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[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I guess my humour flew over heads. I didn't think girls from that HS would admit to shopping at Forever 21.

Personally, I thought it was hilarious.

(And I'm shocked that I actually know what Forever 21 is)

[Old_Row]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I guess my humour flew over heads. I didn't think girls from that HS would admit to shopping at Forever 21.

Or that a girl from Mountain Brook would need a service like the biddies at all.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by Old_Row

Or that a girl from Mountain Brook would need a service like the biddies at all.

Or ever admit it if she did!

[HQWest]

Originally Posted by Titchou

Or ever admit it if she did!

Maybe her family were all BAMA people and she needed some to translate to talk to the girls at Auburn?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Titchou

Or ever admit it if she did!

This is what I don't get. I would personally be MORTIFIED to admit (or rather, allow my mother to admit) that I used such a service to my friends, let alone the New York freakin' Times.

I mean isn't part of the whole point of Southern or preppy or what-have-you privilege the fact that you don't talk about it?

[melindawarren]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I guess my humour flew over heads. I didn't think girls from that HS would admit to shopping at Forever 21.

Should I be completely embarrassed to admit how much I love Forever 21? :/

[Titchou]

Birmingham had a very active APH until the early '90's. I was our delegate for a number of years. It died a slow death unfortunately. Several of us tried over the years to revive it but were not successful. A new lady moved to town who had been an APH member elsewhere and has finally gotten some groups motivated to join. I'd say about half the NPC groups have signed on at this point.

[AXOrushadvisor]

People pay for this?! I do it for free, but don't guarantee a bid. Sheesh, I could be getting rich from all this volunteer work and didn't know it.

[Titchou]

But why on earth would be talking to "those people?"

[ElieM]

"rush biddies" makes them sound like fusty old women who haven't got a clue



bid·dy noun /ˈbidē/ 
biddies, plural
A woman, usually an elderly one regarded as annoying or interfering
- the old biddies were muttering in his direction

[Low C Sharp]

One has a common name that is too tough to Google, but the other is a KD from BSC.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

One has a common name that is too tough to Google, but the other is a KD from BSC.

Now why does that not surprise me in Mtn Brook?

[oncegreek]

The New York Times has a cover story about "rush consultants."
That is, today's issue, 7/16/12.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by oncegreek

The New York Times has a cover story about "rush consultants."
That is, today's issue, 7/16/12.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/ed...pagewanted=all

And it's these knuckleheads, too.

[FSUZeta]

Excerpted from the NY Times article:

"Samantha von Sperling is an image consultant in New York, but lately her bread-and-butter Wall Street clients have asked her to help their daughters get ready for rush at schools like Harvard; the University of Wisconsin, Madison; and New York University, which has added three chapters since 2006 and more than doubled the number of sisters, to 570."

Ladies, what are we doing wrong? This woman charges $8000 for a Friday thru Sunday session. I just spent an hour with a terrific young woman today for free! And there is no ZTA chapter where she will be attending college!