D9 stereotyping..

[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.

[OneBadZeta02]

This post is EXTREMELY interesting to me...because I actually have heard those same comments from my own fratand regular people in the streets! Everyone always says I look like an AKA because I'm light skinned with long hair and light eyes. The main stereotype for Z-Phi-B is that we are big, black, and burrly looking...whatever that means. I have friends in all of the D9 organizations and not one of them has the exact same make up as their frat/soror. I think that the stereotyping came in when the organizations first began ~ if you look at the pictures of each organization, most of the members displayed similar resemblance...

[GRACED2BSGRHO]

Your right the stereotypes are out there. I went to buy a jacket from one of the stores that sells greek nalia here. All they had were XL and XXL jackets. So i asked the guy why he didn't have any mediums or smalls. He said i stopped ordering them because they told me all the Sgrho's were fat. I was so hot! But when people ask me if I am in a sorority and I say Sgrho, they say you don't look like one. That burns me up! Every sorority and Fratenity comes in all shapes, colors and sizes. I'm not sure if they are gettingthe stereotyes from chants or what, all I know is it really ticks me off sometimes. Other times I just laugh and say well I guess I blew that stereotype. Either way people can be are ignorant.

[IncontRHOllable]

That link only shows what is true and that is that we all come in all shapes, colors and sizes and that we are all beautiful. The stereotypes are simple figments of the imagination of those on the outside of the D9, although unfortunately some D9 members do feed them, and for what? It certainly does not help the image of the org. And as far the reject thing, I can say that I don't know of any members of the D9 who joined their org because they were rejected by another. I believe this reject concept was something that someone conjured up in order to make their org feel superior to the rest. Its a ridiculous concept that needs to be erased.

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

I've only known women who aspired to become Deltas but end up AKAs (often because the particular Delta chapters were picky whereas the particular AKA chapters admittedly and gleefully took any and everybody--even people who they knew were joining because they couldn't get into Delta). But, again, that's just what I'M familiar with at the various chapters in every region I've been to. Experiences vary.

Well, you know we just LOVE to welcome you all back with open arms...

You have to admit, you did walk into that one...

Just kidding!!!!

Anyhow, here's an interesting article

[IncontRHOllable]

Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest

Negative stereotypes are mean and unfair because they take a small minority and make it look like it's the majority when it isn't.

I agree.