Bid Day Activiites? Drag show and groping?

ThetaDancer · #1 08-22-2010, 07:59 PM

Meh. Like IrishLake said, maybe not the *best* idea but maybe it works for them; it just doesn't seem like my place to be bothered by this. If I were a member of the chapter you're talking about, I'd probably be worried that it would turn off new members or make some people uncomfortable, but apparently they didn't think that was a problem. The author of the thread to which you're referring seemed to have a blast and I wouldn't assume she didn't "laugh a lot" and "burn off some of the stress from the previous week." The groping seems too far but other than that, I can't really bring myself to get worked up over this.

TriDeltaSallie · #2 08-22-2010, 08:07 PM

Ok, I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one who read it more than once, thinking I must have been reading it wrong.

What college women want to do for fun is up to them. But to have this as the introductory event for the new members? Blindsided is a good word. I seriously hope it didn't make any of the new members regret their choice.

It just seems way over the top in terms of pushing the limits for appropriate. As an optional night out activity for whoever wants to go... Ok, they are adults and can make their own choices. But a chapter sanctioned event? Wow.

Picking up my cane and returning to my rocker and lemonade...

33girl · #3 08-22-2010, 08:09 PM

Where's the link?

TriDeltaSallie · #4 08-22-2010, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Where's the link?

Thread, See comment 120

33girl · #5 08-22-2010, 08:20 PM

I kind of got the vibe from her whole thread that the if you weren't comfy with something like this, you weren't comfy with this chapter as a whole and probably wouldn't have pledged them to begin with. Not only that, I doubt very much that women were forced to go on stage if they didn't want to. Like ThetaDancer, I can't get too worked up about this one. Different strokes for different folks.

Honestly, better something like this than what bid nights used to be - a mixer where the first thing you had to worry about was attracting this or that fraternity man, or not pissing off a sister because you talked to the guy she liked, etc etc etc. Those were the MO for a long, long time, and I'm betting more NMs were lost/made uncomfy over those than would be over a drag show.

Alumiyum · #6 08-22-2010, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie

Ok, I'm glad to know I wasn't the only one who read it more than once, thinking I must have been reading it wrong.

What college women want to do for fun is up to them. But to have this as the introductory event for the new members? Blindsided is a good word. I seriously hope it didn't make any of the new members regret their choice.

It just seems way over the top in terms of pushing the limits for appropriate. As an optional night out activity for whoever wants to go... Ok, they are adults and can make their own choices. But a chapter sanctioned event? Wow.

Picking up my cane and returning to my rocker and lemonade...

Might not have been chapter sanctioned exactly. Maybe (hopefully IMO) it was something a few sisters decided to do on their own.