Interesting New Reality show called Sorority Girls

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Greek_or_Geek?

Even if she were an honorary member, I would find it ridiculous to hold her up to them as an accomplished well-known sorority woman when she had been initiated well into late adulthood and only because of who she had become.

There are many individuals who become honorary members later on in life (because of their lifetime accomplishments). They are still, for the most part, highly regarded.

[Greek_or_Geek?]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

There are many individuals who become honorary members later on in life (because of their lifetime accomplishments). They are still, for the most part, highly regarded.

You didn't watch the show and the context in which the information was given. This discussion is about that.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Greek_or_Geek?

You didn't watch the show and the context in which the information was given. This discussion is about that.

(Not being argumentative) What was the context? I can't imagine it would make me retract my statement, but I could be wrong.

[Greek_or_Geek?]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

(Not being argumentative) What was the context? I can't imagine it would make me retract my statement, but I could be wrong.

Let me give you a non-Greek example to give you an idea of the context it was given and the implications made since you really had to watch both the show and the series play out to really get the whole picture.

Say you are in a college admissions interview. The interviewer lists off several well known successful people who have degrees from that college and implies that their success was based on that degree and you too could join those illustrious ranks. Only everyone the interviewer lists received an honorary doctorate. Those people are accomplished, but they received their degree because of their accomplishments. It doesn't mean they won't continue to achieve and maybe even achieve future great things within the auspices of the school/degree, but the interviewer is using the well known person to imply that the school had to do with the success and you can too just like them if you attend.

[Greek_or_Geek?]

Originally Posted by ColdInCanada11

Agreed! She didn't really seem to take anything seriously, and didn't appear to get along with anyone overly well. I don't think that she would have been an overly productive member (and in a chapter of 5 [still don't understand their logic on that one], that would make a HUGE difference.

I was pretty sure it would be Topaz when a few of the pledges were talking about blackballing the person who they weren't able to make the same kind of connection with even though they didn't dislike her. Also, I think their reactions to the coffin situation really demonstrated their differences. All the girls thought it ended up being a positive experience based on what they made of it (the compliment coffin! lol) and I think the word Topaz used for it was cheesy.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Greek_or_Geek?

I was pretty sure it would be Topaz when a few of the pledges were talking about blackballing the person who they weren't able to make the same kind of connection with even though they didn't dislike her. Also, I think their reactions to the coffin situation really demonstrated their differences. All the girls thought it ended up being a positive experience based on what they made of it (the compliment coffin! lol) and I think the word Topaz used for it was cheesy.

Yeah, I'm not implying that it happened BECAUSE she was a woman of color, I'm just saying that it's disappointing that it turned out that way. If they are serious about being a sorority, it can hurt their future recruitment efforts to look to homogenous.

[ColdInCanada11]

... I just realised that each of the American sisters had one of their littles in the Final 5.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Greek_or_Geek?

Let me give you a non-Greek example to give you an idea of the context it was given and the implications made since you really had to watch both the show and the series play out to really get the whole picture.

Say you are in a college admissions interview. The interviewer lists off several well known successful people who have degrees from that college and implies that their success was based on that degree and you too could join those illustrious ranks. Only everyone the interviewer lists received an honorary doctorate. Those people are accomplished, but they received their degree because of their accomplishments. It doesn't mean they won't continue to achieve and maybe even achieve future great things within the auspices of the school/degree, but the interviewer is using the well known person to imply that the school had to do with the success and you can too just like them if you attend.

That makes sense. Thanks.