BARBIE themed recruitment???

[Drolefille]

I'll be the Debbie Downer on this one. I don't like the idea. I think it plays into the stereotypes of sororities by non-Greeks and I think it's immature/childish as a theme for recruitment. They're not really "retro" toys and they're not really one of those things that is coming back to be cool again like I don't know Strawberry Shortcake or something (and I wouldn't recommend a SS theme either.)

Are you wanting to have a Barbie themed overall recruitment or just a party for your chapter?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I'll be the Debbie Downer on this one. I don't like the idea. I think it plays into the stereotypes of sororities by non-Greeks and I think it's immature/childish as a theme for recruitment. They're not really "retro" toys and they're not really one of those things that is coming back to be cool again like I don't know Strawberry Shortcake or something (and I wouldn't recommend a SS theme either.)

Agree x 10

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I'll be the Debbie Downer on this one. I don't like the idea. I think it plays into the stereotypes of sororities by non-Greeks and I think it's immature/childish as a theme for recruitment. They're not really "retro" toys and they're not really one of those things that is coming back to be cool again like I don't know Strawberry Shortcake or something (and I wouldn't recommend a SS theme either.)

Ditto. I can finally breathe again.

[33girl]

OK, please explain why Barbie is teh devil but Sex and the City is OK? They're just giant Barbie dolls, and they're slutty Barbies at that.

Or why is Victoria's Secret OK and Barbie is not? VS doesn't exactly give out an "empowering women" theme - it's all about looking sexy for men.

As far as it being "childish" this is the generation running around with all things Hello Kitty (past age 7) so I don't think that argument holds water.

I don't think it's the most fantastic theme either, I just don't understand the vitriol for it when similar things are apparently OK fine.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by 33girl

OK, please explain why Barbie is teh devil but Sex and the City is OK? They're just giant Barbie dolls, and they're slutty Barbies at that.

Or why is Victoria's Secret OK and Barbie is not? VS doesn't exactly give out an "empowering women" theme - it's all about looking sexy for men.

As far as it being "childish" this is the generation running around with all things Hello Kitty (past age 7) so I don't think that argument holds water.

I don't think it's the most fantastic theme either, I just don't understand the vitriol for it when similar things are apparently OK fine.

outsider's opinion/

Barbie = SATC = VS = not good themes

But, as Drolefile stated, you can pick things from these categories and make a theme out of them. I just wouldn't call it Barbie, SATC, or VS. Seeing those titles would make me cringe as a nonmember, not like what would make me cringe matters. On a Delta note, some chapter advisers and alumnae chapters would trip if a collegiate chapter used any of those themes for a program, etc but they would be more understanding if the theme was to take a FUN women's liberation approach to Barbie, SATC, or VS. That's something that has previously been done by researchers and so forth.

/outsider's opinion