Sorority Girl

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

What's wrong with the 5 year plan? I laughed at that part because rarely ever does anyone I know graduate in 4 years. Too many prerequisites and too many students needing those prereqs.

My friends and I all graduated in four years, from different schools including Univ. of Washington and a variety of private schools. In fact, I hardly know anyone from a private school that took five years...just athletes, actually. I was pre-med my first two years, then did a 180 and switched to the communications division, picked up a minor in sociology, and I still graduated in four years from a liberal arts school with a thorough core curriculum. It CAN and IS done.

[futurexrushgirl]

that song is so adorable!

[BabyPiNK_FL]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

What's wrong with the 5 year plan? I laughed at that part because rarely ever does anyone I know graduate in 4 years. Too many prerequisites and too many students needing those prereqs.

LOL! I personally don't hate it because...

(irony)

I did like a 4.5 year plan... However, let it be known that I did not rush until junior year. And I kinda did stretch out my time b/c of sorority related reasons (I was on Panhellenic e-board and needed to finish the term) but also because of a last minute language requirement. I was not a social butterfly, but I won't lie, if my parents hadn't refused to pay for anymore I still might be in school (b/c when I graduated I had not yet figured out what I wanted to do after graduating).

[JohnnyCash]

I'm on the road to do the 5+ year plan, but with guys it's almost a requirement.

Women usually tend to graduate quicker than men (at least that's what it seems like).

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by LoggerTheta

I have a different take on this. The way it's put in the song implies that sorority women take less than a full course load in order to have more time to do social things. I'd be offended if someone assumed I wasn't going to graduate in four years (which I did), and my major had the most prerequisites, and required courses out of any other at my school.

Well congratulations to you. Our university tends to accept more students than it can accommodate (sp?). Here's how the 5 year plan happens at UMD...
3-8 sections of a specific class that all Arts, Science and Letters students MUST take, mainly freshman year (the 8 section classes were 100person Natural Science lectures)
30-40 students allowed per class unless the rarity that it was a lecture class
1000s of students trying to get in those classes.

Add to that, you can't take most of your core classes until you take those prerequisites. The math class I was supposed to take when I was an elementary ed major was filled by the time I could register my 1st AND 2nd year. There were about 2 or 3 required math classes after that.

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

My friends and I all graduated in four years, from different schools including Univ. of Washington and a variety of private schools. In fact, I hardly know anyone from a private school that took five years...just athletes, actually. I was pre-med my first two years, then did a 180 and switched to the communications division, picked up a minor in sociology, and I still graduated in four years from a liberal arts school with a thorough core curriculum. It CAN and IS done.

Please reread my post that you commented. I said THAT I KNOW. I didn't say it was impossible. Remember, small commuter campuses don't have as many lecture classes that fit 100+ students. Science classes and a handful of electives were held in lecture halls. The biggest classroom class I had held maybe 40 students, and there were about 15 people on the waitlist who didn't get in. This was a class that most would take in their 3rd of 4th year.

I wish people on here would STOP thinking that every campus is the same.

[Nanners52674]

I love the song.

[IUHoosiergirl88]

First off, let me say that I love the song, and you have to admit that at least it's coming from a former Greek, rather than a non-greek perpetuating stereotypes. I actually have it as my ringtone, haha.

Second...what's it matter if you take 4 years or 5? Those of us that come from pretty big schools know how hard it can be to get into core classes and prereqs that you need to take before you graduate. My o-chem II lecture had between 300 and 400 people, and there were STILL people waitlisted. Trust me, it sucked. I should (not to jinx myself) be able to graduate in 4 years with a tough major and a completely unrelated minor, but it isn't going to be easy.

[HDL66]

The thing that perpetuates a stereotype is when there is a grain of truth to the description. Frankly, there is a truckload of it in this song. I genuinely don't mean that to be disparaging, and I know there is great diversity among the tens of thousands of female greek actives. It really is spot on, however, for many sorority gals in the South, and that's who Luke Bryan is describing. No, not everyone drinks, and many are excellent students (greeks consistently have a higher GPA than the avg student population). But just check out facebook pictures and even the GC threads on rush in the South. There is a good percentage of beautiful, tanned, wealthy coquettes who wear sundresses to football games, and trust me, they are NOT offended by this song. Just read the message boards. Girls in the sororities mentioned in the song are bragging, not complaining, about it.

Personally, as a mom, I think it is a cute, harmless song. That is NOT true of the trash that was linked earlier in the thread. That is vulgar and disgusting, and the definition of offensive to me.

[als463]

I didn't really post this so people would get upset. I thought it was an interesting song. I'm sorry if some people got offended but, I didn't think it was that bad. In fact, I didn't think it was disrespectful and he is a Greek, himself-so, I like to support my fellow Greeks when I don't think they are being horribly mean.

If you don't like the song-I'm sorry. It wasn't meant for so much uproar.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by HDL66

The thing that perpetuate a sterotype is when there is a grain of truth to the description. Frankly, there is a truckload of it in this song. I genuinely don't mean that to be disparaging, and I know there is great diversity among the tens of thousands of female greek actives. It really is spot on, however, for many sorority gals in the South, and that's who Luke Bryan is describing. No, not everyone drinks, and many are excellent students (greeks consistently have a higher GPA than the avg student population). But just check out facebook pictures and even the GC threads on rush in the south. There is a good percentage of beautiful, tanned, wealthy coquettes who wear sundresses to football games, and trust me, they are NOT offended by this song. Just read the message boards. Girls in the sororities mentioned in the song are bragging, not complaining, about it.

Personally, as a mom, I think it is a cute, harmless song. That is NOT true of the trash that was linked earlier in the thread. That is vulgar and disgusting, and the definition of offensive to me.

Agree with this.

[FSUZeta]

a thumbs up for the luke bryan song . it's cute and so is he!

[SavhTriSigma]

I love the song! Does anyone know if Luke Bryan's wife was in a sorority? I read that they are college sweethearts...so I am guessing they both went to GSU together. GSU has KD, ADPi, KKG, Phi Mu, Zeta & AOPi Just curious :-)

[LatinaAlumna]

All I can say is that I'm glad we don't get mentioned in songs.

[honeychile]

I think it's darling!

[DSTRen13]

You all need to consider the campus culture that this song is coming from. Just saying.

(GSU girls - y'all are some of my favorites ever. But you are all completely crazy - the fun kind of crazy - and if I ever saw you studying on a Friday night, I would wonder what was wrong.)