Univ of West Georgia article on Going Greek

[MysticCat]

What a poorly written article. I'm embarrassed for UWG. (Note to author: More than one member of Kappa Sigma or Chi Omega are Kappa Sigmas or Chi Omegas, not Kappa Sigma's or Chi Omega's.) But this was the line that particularly got to me:

Becoming a part of a sorority or fraternity does not necessarily entail good times and belligerent drinking.

I've certainly known some people who become belligerent when drunk, but belligerent drinking is a new one on me. Good times indeed.

But hey, at least she said "a part" instead of "apart."

[exlurker]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

What a poorly written article. . . .

But hey, at least she said "a part" instead of "apart."

Mmmmmyes.

Gentle suggestions and a comment for the person who wrote the article:

1. . . . person that just goes to class, parties every once and while . . . .
2 My final thoughts later came after my conversation with an Alpha Gamma Delta who clarified the entire touchy subject in a nutshell. . . .
3. . . . from an entirely bias standpoint,

1.The idiom is “every once in a while.”

2.Is this a clever and sneaky way of alluding to Alpha Gamma Delta's squirrel mascot? If so, congrats for working that in.
3.Should be “biased,” not “bias.”

[thetaj]

Originally Posted by exlurker

2.Is this a clever and sneaky way of alluding to Alpha Gamma Delta's squirrel mascot? If so, congrats for working that in.

I think you're giving them too much credit

[Barbie's_Rush]

How does one make it to college without understanding that an apostrophe doesn't make something plural? It's particularly vexing to see it done by people who are presumably journalism majors.

[SWTXBelle]

I had occasion to go to the UNCF website for comparison to an ad up for discussion in the English 1301 class I am teaching - we were talking about catchy taglines, and I brought up "A Mind is a terrible thing to waste" as an example of a successful one. ON THE FRONT PAGE THEY WROTE - "MARKING IT'S(SIC) 40th ANNIVERSARY".

I wept softly.