"Go in with an open mind."

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Originally Posted by TakeALook

You guys make a lot of excellent points.
No, I'm not going to let some girl I meet under a tent completely alter my opinion about a certain group. However, if she reiterates statements that I've heard from seven other people that ABC is full of party girls, I'm going to take that information and ask questions when I go to that house about their social events to see how much emphasis they really put on partying while, if I hadn't heard about their reputation, I probably wouldn't ask the question. If the girl started gushing about how they go out at least 5 times a week so it's always a guaranteed good time, I'm going to know that ABC isn't really my scene since I like to go out a maximum of once a week. Does that make sense.

Here's the thing with this scenario though.

You don't even know where those 7 people got their info from.

They could have gotten it from fraternity guys who just happen to see the same 5-10 ABCs at the bar every other day.

Or they could have gotten it from a friend who just happened to hear it from some other girl who maybe saw an ABC out at the bars drunk once or twice.

All of a sudden, ABC is the "party chapter."

You can't determine that a whole chapter parties everyday of the week based on the above info.

That's just an example of where a reputation can come from. It could be a generalization made about the whole group based on what someone heard about a group of members.

Also, even if a select group of girls DOES party a lot, that rep is hardly EVER applicable to EVERY SINGLE GIRL in ABC. You will find your share of non-partiers in any group.