The Official Sorority Handbook?

[absolutuscchick]

Jane is awesome!!! (though I must admit that I still have a subscription to Cosmo....)

[mu_agd]

yeah i have subscriptions to pretty much all of them.. it keeps me motivated at the gym if i have something like that to read!

[GMUBunny]

Originally posted by mu_agd
I love Jane!! That's got to be my favorite!!

I had a subscription to Jane last year, but each month I watched them go from independent, free-thinking, and empowering to Cosmo-wannabe. I quit reading it because I was totally disgusted with it. But that's just my $.02

[Hpnotiq-Deepher]

Originally posted by texas*princess
I followed the link out of curiosity, and the first paragraph sort of bothered me...

"The Official Sorority Handbook is a must read for anyone who wants to become a sorority girl (or just act like one!)"

How does one "act" like a sorority girl? Most sorority women I know act like normal people!

yea that line disturbed me too

[MoxieGrrl]

Maybe they teach these airheaded Seventeen-ers how to act like sorority girls.....aka normal people. But what's chances?

Ok, who is going to be the person that buys a copy and tells the rest of us about it. It needs to be done.

[AlethiaSi]

ok- so i may just be local- and i don't know about you- but thats so much bs- just act like one? you knwo that saying "from the outside looking in you don't understand it- from the inside looking out- you can't explain it?" that is true- and no book or 29.95 or whatever will ever explain it to you- and rush will be totally unique- and thats the way it should be- not laid out in a book- thats so stupid- lol! oh yea you guys definately cracked me up with the comments

[SilverTurtle]

Originally posted by DGMarie
I am still learning to draw Tippy and win that art school scholarship

This is the funniest thing I've heard all week!!

[CatStarESP4]

Don't these schools have rush workshops that explain what to do and what not to do? I am frightened that handbook would contain stereotypical things about sororities and the PNM would behave in such a manner that would guarantee her getting cut. I am sure the handbook would be good for a laugh or two.

Also, what I don't understand is lesson 5: Are you the Sorority Type? That would likely deter girls who don't fit the mold from giving it a chance. I know that there are plenty of women who don't fit that mold gave rush a chance, got a bid, pledged and were initiated. Either that or they formed their own!

Just my $20.00!

DGMarie, I got a kick out of that comment about Tippy and the Art School Scholarship!

[AGDPrincess70]

and besides, who needs a sorority rush handbook when you've got GC?

[AlphaXi4983]

hmm, that book isnt listed on bn.com or amazon.com... as funny as that book would be to read on a rainy day, it seems a bit sketchy to me. i think i'll keep my $19.95 and get my hair dyed blonde before open house so i can like, totally look like a sorority girl!

[tinydancer]

Originally posted by Jill1228
To quote one of my favorite movies "Blazing Saddles"
Excuse me while I whip this out!

BWAHAHAHAHAAAA! I just about fell out over this!!

Jill, it's one of my most favorite movies of all times!!!

[ZetaMelOU]

Sounds like a ploy designed to target insecure people through meaningless stereotypes if you ask me. I am half-tempted to order it for a good laugh

[beachgal118]

Originally posted by AZpinkkittie
I used to read Seventeen for the same reasons. It seemed a little more empowering than YM or Sassy. But with everything, as the generation changes, so does the entertainment. I think MTV has gotten way more ridiculous as the years go by also (but I still watch because I'm a freak). Any who, I'm all about Jane now, although some might think it's a bit racy.

HAha, MTV really has gone off the deep end, but I still love it, it's one of those guilty pleasures!

[crystalline]

Oh boy, now that's something I have to hurry up and buy, or else I might not know if I'm *acting* like a sorority girl should!

wait...

nah, I don't need that tripe.

[kafromTN]

I just did a search of who owns this website and this is what I found:

Domain Name.......... sororityhandbook.com
Creation Date........ 2002-12-31
Registration Date.... 2002-12-31
Expiry Date.......... 2003-12-31
Organisation Name.... Kirsten McLean
Organisation Address. 1900 Hillman Avenue
Organisation Address.
Organisation Address. Belmont
Organisation Address. 94002
Organisation Address. CA
Organisation Address. UNITED STATES

Admin Name........... Kirsten McLean
Admin Address........ 1900 Hillman Avenue
Admin Address........
Admin Address........ Belmont
Admin Address........ 94002
Admin Address........ CA
Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
Admin Email.......... kirsten.mclean@attbi.com
Admin Phone.......... 650-551-0055


Looks like, in my honest opinion, someone who is out to make a quick buck. The reason I say that is that the orginazation is one person's name, the expiration of the registration of the domain name end after one year [a business would register it much longer] and that does not look like a professional website. just my $.02 worth.