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Originally posted by GreekFreak
Well this might be a bit off-topic since we're discussing psycho PNMs, but just THANK GOD (or your higher power of choice) these girls weren't found out to be psychos AFTER they pledged and were initiated!
I don't look back fondly on the token "psycho" of my chapter back in the day. It's funny how you never forget these things. This happened years ago, but just the other night, while talking on the phone with one of my best friends/sorority sisters, the topic of psycho people came up and my friend's like, "God, I remember how stressed we were that "Brenda" (not her real name) was going to commit suicide in the bathroom"...this happened every weekend! Let me tell you, having police cars and an ambulance in front of your chapter house every Saturday night can start to take a toll on your image, or at least make people wonder.
And ohhhhh, how I don't miss the snickers and comments from fellow Greeks who were privy to Brenda's latest crazy antics and psycho stunts. She was banned from one fraternity because she - and I'm not lying - showed up with a GUN and walked around with the thing pointed at her head, threatening to end it all if her boyfriend didn't take her back.
She was eventually asked to leave the house (they didn't force her to resign though) and almost got kicked out of school 'cuz she was so messed up. Ah, the sh*tty ol' days (some of them).
Again, this is off-topic, but I couldn't resist sharing what I consider a horror story. Some people.
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Just as an aside many people with mental illness have their first "breaks" when they are in college. As we all know, sorority life can be very stressful and push people over the edge, as "crazy" as that sounds. I certainly remember people in my chapter becoming overwhelmed at times with greek life in general. I know this is an extreme situation, but I think it is something that all sorority members should be aware of. Unfortunately, I don't think that college students unless affected personally by mental illness have any knowledge of it. I know I didn't while I was in school. I know of a sister in my chapter who tried to commit suicide the semester before I joined. I think that many sorority members because they may have never dealt personally with these types of situations don't know how to deal with it, and unfortunately, like in the case you mentioned, because of this, things get out of hand. Since I graduated in 1998 I don't know if things have changed for the better regarding mental health issues, awareness, and students, but I hope so. Anyone have any thoughts/comments?
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