sororitys

[Trilby]

Originally Posted by lushchocolateswirl

Yes I know Brianna was role playing.

The reason I asked about this was because I've only recently watched 2 documentaries on this American phenomenon.
By the time I finished watching these shows I thought about the comparisons to the black and hispanic gangs. It seems that sororitys are a white up market version of a gang.

Ah, I'm glad you knew I was fooling around, lushchocolate! I usually mean no harm at all and am just a silly person.

I think your assessment of sororities being an up market white girl gang is on the money. In my time they were anyway. There was a sorority in an Indiana college that wanted the chapter closed because the girls weren't cute enough---they didn't explicitly say that, but that is what those sorority girls thought of the closing issue. I just wish I could recall the name of the college...anyway, I fear and am suspicious of sororities. If I meet a girl/woman who identifies herself as such I always wonder what their deal is. Couldn't they get friends on their own and had to join a gang to have built-in friends?

Though, in truth, in high-school I was a selective friend-getter myself. I only wanted to hang out with the people who partied!! Looking back on that, I can see how I cut out a lot of cool people because they weren't "just like me"---you know? It's dumb on both ends.

[Tink]

Originally Posted by Brianna

I think your assessment of sororities being an up market white girl gang is on the money. In my time they were anyway. There was a sorority in an Indiana college that wanted the chapter closed because the girls weren't cute enough---they didn't explicitly say that, but that is what those sorority girls thought of the closing issue. I just wish I could recall the name of the college...anyway, I fear and am suspicious of sororities. If I meet a girl/woman who identifies herself as such I always wonder what their deal is. Couldn't they get friends on their own and had to join a gang to have built-in friends?

I think that there is a lot of that still going on however as BigV stated, DaughterofV is in a sorority. We are in no means "rich", which is a big stereotype. She works her ass off to get merit in the house, she has held the position of Parlimentarian and is now the Standards Chair. The house is very serious, as is the university, on upholding GPAs or you get the boot.

Partying is still an element anywhere but not just on Greek Row. All over every campus. As in evidence by the great game of beer pong I got to play on campus during Mom's Weekend last weekend.
Followed by a fantastic concert by Elton John.