UF DG on a boat....

[Just interested]

I have been fascinated by this story. Nothing new from my days as a collegian and I'm older than dirt. I remember the songs that were sung, however, I guess what shocked me was the language. Otherwise, very creative! The stupid part, not understanding WWW.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Just interested

I remember the songs that were sung, however, I guess what shocked me was the language. Otherwise, very creative!

Yeah, at least they did show some lowbrow wittiness, instead of just saying OMG EVERYONE BESIDES US IS JUST SKANKY AND GROSS. I mean, no offense Tri Deltas, but the Sea World comment is funny. I'd say the same if they said something about ASA to the effect of "you've got ladybugs and we're the can of Raid."

And for the girls who say they don't have any songs like this...maybe you need to pledge more sarcastic girls. Or hang out with the ones you did pledge. My Big2 made up a hilarious one about our rival sorority but I'm sure most of the chapter doesn't know it.

[CutiePie2000]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I'd say the same if they said something about ASA to the effect of "you've got ladybugs and we're the can of Raid."

God love you and your willingness to poke a little fun at yourself!

A to be fair, some girls have been freaked out by Hannah as she is sometimes represented by a Raggedy Ann doll and that freaks out people with clown issues.

Well, the Johnny Cupcakes incident made it into the pages of the Anchora as a learning example. Perhaps this one will too, as an example of "Don't do this".

[33girl]

Considering we used RA as well and I was the only one who didn't gasp when another sister called her "wimpy" (actually, I agreed a little bit) I think anything too cutesy is ripe for parody. It seems to have gotten worse in the recent years. If anyone would have referred to me as a "baby [fill in the mascot here]" when I was a pledge I think I would have barfed right on their shoes.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Considering we used RA as well and I was the only one who didn't gasp when another sister called her "wimpy" (actually, I agreed a little bit) I think anything too cutesy is ripe for parody. It seems to have gotten worse in the recent years. If anyone would have referred to me as a "baby [fill in the mascot here]" when I was a pledge I think I would have barfed right on their shoes.

I'll second that!

[CutiePie2000]

Originally Posted by 33girl

If anyone would have referred to me as a "baby [fill in the mascot here]" when I was a pledge I think I would have barfed right on their shoes.

Count me in as number 3, you "baby ladybug", you.

[ADPiTigergurl]

Originally Posted by 33girl

If anyone would have referred to me as a "baby [fill in the mascot here]" when I was a pledge I think I would have barfed right on their shoes.

I concur!!! I am pretty new here and was fairly recently initiated. We were never called Baby ADPIs or Baby lions, etc. ALthough we weren't called pledges, for the most part, we were called alphas and the alpha class. The first time I heard this it was actually at another chapter's philanthropy project and although I thought it was cute for about the forst two girls that were introduced that way. After about the fifth it was down right annoying and they announced hteir WHOLE PC this way, and then a few girls from other chapters that were participating in their philanthropy project. However I was called a Baby ADPi a few weeks ago by a woman in another GLO that I was being introduced to. This was after I had been initiated for a month and honestly I was down right offended.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

Exactly how common are these types of songs? My chapter never had any when I joined and still doesn't. I've never heard of such things before.

Exactly. I'm not going to lie and say that NOTHING was ever said about other sororities. But I had never heard of songs being created for the sole purpose of bashing another chapter.

Originally Posted by agzg

I talked plenty of smack on other sororities when I was a collegian, I think we all might have. Not the point.

Idiot girls RECORDED IT, and put it on the internet. Once again, I hope they do face disciplinary action!

I completely agree. To what extent they should be disciplined, I'm not sure. But this was ridiculously stupid, and if nothing else, they probably embarrassed at least a few of their chapter sisters. That alone would make me think twice about posting something online for the world to see.

It's like the people who post pictures of themselves smoking pot (or worse) on Facebook. Who are you trying to impress?

Originally Posted by 33girl

And for the girls who say they don't have any songs like this...maybe you need to pledge more sarcastic girls. Or hang out with the ones you did pledge. My Big2 made up a hilarious one about our rival sorority but I'm sure most of the chapter doesn't know it.

I'm probably the most sarcastic, doesn't-take-many-things-too-seriously kind of person, but I wouldn't spend my time coming up with a song such as this. I think I would have rather put that time to good use and actually thought of ways to get those PNMs that everyone is after.

And if a few girls in my chapter decided together, late on a Wednesday night, when they had nothing better to do, that they wanted to write a song like this about another sorority, and they had an inside joke going that no one else knew about... that's fine. But if they posted it online, I would be mortified. And I would definitely want to do something to show them that it's the wrong thing to do.

Write a silly song with friends = fine.

Write a silly song and record the performance of it = possibly still harmless.

Write a silly song, record the performance of it and post it online = stupid and asking for trouble.

Write a silly song, most of which was recorded in the front yard of the sorority house, the other parts being taped in front of other chapters' houses, as they were insulted and flicked off = there are no words for how dumb and disrespecful that is.

[Zillini]

I agree with those who say most chapters have somewhat disparaging ditties about other groups. It's just one of those childish parts of the competitiveness of a Greek system. It's the classic "We're better than you" mentality.

Not knowing what to expect, I started watching the video before it was taken down and had to scramble to hit the pause button because my young son was in the room. The extremely crude language is a far bigger issue than the making a typical anti-other sororities song IMO.

No org, especially on the I/Natl level, wants to be identified with that sort of language or behavior. Once something is posted on the internet for the world to see, it becomes a reflection of I/Natl. Most, if not all GLO's have internet policies that specify internet postings should reflect positively on the members and I/natl and not be obscene. I'm not saying all sorority girls are Miss Prim 'n Proper, but this crossed the line big time.

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by Zillini

No org, especially on the I/Natl level, wants to be identified with that sort of language or behavior. Once something is posted on the internet for the world to see, it becomes a reflection of I/Natl. Most, if not all GLO's have internet policies that specify internet postings should reflect positively on the members and I/natl and not be obscene. I'm not saying all sorority girls are Miss Prim 'n Proper, but this crossed the line big time.

Exactly my thoughts. Further, this doesn't go away, ever; and like it or not, future employers (like me) do Internet searches on prospective employees... this may hurt for a long, long time.

Add my name to the "Baby (fill in the blank) = Barf on the Shoes" list. Couldn't agree more with 33Girl on this.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

Originally Posted by 33girl

And for the girls who say they don't have any songs like this...maybe you need to pledge more sarcastic girls. Or hang out with the ones you did pledge. My Big2 made up a hilarious one about our rival sorority but I'm sure most of the chapter doesn't know it.

We have sarcastic girls, we just never had these types of songs. I don't think we'd even have what I'd consider a "rival" sorority, we know we're competing, but we do our own things. I'm not criticizing those who do have these songs because that is their campus culture. I'm simply unfamiliar with them because we never had them. While people may say mean things once in a while on my campus, they'd never write and produce a full-fledged song about it. I don't think we could get people on our campus to join if we did. The local girls would see us as petty and not want to go greek at all. But that is just my particular campus. Whatever works on others' campuses is what works.

[SthrnZeta]

We wrote lyrics to songs that mentioned other orgs on campus for Greek Week, etc. but I can't imagine dancing in front of another org's house and flipping it off, etc. - let alone videotape it AND post it online! Definitely crossed the line. You can be funny and mention other groups in a song but outright cursing and flipping off their house is just... WOW. I'd be surprised if their national office hasn't at least spoken with the chapter's EC by now...

[Senusret I]

Is it a fact that the ORIGINAL video (without the subtitles) was posted online by the DGs at UF?

I've read nothing that suggests that, but somebody can correct me if they know this to be the case.

[SthrnZeta]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Is it a fact that the ORIGINAL video (without the subtitles) was posted online by the DGs at UF?

I've read nothing that suggests that, but somebody can correct me if they know this to be the case.

You're right that it hasn't been said whether or not they themselves posted the original video. However, they had to have sent it to someone (not just recorded it) or at least weren't very careful with the flash drive/CD/whatever the video was saved on....

[Shellfish]

If anyone would have referred to me as a "baby [fill in the mascot here]" when I was a pledge I think I would have barfed right on their shoes.

Bravo. I thought I was the only person who hated this trend.