Is Sarah Palin a sorority member?

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[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

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Too bad. There was some "good stuff"

[AGDee]

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

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Took almost 5900 posts before I ever had one deleted...lol.

[BadSquirrelBeta]

Former UI classmates remember Palin as quiet, bookish
By Joel Mills

Saturday, August 30, 2008



Sarah (Heath) Palin is pictured in the 1987 Gem of the Mountains, the University of Idaho yearbook.

MOSCOW - Talk about coincidence.

"It's crazy," was about all Sara Taft could say Friday morning when Republican presidential candidate John McCain selected Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, 44, as his running mate.

Taft attended the University of Idaho with Palin when she was Sarah Heath.

And her dad, Denis Taft, went to the Naval Academy with John McCain.

Taft said she didn't know Palin well when they were communications students in the mid-1980s in Moscow, but remembered her because they had similar names.

"That's why it stood out," Taft said from the Seattle area, where she's a human resources manager for a vehicle auction company. "But that's all I could remember."

Denis Taft and McCain also went to flight school together in Pensacola, Fla., she said. "They used to drink beer and eat oysters together."

McCain, an Arizona senator, surprised many when he picked Palin, a relative newcomer to politics who's been in the governor's office for just 20 months.

Brian Long is another Palin classmate who registered shock when McCain made his announcement in Ohio, with Palin, her husband and four of her five children by his side.

"I'm really interested in politics, so I know she'd been mentioned from time to time," said Long, a Coeur d'Alene defense attorney and 1987 UI student body president. "But it did surprise me a little because I always remember her being pretty quiet in class."

Long described himself as a "dyed-in-the-wool Democrat" who wouldn't likely be swayed by Palin's new stature. But if he was a Republican, "I'd probably be gunning for a press secretary position," he joked.

"We always like to see our fellow alums do well," Long added. "But I'm curious to see her debate against (Democratic vice presidential nominee) Joe Biden on foreign policy. She's running with the big dogs now."

Like Palin, Long was born in Sandpoint in 1964. Palin moved to Alaska with her family when she was still a baby, however, while Long was raised in northern Idaho.

Larry Richardson, a real estate broker in Eagle, remembers seeing Sarah Heath's name frequently when they were both UI students because she was involved with so many activities.

"Obviously, she's a smart gal, and that's kind of how I remember her, as being one of those bookworm kind of girls," Richardson said.

As soon as he heard rumors Thursday night that Palin might be McCain's pick, Richardson said he grabbed his 1987 Gem of the Mountains yearbook and found her picture.

Richardson said he has an independent bent in politics with Republican leanings, and saw Palin's selection as a smart move.

"I know why they're using her, because they want to get the female vote, obviously," he said. "I think that's going to help their campaign."

But Palin's lack of national and international experience could also be a weakness, Richardson added.

"It's like a crapshoot," he said. "It's like rolling the dice and saying, 'Let's go for it.' "

Palin graduated in 1987 with a bachelor of science degree in journalism with a broadcast news option and a political science minor, said Kenton Bird, the director of the UI School of Journalism and Mass Media.

Bird said he spoke with several of Palin's former professors two years ago when she was elected governor, but none could offer any firm recollections of her time in Moscow.

The university issued a statement saying Palin was part of its "legacy of leaders."

"University of Idaho alumni are sizable in number, but remain a close-knit community," the statement said. "A large number of university alumni, such as Sarah, have gone on to distinguish themselves in public service."

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Originally Posted by irishpipes

I agree totally, plus it would seem to send a message that being famous somehow makes someone more attractive for membersip than a regular person, and the regular people are the ones who support the GLO at the grass roots level. To me it would seem like a slight to them. The cool part of having notable members is that they chose you and you them before anyone knew they were going to be notable. That is lost if you AI famous people, in my opinion.

Agreed, with a few exceptions...

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin

Just being devil's advocate, but Pi Phi AIed Barbara Bush (the elder, the twin Barbara is a Theta from Yale). And that was post-First Ladydom.

"Post-First Ladydom", Barbara had time to devote, a proven connection with the philanthropy, and most importantly, connections to Pi Beta Phi already, all of which made her a good candidate for AI.

Originally Posted by irishpipes

I think she was also popular across party lines since she wasn't a politician at all and was just a nice, unthreatening cutie.

That's another big factor why I would highly doubt any NPC would approach Palin for AI.

[jrleaguer]

I'm pretty new to this forum, but when I saw this thread I had to share this with some women who might understand.

Last night in bed my husband (who had already discussed politics with me earlier in the day as usual) saw Sarah Palin on TV and suddenly said, "Don't you think she looks like a younger Raquel Welch?"

Since I know what "type" of woman he likes, I got jealous in a weird sort of way and what I call a silly tiff ensued. Part of me was mad he was "sexualizing" a political candidate and part of me was jealous because I thought he found her attractive! We must have tiffed back and forth about it in bed for at least 20 minutes until we both had to laugh at ourselves when the conversation escalated to such a silly place.

Anyway, this is off topic, so I just wanted to share

[pbear19]

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

AAiiiyyeeee....thread pixies were here.

No kidding! WTF?!? So now every time a thread goes even slightly off topic on GC, are moderators going to start deleting some of the posts they don't like? Because not every off-topic post was deleted. Never mind that the ones that were, were completely innocuous. No one was fighting or arguing in any way. This is one of the most inconsistent things I've seen on here.

I expect this post to be deleted shortly, by the way. If it isn't, it's more evidence of inconsistency, because my post is not a direct reply to the OP.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by pbear19

No kidding! WTF?!? So now every time a thread goes even slightly off topic on GC, are moderators going to start deleting some of the posts they don't like? Because not every off-topic post was deleted. Never mind that the ones that were, were completely innocuous. No one was fighting or arguing in any way. This is one of the most inconsistent things I've seen on here.

I expect this post to be deleted shortly, by the way. If it isn't, it's more evidence of inconsistency, because my post is not a direct reply to the OP.

This is really sad! I totally agree with you pbear!! When does a topic on GC NOT go off-topic. People need to stop getting their panties in a rut, and let threads be. What's more sad is that awkward's post were all deleted. So, the Alaskan GCer can't give her opinion on her own governor without her posts being deleted???

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Originally Posted by epchick

This is really sad! I totally agree with you pbear!! When does a topic on GC NOT go off-topic. People need to stop getting their panties in a rut, and let threads be. What's more sad is that awkward's post were all deleted. So, the Alaskan GCer can't give her opinion on her own governor without her posts being deleted???

Did I set some kind of record or something for getting posts deleted right out of the shoot? Can't we agree do disagree as long as it is amicable and friendly? Sure the thread is about Sarah Palin's sorority affiliation but that can only go so far since we have pretty much established that she is not a member of an NPC group. How many different ways can that be said? It leaves some room for discussion of other aspects of Sarah's life that need to be vetted. Conversations that go on tangents are sometimes the best and most enjoyable of them all. IMHO some of those posts were damn funny and should have been saved into a GC hall of fame thread!