'No Frumpy': Cornell Sorority Forbids American Apparel Leggings, etc.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

I legit want to date this girl, she's hilarious.

Me too. Oh, wait, nevermind.

Someone posted in the comments that they were a PiPhi from Cornell and this list was a joke - well - the manner in which it was stated. She was being funny. I don't know if the spelling and grammar was part of the funny, but it might have been.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Me too. Oh, wait, nevermind.

Someone posted in the comments that they were a PiPhi from Cornell and this list was a joke - well - the manner in which it was stated. She was being funny. I don't know if the spelling and grammar was part of the funny, but it might have been.

Yeah, I wasn't offended by the fact that it wasn't term-paper quality. It was guide that was meant to be serious but also funny at the same time, directed to a peer group. Ivy League students don't speak and write the King's English all the time.

[BigGreen11]

Originally Posted by Munchkin03

Ivy League students don't speak and write the King's English all the time.

^^ this! when i am sending an email to my FRIENDS, having perfect grammar and spelling is hardly my main priority!

on the same note, i think some people are forgetting that this is a message from one sister to people she knows well. if i got a list like this from someone i didn't know well, i might be offended but we have to remember that this is a house officer touching base with the house during what is a very stressful time for her. this was never meant to be dissected by a wide audience (that may or may not have any greek experience) and i don't think it was inappropriate given its proposed context/audience.

familiarity with recipients + rush stress = casual, to-the-point writing style.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by BigGreen11

^^ this! when i am sending an email to my FRIENDS, having perfect grammar and spelling is hardly my main priority!

on the same note, i think some people are forgetting that this is a message from one sister to people she knows well. if i got a list like this from someone i didn't know well, i might be offended but we have to remember that this is a house officer touching base with the house during what is a very stressful time for her. this was never meant to be dissected by a wide audience (that may or may not have any greek experience) and i don't think it was inappropriate given its proposed context/audience.

familiarity with recipients + rush stress = casual, to-the-point writing style.

So are you refusing to use proper capitalization on principle? As an act of solidarity?

[BigGreen11]

Originally Posted by agzg

So are you refusing to use proper capitalization on principle? As an act of solidarity?

um, wow. i can't tell if you're kidding, but i hope you are!

unless i am specifically writing to a professor, boss or other authority figure, i almost never capitalize in emails or other informal means of communication. as part of a generation that has grown up communicating via AIM, texting, facebook, etc., i find it a normal practice to get to the point and be less than concerned about what is properly capitzalized. at least i use punctuation and proper spelling, which is more than i can say for many people my age!

[DrPhil]

I guess these rules, partially written in jest or not, serve a purpose.

I was more perplexed by the notion of PNMs figuratively having to "flirt" with sorority members in terms of dress and demeanor.

Originally Posted by BigGreen11

um, wow. i can't tell if you're kidding, but i hope you are!

unless i am specifically writing to a professor, boss or other authority figure, i almost never capitalize in emails or other informal means of communication. as part of a generation that has grown up communicating via AIM, texting, facebook, etc., i find it a normal practice to get to the point and be less than concerned about what is properly capitzalized. at least i use punctuation and proper spelling, which is more than i can say for many people my age!

Very true and it makes me weep for the future.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I guess these rules, partially written in jest or not, serve a purpose.

I was more perplexed by the notion of PNMs figuratively having to "flirt" with sorority members in terms of dress and demeanor.

The flirting didn't refer to dress when I mentioned it at all, and it wasn't even about anything sexual or romantic, just to be clear. I think that other people using the term right here mean it like I do.

It referred to the ways that conversationally a rusher will pay complete attention to her PNM and make her feel as if the PNM is the most interesting person going through recruitment and that she belongs at that particular sorority.

Similarly, a PNM would be wise to reciprocate giving the sorority member her undivided attention and pretend to be interested in the group.

Like actual flirting, there may be or may not be any real interest, but both parties want to be regarded as charming and desirable, albeit not sexually.

ETA: I certainly don't mean to assume that all NPC recruitments are identical, but I think that this dynamic is in play a lot of places when there are multiple groups doing formal on campuses where the groups are primarily social in nature. This model probably seems absurd to people from open bidding campuses or members of other more service-minded councils.

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by BigGreen11

um, wow. i can't tell if you're kidding, but i hope you are!

unless i am specifically writing to a professor, boss or other authority figure, i almost never capitalize in emails or other informal means of communication. as part of a generation that has grown up communicating via AIM, texting, facebook, etc., i find it a normal practice to get to the point and be less than concerned about what is properly capitzalized. at least i use punctuation and proper spelling, which is more than i can say for many people my age!

Is it so difficult to press the Shift key?

FYI, if you ever work in a corporate setting, be aware that email is considered fairly formal and thus deserves proper capitalization. Some people even use salutations!

Oh and if you are going to claim proper spelling, you should probably spell check.

Originally Posted by agzg

So are you refusing to use proper capitalization on principle? As an act of solidarity?

I thought the same thing. Very odd.