Not your typical sorority....

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Actually, it kind of rubbed me the wrong way. While I'm glad for all the good things she said about Lambda Pi Chi, the reader was still left with the basic assertion that "typical sorority" = Legally Blonde, that Lambda Pi Chi is the exception to the rule. If she had taken that next step and considered whether her interaction with Lambda Pi Chi had might be reason to question her preconceived notions of a "typical sorority," I'd say great entry. As it is, I say missed opportunity on her part.

^This

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

^This

Would you feel the same way if she had been photographing, say, Chi Omega's convention?

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Would you feel the same way if she had been photographing, say, Chi Omega's convention?

Nope.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

Nope.

Then I think you missed the point of the article.

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Then I think you missed the point of the article.

No, it just rubbed me the wrong way. I'm not the only one who reacted that way after reading it either.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

No, it just rubbed me the wrong way. I'm not the only one who reacted that way after reading it either.

Yea, well MC did say that he missed the line that I quoted.

The point of the article is

1. I thought sororities acted like this
2. I met some sorority women who didn't act like this
3. Because of these women, I changed the way I think of sororities

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Yea, well MC did say that he missed the line that I quoted.

The point of the article is

1. I thought sororities acted like this
2. I met some sorority women who didn't act like this
3. Because of these women, I changed the way I think of sororities

Will she change her opinion again if she meets sorority women who she labels as a negative depiction of sororities?

The real point of this blog should be that there are dozens of sororities and fraternities, millions of members, and that comes with pros and cons. Any (college educated) person in this Internet era who only thinks Legally Blonde simply has not cared enough to research what sororities are really about.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by agzg

I liked it, too, thought it was sweet.

The trouble is that so few people actually interact with sororities even on a superficial level, so it's so so easy to have the Legally Blonde stereotype in one's head.

I also think that in some ways, sororities (of all kinds) don't make it easy for people to interact with them. Whether it's poor public relations, insularity, size, or poor devotion to lifetime commitment.

Originally Posted by katydidKD

No, it just rubbed me the wrong way. I'm not the only one who reacted that way after reading it either.

Why does it matter if you were the only one who reacted that way or not? Several people can be wrong at once. lol

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Yea, well MC did say that he missed the line that I quoted.

The point of the article is

1. I thought sororities acted like this
2. I met some sorority women who didn't act like this
3. Because of these women, I changed the way I think of sororities

Exactly. I mean, I don't know this woman, but if you were even a very well educated person from a school without a Greek system, you may (and probably do) have certain stereotypes about Greek life. I don't think anything is wrong with someone owning up to their ignorance and highlighting an UP AND COMING NATIONAL GLO.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Would you feel the same way if she had been photographing, say, Chi Omega's convention?

Why not? What difference does that make?

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Why not? What difference does that make?

Because this woman sounds so stuck up that I'm thinking she would still judge a "traditional" (save the argument about how problematic that term is) NPC sorority with plenty of upbeat girls, a house, and mixers uptown as beneath her.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Would you feel the same way if she had been photographing, say, Chi Omega's convention?

Why pick us?

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Why pick us?

Because that was the first NPC sorority that popped into my head at that moment. I wasn't trying to say anything about Chi Omega specifically (hence, my ".., say, Chi Omega...")

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Because that was the first NPC sorority that popped into my head at that moment. I wasn't trying to say anything about Chi Omega specifically (hence, my ".., say, Chi Omega...")

Okay, cool.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Because that was the first NPC sorority that popped into my head at that moment. I wasn't trying to say anything about Chi Omega specifically (hence, my ".., say, Chi Omega...")

WRONG! You chose Chi Omega because they are the largest NPC sorority!!!!!!

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

WRONG! You chose Chi Omega because they are the largest NPC sorority!!!!!!

That too. LOL