D9 stereotyping..

[Educatingblue]

I see this mostly with non-Greeks. I often hear people at work and other places say, "So you're the ones who..." I think most people like to fit everything in a neat little category for their own convenience. Now most D9 orgs have a very diverse membership so it is difficult to say we are all this religion, denomination, ethnicity, shade, body type, or have XYZ type of hair.

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by Educatingblue

I see this mostly with non-Greeks. I often hear people at work and other places say, "So you're the ones who..." I think most people like to fit everything in a neat little category for their own convenience. Now most D9 orgs have a very diverse membership so it is difficult to say we are all this religion, denomination, ethnicity, shade, body type, or have XYZ type of hair.

The various sterotypes are interesting. Let me guess. Are you brown-skinned, with short hair, and a studious (geeky) look? That's the sterotype I always heard about us - LOL.

[IncontRHOllable]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

The various sterotypes are interesting. Let me guess. Are you brown-skinned, with short hair, and a studious (geeky) look? That's the sterotype I always heard about us - LOL.

Thank you sistergreek because for the life of me I could not figure out what the heck a Delta supposedly looks like. The funny thing is that he is not the only person who has said that I look like a Delta. You are right I am brown skinned, very studious looking and my hair is long but since I'm a napptural it looks short. Within the D9 the stereotypes do not exist because as someone stated we have all shades and sizes. News flash to me that obviously they do for nongreeks and now I'm wondering if the "stereotypes" affect people's decision on which org they pursue. And where the heck did the SGRHO's are for plus size come from? Don't get me wrong sisters there is Nothing wrong with a Pretty Honorable Admirable Tenacious woman.

[proud2bSigma]

Originally Posted by IncontRHOllable

Thank you sistergreek because for the life of me I could not figure out what the heck a Delta supposedly looks like. The funny thing is that he is not the only person who has said that I look like a Delta. You are right I am brown skinned, very studious looking and my hair is long but since I'm a napptural it looks short. Within the D9 the stereotypes do not exist because as someone stated we have all shades and sizes. News flash to me that obviously they do for nongreeks and now I'm wondering if the "stereotypes" affect people's decision on which org they pursue. And where the heck did the SGRHO's are for plus size come from? Don't get me wrong sisters there is Nothing wrong with a Pretty Honorable Admirable Tenacious woman.

Thanks for that I am a Plus size woman. And quite stunning. the stereotypes I heard was that Zetas are plus size and unattractive.(not true) I have never heard that about SGRHOs When I was a nongreek most of the stereotypes were circulated by nongreeks.

[PearlRuby]

I think a large part of the reason that these stereotypical views persist is because members of the D9 help to perpetuate them. Non-greeks are getting these stereotypes from somewhere, and unfortunately, that somewhere is often from D9 members themselves. Example...just last week a member of a D9 fraternity who was standing behind me in the supermarket line and saw my Sigma keychain when I gave the cashier my price plus card, said to me, "Wow, I would have figured you for an AKA sis." I've heard many similar comments from D9 greeks, both male and female, about me and other greeks who don't fit their skewed idea of what members of certain orgs are supposed to look like.

[IncontRHOllable]

Originally Posted by PearlRuby

I think a large part of the reason that these stereotypical views persist is because members of the D9 help to perpetuate them. Non-greeks are getting these stereotypes from somewhere, and unfortunately, that somewhere is often from D9 members themselves. Example...just last week a member of a D9 fraternity who was standing behind me in the supermarket line and saw my Sigma keychain when I gave the cashier my price plus card, said to me, "Wow, I would have figured you for an AKA sis." I've heard many similar comments from D9 greeks, both male and female, about me and other greeks who don't fit their skewed idea of what members of certain orgs are supposed to look like.

It's sad, but I agree. Do you think some of the stereotypes are perpetuated by some of the chants that D9 orgs do that kind of put down the other D9 orgs? Or maybe the step shows where some frats clown others?

[ziasha07]

Sadly these stereotypes are out and running rampant. I got into a discussion with one of my friends in which she told me, "You can't be ABC because you don't look like ABC's even though you act like them. You have the brains of a XYZ but you look like EFG."

I just looked at her like what in the world? She said she was gonna be an ABC cause that's what everyone told her she looked like.

Originally Posted by IncontRHOllable

It's sad, but I agree. Do you think some of the stereotypes are perpetuated by some of the chants that D9 orgs do that kind of put down the other D9 orgs? Or maybe the step shows where some frats clown others?

Somewhat, but step shows from a non-greek person's perspective step shows are entertainment. They have to know not to take it all to heart.

Chants probably aid the stereotypes but they play up positive attributes of the organizations: Pretty, suave, intelligent, beautiful, illustrious, etc.