually, its a K and a Sigma, which is S.
"oh, well, you know what i Mean, it looks like an E"
Not really. Epsilon looks like an E. For an example, go look at the Tau Kappa Epsilon House. That is an E.
"whatever. It still looks like an E."
okay, we're done.

Dougie · #14 07-09-2007, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Styrofoam

"Hey!! you're in Kappa Sigma, right? The one with the 'K' and the 'E'???"
Uh.. no, actually, its a K and a Sigma, which is S.
"oh, well, you know what i Mean, it looks like an E"
Not really. Epsilon looks like an E. For an example, go look at the Tau Kappa Epsilon House. That is an E.
"whatever. It still looks like an E."
okay, we're done.

Funniest thing I've read all day. That reminds me of story a friend of mine told me about a freshmen girl who got lost on campus near Delta Upsilon, who while on her cell phone said that she was "in front of the Triangle Pineapple Tree house."

violetpretty · #15 07-10-2007, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Styrofoam

"Hey!! you're in Kappa Sigma, right? The one with the 'K' and the 'E'???"
Uh.. no, actually, its a K and a Sigma, which is S.
"oh, well, you know what i Mean, it looks like an E"
Not really. Epsilon looks like an E. For an example, go look at the Tau Kappa Epsilon House. That is an E.
"whatever. It still looks like an E."
okay, we're done.

So true. And I especially love when people think that Sigma Kappa = Kappa Sigma.