What makes Greek life "hot" in the south?

[PhiGam]

Originally Posted by IronManismyVOlS

I believe what makes greek life in the south so good is the amount of publicity and how active they are on campus. I attend UT Knoxville and everywhere there are greeks doing different things on campus and it doesn't hurt the fact that most fraternity and sorority members of all fraternities and sororities are good looking. Hey, we know how to pick 'em in the south.

True, SGA (and almost every other campus org) here is dominated by greeks, I'm pretty sure that greeks have 100% of the SGA officers.

[OLD_GOLD3]

In response to SWTXBELLE comment
I beg to differ from most of the responses to that particular comment..... In my opinion there are differences (speaking of my org only), it depends on how you look at things. To make this as short as possible, I believe in my org the Greek culture varies from state to state, region to region. In theory all chapters in my org function in ways dictated by nationals but socially chapters are different. What more can I say chapters in Georgia and New York are different in some ways and I am not talking about how they speak. lol okay that was corny but I thought it was funny.

On my Cambria ish

[KenUDiggit]

As long as we're all happy right? I'm a pledge at a southern fraternity and I don't think I would love the northern fraternities as much.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by KenUDiggit

As long as we're all happy right? I'm a pledge at a southern fraternity and I don't think I would love the northern fraternities as much.

You don't know what you don't know

Originally Posted by KenUDiggit

As long as we're all happy right? I'm a pledge at a southern fraternity and I don't think I would love the northern fraternities as much.

Now, do you mean northern chapters of your fraternity? Or fraternities more widely known in the north?

[KenUDiggit]

Originally Posted by Benzgirl

You don't know what you don't know

Can't argue with that.

Originally Posted by OTW

Now, do you mean northern chapters of your fraternity? Or fraternities more widely known in the north?

Northern chapters , there seems to be more emphasis on greek life down here. Here it seems people care more about the fraternity than boozing every weekend.

Originally Posted by KenUDiggit

Northern chapters , there seems to be more emphasis on greek life down here. Here it seems people care more about the fraternity than boozing every weekend.

And what leads you to assume that northern chapters don't care about the fraternity just as much as the southern chapters?

Going on what my sister said, you can't really compare what you don't know.

[KenUDiggit]

When I was up visiting my dad's fraternity, the brothers I met didn't show much enthusiasm about the chapter or the alums that showed up and just kept talking about going out that night. Its just one chapter so take it with a grain of salt.

[KenUDiggit]

I can see what you mean by generalizations, but I didn't mean to(take it with a grain of salt). I'm sure there are fraternities in the south that have no care whatsoever other than drinking, but thankfully I am not in one of them! I'll talk to you later!

[DSTCHAOS]

I've said this before so here goes:

When I first saw "Elephant Walk" I thought he was a Delta. We have an Elephant Walk that is not hazing and (of course) is not as described above.

I've also seen those photos and they are disturbing. However, this poster may be referencing real elephants but, being Greek, it would appear that it's a Greek reference.

[Benzgirl]

^^^^Agreed. Our southern sisters are very warm and open to all.

[PhiGam]

I am literally speechless.
And if you're wondering what real pledgeship means... maybe you should find out what bows and toes means first.

[banditone]

best thread ever?

[PhiGam]

Originally Posted by banditone

best thread ever?

Egg salt.

[33girl]

Why do I feel like I'm reading a "paper vs pledging" thread?

Why is that very, very ironic?