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[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by APhiAnna

I think you are and I'm afraid maybe I was not clear. I'm not talking about "tiers"...people certainly don't say that "XYZ is the best everywhere" and "ABC is consistently bad" because that's never the case. Maybe in some regions XYZ is usually strong but even then I think people see the distinction.

I also am not saying characteristics like "all XYZs are hot". I'm talking about characteristics that are more subtle that can be assigned to any chapter even if they are the "bottom of the totem pole" so to speak. I think the best examples I can give you without saying specifically what I mean would be mirror images of some IFC fraternities...ie, Pike usually seen as athletic, KA as having southern traditions (even a California chapter I know is labeled like that!), etc. You can throw that at the top chapter at campus and you can throw that at the struggling chapters. I think those three sororities have similar characteristics that can be used no matter how the chapter stands in college culture. I don't think JuicyCampus, etc is causing it, but rather reflecting it.

Did you name the three or just three that you can think of?

[breathesgelatin]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

Did you name the three or just three that you can think of?

She named Kappa, ZTA, and Tri-Delt.

APhiAnna, I think we're going to agree to disagree because I think you're just plain wrong. And it's not because I'm from a small Greek system or don't have a wide experience with Greek life.

[APhiAnna]

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin

She named Kappa, ZTA, and Tri-Delt.

APhiAnna, I think we're going to agree to disagree because I think you're just plain wrong. And it's not because I'm from a small Greek system or don't have a wide experience with Greek life.

Same sentiments exactly. I understand that most people at GreekChat (wisely) choose to avoid talking about stereotypes but I am really shocked that people don't get what I'm talking about (or at least current college students). I think literally any of my friends that are Greek, and several that aren't, would understand where I am coming from when I say that. Once again, I am not condoning those stereotypes and I think they are false in most cases, but I do see certain labels being put on those three sororities at several schools no matter what "tier" they are, the region of the country they are in or the reality of the type of women they attract.

But I can tell neither one of us will change their mind. Especially since this is so completely off-topic I think "agreeing to disagree" is probably the best course of action.