Reality TV "Greeks who shouldn't be considered"

als463 · #1 03-06-2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Recognized by national headquarters' listings or just delusioned undergraduate chapters' listings? There's a difference, since not every chapter attempts to use the nhq "famous" members guideline for their chapter listing.

No, you are right on that one...Sometimes, what Nationals (or Internationals for certain groups) may not find suitable to call a "Famous Member" other Undergraduates are proud to consider. It's like the post in another forum about Paris Hilton possibly going Greek-which was later noted that it was just a show about her living in a house with a bunch of girls and she was not going Greek...Someone stated that some girls would probably be proud to call her a sister while others would hang their heads in shame.

Let me just note-I also looked at the DST website and found it to be very easy to navigate. I noticed it talked about leadership conferences, suspension/expulsion by region, etc. I didn't see anything about Famous Greeks (but, maybe I was looking in the right place)...The point is-I'm not going to assume someone is "famous" because I found it on another site if it's not on the Nationals website.... the way I once had...

DSTCHAOS · #2 03-06-2008, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by als463

I didn't see anything about Famous Greeks (but, maybe I was looking in the right place)

The National website has a Notable Deltas list that is easy to find.

als463 · #3 03-06-2008, 10:46 AM

Oh-I didn't realize it was under "History"...I was looking for it's own tab. That's where I screwed up. That's a long list. Now, I know not to use Wikipedia as the "end all" so, that's why I wanted to ask a DST...On Wiki it says that Sheryl Lee Ralph was inducted into DST as an "honorary member" in 2004.

I noticed it wasn't on the national website. I was wondering if that information was either incorrect or maybe because she was inducted as an "honorary member" they don't necessarily consider her a Notable Delt. Another question is: If she was inducted as an "honorary member" then would her daughters be seen as Legacies? Forgive me if I am unsure about this because I don't know very much about NPHC-but, I think it's great to learn new things about it. On FOL they said she was now also a Motivational Speaker. I think that's really commendable if she is.

33girl · #4 03-06-2008, 11:02 AM

We've had people say Pamela Anderson & Nancy Reagan are ASAs. Well, there is A Pamela Anderson & A Nancy Reagan who were members - they're in our directory - but if you compare dates and such, it's pretty obvious that it's not the famous ones. I think this is what happens 90% of the time when you hear someone famous is a member and they're not - people get excited and don't bother to look at it rationally.

As far as reality TV goes, I think it's getting to the point where there are SO many reality shows, it's not even fame, it's just...exposure. They're not really achieving or accomplishing much of anything, they just are.

ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl · #5 03-06-2008, 01:10 PM

I don't even know. I'm interested in the "notable" people, the ones who've done something besides just be famous.

It actually turned me off, majorly, to a chapter on my campus that they spent a lot of time just listing off names of actresses that were in their organization. I figured if that was a feature in their attempt to woo me as a PNM, then they must have been really stretching it. I'm not going to join just because ____ _____ (I don't want to give the organization away) is going to be my sister. I seriously doubt if I see her in a crowd and tell her I'm her sister she's going to be very thrilled about it.

Looking back I was a little harsh, but I just wasn't impressed by that. I was more interested in the sisters I would have at the chapter, not the ones I would never ever meet, famous or not.

DSTCHAOS · #6 03-06-2008, 11:10 AM

Soror Sheryl Lee Ralph is an Honorary Member who is actually on our National website http://www.deltasigmatheta.org/cms/i...d=46&Itemid=64 but not on the Notable Deltas list.

She isn't a reality tv personality so I'd rather not get into a question-answer session.

ree-Xi · #7 03-06-2008, 11:37 AM

My questions is, what is the benefit of nationals and especially Chapters going out of their way to promote a group of familiar names as a recruitment tool?

Let's agree that there are varying levels of acceptable notariety, such as important political, civic, or industry leaders. I understand the appeal of being in "good company", and like breeds like. And it can be fun to associate one's experience with that of a celebrity or true role model, because we have gone through the same ritual, had similar experiences.

But, do people really choose ABC over XYZ because so-and-so was a member? Does that person maintain a relationship with the organization? Do they embody the values and missions of the organization to point of becoming iconic?

The point of promoting the membership of people whose names are familiar "just because" - I don't get that.