Tiers in The SEC

[shinerbock]

Originally Posted by Lucky SC

Oh and also, where did u go to undergrad?

Auburn. But in an effort to show that I view this somewhat objectively, note that I admit Alabama is a better greek school. Also, I do have pretty strong connections to most of the SEC schools I've mentioned.

I agree with you though about my criteria not holding up in the long term, and I think that is unfortunate.

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Auburn. But in an effort to show that I view this somewhat objectively, note that I admit Alabama is a better greek school. Also, I do have pretty strong connections to most of the SEC schools I've mentioned.

I agree with you though about my criteria not holding up in the long term, and I think that is unfortunate.

Haha, man...I skipped the Texas - OU game for the first time in 15 years to go to LSU - Florida and it was one of the most wild weekends I have ever had. Baton Rouge is 100% insane.

I agree with Elephant Walk's assessment. The greek life there seemed to be great. The guys I met, mostly Sigma Chi's (top tier there) were all very legit......but there was something about the whole system that I couldn't quite put my finger on.

[breathesgelatin]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Haha, man...I skipped the Texas - OU game for the first time in 15 years to go to LSU - Florida and it was one of the most wild weekends I have ever had. Baton Rouge is 100% insane.

OU this year was fun. I had second row seats! You've gone for 15 years? Crazy. I've gone for the last 3.

I agree with Elephant Walk's assessment. The greek life there seemed to be great. The guys I met, mostly Sigma Chi's (top tier there) were all very legit......but there was something about the whole system that I couldn't quite put my finger on.

You and I have discussed this before. I'll refrain from commenting on it further here... although I sort of want to. LOL.

One thing about W&L is that because so many people are Greek there are all different kinds of chapters, with all different kinds of people. A good portion of them are traditionally southern (probably the majority), with various levels of "tierness" and various types of "southerness." I think I've commented about that elsewhere. But because like 85% of students are Greek there are also chapters that draw all kinds of other students. Yet everyone hangs together to a large degree. Which is actually one of the things I like about W&L (there are a lot of things about the school that make me roll my eyes in retrospect). Maybe that's "the thing you can't put your finger on."

[Lucky SC]

[quote=shinerbock;1620258]Auburn. But in an effort to show that I view this somewhat objectively, note that I admit Alabama is a better greek school. Also, I do have pretty strong connections to most of the SEC schools I've mentioned.

I agree with you though about my criteria not holding up in the long term, and I think that is unfortunate.[/quote]


yea i got a friend who is an SAE and a FIJI at Auburn, as i hear it is similar to my school. Bama is just on a different level and i would agree that it is a tier above, its good to hear atleast someone else can admit that about their school, because i have a hard time even though i know its true in some aspects lol.


And yea i feel you, it is unfortunate. My family doesn't come from wealth or anything, but the general attitude or culture that comes with the type of guys in a fraternity has grown on me since getting here and since befriending the people i did later in high school. But i can't complain because its bringing a lot of opportunity to my home state, atlanta being the fastest growing city in the country right now.

With an internationalizing country though and the fact that we are going to no longer be the world power we once were soon, it won't ever be like that again. Its not white suburbia now in control, its one big melting pot. Which i dont necessarily have a problem with i'm not racist, its just different.

In other words, areas like Bama and Ole Miss won't have the same image 15 years down the road if they want to retain the same power they do now in a social aspect.

Change in times calls for change in action, you can't stop it.