Lovely UF recruitment story

[sarasmile]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

Cool. I don't even know what my GLO's policies on this are, but I'm not in any danger of giving any interviews.

Your GLO has a similar policy.

[sarasmile]

Just finished reading the article.

Awful.

Why was it necessary to say that you "don't want to perpetuate stereotypes...," then go on to list 4 stereotypes in the newspaper? (Especially since some of them had such negative connotations.)

Wouldn't it have been sufficient to acknowledge that sterotypes exist, but PNMs are encouraged to disregard them?

[Tippiechick]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

Maybe I'm some sort of free speech freak, but I don't think that national offices should have to give permission for that kind of casual interview. Does it really seem like any person reading that would assume that the girls quoted DID speak for the official policy of the organization?

I fully understand that when a controversial situation comes up, then we need to think about official policy and PR spin, and in certain situation, we have to accept that we cannot give interviews as members of our GLOs.

But a "you can't give interviews about recruitment without permission from nationals" is too rigid, I think. If people give ditzy answers, hey, you've got ditzes in your org. Everything shouldn't be spinning for the media.

I am usually all about free speech and being (semi) anti-authoritarian, but I actually like the policy. It not only protects ZTA, it also protects our members.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by sarasmile

Your GLO has a similar policy.

Will you please show it to me?

I went looking for it on the IHQ but couldn't find anything. I suspect we do have one, but I haven't read it in a while.

[WVU alpha phi]

Poor Phi Mu.

[33girl]

What an absolutely dreadful article. I don't think even DG comes off well - they come off as jerks who spend $1000 on a purse.

What I want to know is, how much of that is true about skits and pref ceremonies being completely gone? I mean, I looked at those pictures, and contrary to what the article said, I didn't see a tank top or t-shirt in sight.

[srmom]

I agree, poor Phi Mu! That is awful!

[Scandia]

Some stereotypes have evolved- not done total 180s, but not quite the same as when I was there.

Some have not changed one bit.

No matter how positive a stereotype could be, the way they said them came across as negative for all of them.

When the truth is, the president of ZTA when I was there was a very sweet girl and honor student not into partying. And another honor student who was a Tri-Delta had long thick brown hair. And two girls from the campus church I attended- neither one of them overweight- were in Phi Mu.

Bah humbug for stereotypes and so-called reputations.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by sarasmile

Just finished reading the article.

Awful.

Why was it necessary to say that you "don't want to perpetuate stereotypes...," then go on to list 4 stereotypes in the newspaper? (Especially since some of them had such negative connotations.)

Wouldn't it have been sufficient to acknowledge that sterotypes exist, but PNMs are encouraged to disregard them?

I'd wager a guess that the reporter isn't greek and doesn't know that writing those words can be damaging. I held many stereotypes in my head before I joined and I'm sure the reporter doesn't know better. I'm going with the benefit of the doubt, no matter how bad it sounded.