Sorority Reputations?

[BobbyTheDon]

Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
Probably some of the same reasons women have for choosing a sorority in college -

• they're a legacy
• their best friend/coworker is in a group, so they've had a lot of exposure to that group
• personal connection/interest in a certain philanthropy
• big/visible alumna group in the woman's hometown
• cutest mascot

You know. The important stuff.

you forgot

- they didnt want to be part of the ugly/fat girl sorority (i've heard girls at my school say that)

- they wanted to party with hot guys, so they went to the hot sorority

- they know that if they associate themselves with "the hot girls", then people wuold automatically think they were hot ....even if they werent hot

[HotDamnImAPhiMu]

Bobby, you obviously know nothing about sorority life.







If you want to look hot, you stand next to fat girls.

[Rudey]

Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
Probably some of the same reasons women have for choosing a sorority in college -

• they're a legacy
• their best friend/coworker is in a group, so they've had a lot of exposure to that group
• personal connection/interest in a certain philanthropy
• big/visible alumna group in the woman's hometown
• cutest mascot

You know. The important stuff.

Let's say they don't have family or friends in that sorority and live in a state where there are several sororities with pretty large alumni associations and these sororities also offer AI.

So it comes down to colors, mascot, motto?

Or is there anything else?

And what's stupider - basing your choice on colors, mascot, motto or also taking into account some type of stereotype on the national strength of a sorority?

HMMMMMM

-Rudey

[Rudey]

Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
Bobby, you obviously know nothing about sorority life.







If you want to look hot, you stand next to fat girls.

Bobby remember that pic from Fullerton we saw with the one chick and how every other girl looked ridiculously hot compared to her? hahaha

-Rudey

[chio84]

Originally posted by Rudey
Let's say they don't have family or friends in that sorority and live in a state where there are several sororities with pretty large alumni associations and these sororities also offer AI.

So it comes down to colors, mascot, motto?

Or is there anything else?

And what's stupider - basing your choice on colors, mascot, motto or also taking into account some type of stereotype on the national strength of a sorority?

HMMMMMM

-Rudey

you are without a doubt the most rational person on this board.

[BobbyTheDon]

Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
Bobby, you are the hottest man ever alive. I want you now more than ever.







If you want to look hot, you stand next to fat girls.

I know some girls who did that. They ultimately resigned because they kept losing in everything, and people would always say, " oh man you are in a sorority with a bunch of cows" and they got sick of it. they usually ended just being fraternity rats lol

[BobbyTheDon]

Originally posted by Rudey
Bobby remember that pic from Fullerton we saw with the one chick and how every other girl looked ridiculously hot compared to her? hahaha

-Rudey

LOL the thing is. EVERY girl in that pic was hot. So she probably went around going, " we are so hot blah blah blah"

and then other people would say, " sure, your sorority is hot. but you're a cow"

In this case, the ratio of hot girls of ugly girls is greater, so thus the sororities reputation is not hurt

[AznSAE]

Originally posted by HotDamnImAPhiMu
If you want to look hot, you stand next to fat girls.

thanks! i'm going to quote that.

and yeah, nu mus are hot too.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally posted by chio84
you are without a doubt the most rational person on this board.

If you had any credibility before, (which I believe you didn't), you lost it just now.

[Rudey]

Originally posted by chio84
you are without a doubt the most rational person on this board.

Thank you.

In GC, everyone is made from the same mold, is just as smart as each other, and just as successful.

-Rudey
--GC is the magical land of Narnia and no differences will ever be allowed.

[BobbyTheDon]

Originally posted by ariesrising
Of course not, I looked at other things like the purpose, the philanthropy and how I got along with the girls locally. But I didn't know what Alpha Phi's "image" was nationally...I still don't have a clue what people see Alpha Phi as.

My point was you can see how different chapters of the same group can be, the different people they attract. It makes it hard to define a national image when everyone is so different.

Some chapters are known as All for Free

Those are my favorite chapters. All chapters should thrive to be like that

[Rudey]

Originally posted by ariesrising
Of course not, I looked at other things like the purpose, the philanthropy and how I got along with the girls locally. But I didn't know what Alpha Phi's "image" was nationally...I still don't have a clue what people see Alpha Phi as.

My point was you can see how different chapters of the same group can be, the different people they attract. It makes it hard to define a national image when everyone is so different.

The thing is all sororities and fraternities are "Good". And helping cure breast cancer over heart disease isn't "Better."

So really you are left with not too many things to base your opinion on. And you're not joining a college chapter so you don't have a reputation or image on that campus; it's an Alum chapter which can consist of women from several campuses and regions and age groups.

-Rudey

[wrigley]

Originally posted by BobbyTheDon
GC...when people stop being polite. And start getting real.

This post made me giggle. Thank you Bobby.

[Rudey]

Originally posted by ariesrising
Exactly. But I felt a connection to Alpha Phi's philanthropy b/c it affected people in my family, whereas I may not have had that kind of connection to another sorority philanthropy. So it meant more to me.

Joining as an alum really drives home the lack of image since, as you said, alum chapters are made up of women from different chapters, regions and age groups. So it's a real mix of things and image doesn't play into it and things like the local women and how you mesh with them, the opportunity to get involved in the chapter (or lack thereof), the view the sorority has on what their aim is, the philanthropy, the activeness of alums etc...all that plays a part in an AI decision, moreso than at the collegiate level I think.

Those are just some reasons why the image thing seems kind of pointless to me. It's always going to be different, no one's ever going to agree and in the end, it doesn't really matter.

And you could have picked Alpha Phi because of the colors as well.

And since an alum chapter is so diverse, it forces you to think about the sorority nationally and to form an image of them.

I mean heck the fraternity KA has an image nationally to me. Alpha Delta Phi and Psi Upsilon conjure up images. Or how about the machine/skull&bones? That sure conjures up a lot of images for people. It may not be true on every campus, but it doesn't have to be, since it's a national image/stereotype.

-Rudey

[AlphaPhiBubbles]

Originally posted by Rudey
And you could have picked Alpha Phi because of the colors as well.

And since an alum chapter is so diverse, it forces you to think about the sorority nationally and to form an image of them.

I mean heck the fraternity KA has an image nationally to me. Alpha Delta Phi and Psi Upsilon conjure up images. Or how about the machine/skull&bones? That sure conjures up a lot of images for people. It may not be true on every campus, but it doesn't have to be, since it's a national image/stereotype.

-Rudey

What point are you trying to make about AI exactly? That it's pointless, stupid and just for ugly, fat wannabe women who couldn't get into a sorority otherwise?? Or that national reputations truly exist?

Also, being an Alpha Phi (not AI), I know that our colors aren't particularly attractive to me aesthetically (sp?), and our mascot isn't riveting...so i doubt that is ever someone's basis for their decision. Collegiate or not.