| Name |
Views and Comments | Date |
| Baylor Alum |
I've been looking for a forum to tell my story. I guess this one will do. There is something that I need to confess that has weighed heavily on my conscience for years. I was shocked to see what it was like on the other side of rush. I was a member of a sorority at Baylor University in 2002. One uninformed but otherwise likable freshman from Somewhere in Europe. I don't remember what country she was from but it must have been someplace more racially tolerant or eclectic. The sentiment that my sisters all seemed to express was the astonishment that she "didn't know better." What was she thinking rushing a white sorority? The vote against her was unanimous. I owed a fine from being late that morning so I didn't have voting priveledges. I often wonder how I would have voted. If I could go back in time and relive one moment, though I've done worse things, I would go back and stand up for the girl whose name and country I can't even remember. All the accusations are true, the drinking, the hazing, the sex, the eating disorders, the pregnancies covered up, it's all true. But for some reason it's the racism that haunts me still. |
8/19/2009 |
| proudZTA |
I am very glad to see that this book has encountered such an uproar from the Greek community. It sounds like the sort of sensationalist tell-all that only someone who can never fully appreciate their subject would write. Had she had a true Greek experience, the author would have re-thought her obvious agenda to slander organizations that provide young ladies with direction and support in college. |
6/15/2009 |
| Paula M. |
Same old story, second verse. She was never given a bid, blah, blah, blah and now she has her chance for revenge. What stable, honorable member of a sorority would allow this loser access to her chapter and its secrets? No one with any sense or character would do that,so what we have is a group of very pathetic, non-participating sorors and an even more pathetic non-soror who has no idea what being part of a sorority really means, painting an unrealistic picture of sorority life. Those of us who had the "real" experience and continue to be loyal and true members to this day know what poor Alexandra Robbins will never know...the true meaning of lifelong friendship, honor, loyalty and tradition. So sad. |
8/16/2007 |
| Tamika Watson |
I am in a sorority, a sorority which has received the Presidents' cup on my campus and has earned its respect. I have not bought the book but have read what is posted and strongly disagree with it. Yes some select few might be involved in this type of behavior but this behavior doesn't have to be blamed on the sorority. Whether you are pledged or not, u are an individual first and always. Therefore what I may choose to do, doesnt represent my sisters or the letters i pledged, whether im doin it with my sisters or not. This just confirms the stereotypes of many greek organizations black and white. It is always negative, so these four girls represent the entire greek system and what we stand for and what we all do. Their behavior is a select few and not an entity. Besides who the hell has a drug room and confesses all this stuff they do to just anyone, in my opinion that chapter isnt doin what it was made to do. There are 46 chapters in NPC and 9 in NPHC along with various other organizations that are not put of these councils, one group doesn't account for all.
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5/4/2006 |
| haberlackhater |
WHAT?! this is an outrage!! my sister just got out of that hell hole!! sure...some fraternities may be "perfect"-n-all but I'll never forgive those Tau beta....whatevers....they put her through hell and I completely beleive this book! |
12/7/2004 |
| Jen |
I haven't read the book and I honestly do not think I want to!!!! Not all sororities or fraternities are "bad" as people may say or think. This book just gives teh good ones out there a bad name and its completely ridiculous. Im just going to end it there because on the outside looking in you will never understand. And me being on the inside...I can't even begin to explain it, nor do any of you deserve and explanation.
All of my love, my peace and happiness, I give it to TAU BETA SIGMA! |
11/10/2004 |
| Lisa |
It sounds stereotypical. Sure some sororities may do some of that stuff, but a lot of them out there are wholesome. |
9/30/2004 |
| cann |
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8/24/2004 |
| Suzanne |
I have to agree with GreekGirl. Being Greek can be described like this, from the outside looking in you can't understand it, but from the inside you can't possibly explain it. I found the characters in this book to be very flat, and hard to relate to. I, too, have never encountered a majority of the even
ts that took place in this book. I felt like I was reading a high school girl's diary. It was nothing close to the wonderful experience I've had. However, every chapter on every campus is different. I also found it completely disrespectful for Ms. Robbins to reveal secrets from certain sororties. It was unnecessary for her purpose of writing the book. It is all part of a sisterhood that bonds us together, but like I said, I can't possibly explain it. |
7/21/2004 |
| Natalie |
This is all lies... you don't know what Greek Life is like unless you are in a sorority or a fraternity. Go greek or go home! SERIOUSLY! |
5/15/2004 |
| AM |
This book is outrageous, to be in a sorority is not about racism, clicks, bulimia, or exclusiveness, it is about sisterhood, woman power, I would advise MS. Robbins, to take a much closer look at what she is writing about... to sell a book, I understand that it is necessary to focus on these things, I have been in a very specific sorority she mentions in the book and it is slander. She is merely exploiting a social sect and moreover lying about it. I am not denying that these things probably DO exist but it is not a result of the sorority or the school. It is a result of the girl. We are all our own people, and a sorority celebrates that. If a girl has a problem, her friends help her. I would advise Ms. Robins to go into a dorm where sorority girls DO NOT exist and tell me if she does not find the same exact problems, it is NOT acceptable to stereotype as she does. A Sorority is consisted of a group of girls who love each other and are friends. The author has obviously NOT researched well, nor has she encapsulated the bond of womanhood that this type of group nbrings about. In an day and age when woman have to fight for more rights than they ever have before, the author is REGRESSING, lets celebrate our bonds, instead of braeaking them down!!! |
5/11/2004 |
| OhioWahine76 |
I think it all depends on the sorority and the school. One sorority I know are big partiers at one college my friend goes to, but at my school, they hardly party at all. I think sororites.frats have been given a bad rep by the media. If you want to join one, I say go for it, but be careful to check out the group's charatceristics first. I personally have no problems with them, and when I transfer next year, I hope to join one. |
5/2/2004 |
| GreekGirl |
I am a member of a nationally recognized, "historically white" sorority, and I am appalled at the lies and sensationalism in this book. I never thought I would join a sorority, but when I went to college, I found a group of girls who became my family. We are diverse, well-rounded, wonderful group of girls. We come from different places, and have different interests, and think different things. We are involved in our community and on our campus. We raise money for our national philanthropy. We are best friends. As for the "sex, conformity, drugs, violence, verbal abuse, mind games, prostitution, racism, forced binge drinking, nudity, cheating, and eating disorders" that Ms. Robbins writes about, I have never seen any of these occur in my sorority. We sponsor awareness lectures and provide informational articles about the danger of eating disorders, and violence against women. And these things are a problem that all college women face, independents and Greeks. Our rituals might sound silly to someone who doesn't understand them, but they are important to us. They are traditions that bond thousands of women from different generations together.
When I was in a car accident, and was in the hospital for a long time, my sisters called my parents ever single day, to find out how I was. Sisters drove for hours to come see me, and sisters in the city that my hospital was in offered to let my family stay in there homes. My room was always full of flowers and gifts and cards.
When I lost everything I owned in a fire, my sisters were the first people to offer me a place to stay, and many of them gave me clothes, gift certificates, and money, to help me replace everything I lost.
Ms. Robbins strikes me a girl who didn't have the kind of social life that certain Greeks have. She seems jealous and mocking of something that she will never understand. I am horrified that she would write this book, and appalled that these girls would betray their sisters in this way.
Contrary to the image she shows, Greeks are more involved on their campuses and have higher GPAs. We aren't anorexic sorority groupies. We are strong, intelligent, independent women who enjoy the strong bonds of friendship that sisterhood gives us. |
4/26/2004 | |
