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Originally Posted by Benzgirl
For any of your brothers that criticize men who wear Izod.... Lacoste always shows on 7th Avenue but Polo brand of Ralph Lauren does not (Ralph Lauren has several labels with Polo and Lauren being the lowest on the totem pole).
I'm not a guy and I'm not from the south, so I can't tell you what to think. I personally won't wear a Polo, but don't think ill of those who do. I think your brothers are being too materialistic, and you are right, this is starting to sound like SEC sorority recruitment where emphasis is on looks.
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It's not really about whether Izod is more expensive than Polo, it is about whether a person fits in.
If someone would have come to one of my chapter's rush parties in a $2,000 casual outfit from someone like Armani or Gucci, they would have been shunned just as readily as someone who showed up with the lizard shirt.
Having lots of money does not alone do the trick- a person has to fit in.
The top tier fraternities and sororities at the SEC schools are a social continuance for most of their members. They came from the same places and they are, at least in most cases, headed in a certain direction.
Decades ago the same could have been said for many venerable chapters in the Northeast.
Maybe that is elitist, but if someone doesn't like it there are plenty of other GLOs on campus where they would be happy. And those other GLOs will tend to have their own particular character that is not suited for everyone.
At the end of the day, all chapters of all fraternities have their own particular rush criteria which can be as rational as GPA or as irrational as a few actives don't like your socks.
But the top tier GLOs get the criticism because they have wealth and privilege which inspires jealousy in others (not attacking you Benzgirl, this is a general commentary on what I have seen here and elsewhere.)
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