Agree. But perception is reality and I think sororities are often accused of courting conformity when the nature of girls on pacts tends to self impose this. Even “non-sorority types” conjur an image of conformity. Are the group of teen girls wearing black retro metal-band tees and sporting various brightly-dyed hair colors and and nose rings who hang out together at the local high school conforming in the way they dress alike? Or are they grouping themselves tigether based on interests and compatibility. I think the two ideas are often cousins. |
I don’t know. I was one who used them as an example in a prior post, but that was based on zero knowledge of UVA-specific Greek system. Insert whatever the current top group is. These tend to be interchangeable over time within the top half unless it’s a school like Bama or Auburn or Ole Miss. |
Please see post explaining how this is a literal job for hundreds of women in the sorority business. Yes, business. This is a multimillion dollar nationwide system that relies on generated revenue in order to continue to function. Not one piece of it isn’t carefully studied. That you don’t study it or find it interesting is fine. But that doesn’t mean someone isn’t doing the work. |
Stop, you’re utilizing common sense and raining on "conformity" PP’s vision that “Sorority Woman” are vapid and shallow. She needs to keep that moral superiority meter redlined and keep disparaging them to confirm her bias of the stereotype and make her feel good. |
These same types grow up and have fraternities and sororities of their own called private clubs. It never ends. |
DP. This is so bizarre. This must be a southern thing. This is not a thing in the north. |
DP. I don’t know, I think there’s a difference between conforming with your peer group, and conforming with some notion of how a young women needs to present herself in order to mix with the right fraternity. (And therefore bag the right kind of mate.) They’re both conforming, but one is vying for the ultimate evolutionary prize. |
No, it’s also part human nature. When you apply for a job, it never hurts to have someone in the company who can tell the hiring manager what a hard worker you are. When joining a sorority, it never hurts to have someone who is already a member telling sisters how fun, kind, hilarious to hang out with you are. Similarly, if they already have four great hires from MIT who attuned out to be a great fit for the company, they tend to try to recruit more from MIT. In sorority, if you have four members from Potomac HS who are all active, smart, pay their dues, and are well liked and they have two friends from Potomac who are rushing, it’s human nature to want to recruit them. |
But if that’s your view of sorority women and their goals in 2024, I think that’s a you-issue. Not sure there is anyone anything can say to change your mind. But please don’t try to say that you “support all women” with that insulting viewpoint. |
It’s a nationwide NPC thing. There isn’t a single NPC group that doesn’t have all the stats on all its chapters. |
You’re right. I guess I was holding out hope that reason prevails. I’ll stop. |
+1 |
If I have to support this system to be able to “support all women,” the you’re right, I guess I don’t. |
Were you in the south? Or at a Greek dominated school? Do think that can make a difference. |
Such an obvious troll post. ![]() I get it. You think you are so above it. Go ahead and try the lottery system and see where it gets you. The fact is that 18-year-old girls are not interested in grouping themselves socially according to an assigned homeroom class. |