Greek- the TV show

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by BaltoAlphaPsi

Anyway- Because this show revolves around the family of Greek life, it talks about hazing, though no one is what one would severely hazed, (beaten, forced to drink, forced to break laws) hazing is involved, KT pledge Rusty has to serve his brothers drinks in a dress and blond wig. and do his brothers errands all during the pledge process.... which in the show is a school year long.

Not errands! Anything but that!

The show also deals with the issue of a gay pledge, who - though is legacy - he dropps out of pledging because his soon to be brothers felt betrayed and lied to, and he feels it wasn't their business if he was gay (he did not let them know he was homosexual until ZBZ Ashlee let it slip).

Erroneous. He dropped and then rejoined Omega Chi like two episodes later. Plus Evan kicked out the douchebag that made fun of Calvin.

do you feel this show is a risk management issue?

How? Is Evan gonna come out of the box and haze my pledges? Cuz that would be rad.

Would you be offended if someone though of your Sorority/fraternity in this light?[/B]

Well, it would be an improvement over now.

Do you feel this is accurate in the fact that, just like any organizations, issues in leadership arise, and nationals has to step in, (as seen in the ZBZ house where the orig pres wants to hide an issue from nationals and gets removed from her presidency)

I don't know, I don't care, I hate nationals.

How does this show put greek life in a bad light? Or does is create an accurate picture that could almost be helpful in the sense that college is college and people mature and grow and come across a lot of issues whether or not your in a greek house.

Please discuss.

It doesn't portray any of the houses because Kappa Tau hazes Rusty by making a video game. Fucking stupid.

[ree-Xi]

It's as realistic a portrayal as "ER" is to Emergency Rooms, "90210" is to American high schools, and "Desperate Housewives" is to suburban homemakers.

The stories may be rooted in actuality, but they are often dramatized, exaggerated and resolved in 60 minutes or less.

It wouldn't be any fun to watch a bunch of fraternity men and sorority women doing study hours at the library or setting up chairs for a meeting. So the writers focus on packing as much "excitement" and sensationalism as possible into each episode. Do you not understand what ENTERTAINMENT is?

[ZTA72]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

It's as realistic a portrayal as "ER" is to Emergency Rooms, "?

You got that right. I was an ER nurse for 2 years, when I was young, in a big metro *county* hospital. While there was some extracurricular activity going on, it was no way as exciting as on TV. I had fun, but it was hard work. We had actual work to do, like taking care of the patients.

Originally Posted by ZTA72

You got that right. I was an ER nurse for 2 years, when I was young, in a big metro *county* hospital. While there was some extracurricular activity going on, it was no way as exciting as on TV. I had fun, but it was hard work. We had actual work to do, like taking care of the patients.

So did you get to make out with hot doctors?

[ZTA72]

Originally Posted by OTW

So did you get to make out with hot doctors?

Even better, I married one.

Originally Posted by ZTA72

Even better, I married one.

Well heavens to Carol Hathaway good for you!

[ZTA72]

Originally Posted by OTW

Well heavens to Carol Hathaway good for you!

Yep, and we had twin girls! Much later in life though.

I'll have to plead the fifth on McDreamy v. McSteamy. MrZTA72 was a pretty serious surgical resident. I, then, transferred to work in the OR, and the rest is history and happened probably before most of you GCers were born, hahaha.

[CougarGrad]

Originally Posted by ZTA72

Even better, I married one.

McDreamy or McSteamy?

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

How? Is Evan gonna come out of the box and haze my pledges? Cuz that would be rad.

OMG. Hilarious.