Bama Rush documentary (HBO) coming May 23rd

[Anonymous]

My son goes there and loves it. I can’t wait to watch, Roll Tide!

[Anonymous]

Anyone know how many episodes this will be and will they all come out at once?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was just talking to a friend in Texas. She said that the girls from her son's HS hire a "social media editor" to edit their social profiles so they look good for college rush, where apparently their IG / Tik Tok accounts are like a "resume" for recruitment.

She also shared stories of girls who wouldn't pose for pictures during HS senior week with old friends who were a bit alternative and didn't have the right sorority "look" because they didn't want it posted on social media as it might jeopardize their recruitment chances.

I know this is not true of all Southern schools, and not representative of all people who rush, but in 2023, this is truly discouraging and despicable behavior that places me firmly in the anti-Greek camp.

I don't think I'll watch.

Wow. I'm a childfree woman so I'm totally out of the loop, but I had the impression that teens these days are way more woke and self-accepting than my generation was. Clearly I was dead wrong. This is so disheartening to see...something I'd expect from my generation, not the next one.

It's a class/ region thing. The stuff the above commenter is talking about definitely happens, but only at red-state public universities. So in a sense they are stuck in the past; they old-fashioned views about things like gender. Both the parents and the rushees tend to be downscale or new money people with little or no experience beyond their home state or even home town, so "sorority connections" seem like a big deal to them, or might be a big deal in their little corner of the world. You don't see this kind of thinking at more selective or private schools that draw a national student body.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ll probably watch but hate myself for doing so. It just gives these attention whores more attention and celebrates girls whose whole lives have been spent preparing for this silly ritual with the ultimate aim of snagging a husband.

Because sorority members are the only women looking to marry? Have you read dcum?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm waiting for the HBO hit job coming out on the all black sororities when they turn asian and white women away. Wait, that will never happen, the show I mean.

Iirc some cable network tried to do a show on historically black sororities a few years back and there was huge backlash against it from that community.

I'm confused about which sororities we should like and which we can mock.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’ll probably watch but hate myself for doing so. It just gives these attention whores more attention and celebrates girls whose whole lives have been spent preparing for this silly ritual with the ultimate aim of snagging a husband.

So you did not receive a bid. My condolences.

Hah! Nope. No sororities at my Ivy.

Ah, that's why you’re such an angry little thing, again, my condolences.

Not pp but she’s not the one coming off as insecure and angry in this discussion….

Yes, she is. And definitely not an ivy grad.

[Anonymous]

I am slogging my way through this documentary. Why are we taking up so much time with the director’s experiences that have nothing to do with sororities? Make a second doc, lady! You’re muddying the waters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am slogging my way through this documentary. Why are we taking up so much time with the director’s experiences that have nothing to do with sororities? Make a second doc, lady! You’re muddying the waters.

Ok, I finished. Turns out they weren’t even trying to film rush week; that was just internet rumors and trailer marketing. They did, in fact, have former members, current members, and girls who rushed (some dropped, two made it) involved. And absolutely none of it was interesting. They breezed by The Machine, the integration of sororities, and outrageous sorority rules/practices…all of which they could have done a deep dive on to make it more interesting. All to focus on the director and her alopecia journey of self-acceptance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was in one of the big sororities at Alabama and graduated 6 years ago. What do you want to know?

This is the problem, I don’t think I have any questions.

LOL! DP and for that reason alone I'm not watching his stupid documentary!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was just talking to a friend in Texas. She said that the girls from her son's HS hire a "social media editor" to edit their social profiles so they look good for college rush, where apparently their IG / Tik Tok accounts are like a "resume" for recruitment.

She also shared stories of girls who wouldn't pose for pictures during HS senior week with old friends who were a bit alternative and didn't have the right sorority "look" because they didn't want it posted on social media as it might jeopardize their recruitment chances.

I know this is not true of all Southern schools, and not representative of all people who rush, but in 2023, this is truly discouraging and despicable behavior that places me firmly in the anti-Greek camp.

I don't think I'll watch.

Wow. I'm a childfree woman so I'm totally out of the loop, but I had the impression that teens these days are way more woke and self-accepting than my generation was. Clearly I was dead wrong. This is so disheartening to see...something I'd expect from my generation, not the next one.

So judge-y!

Different strokes for different folks. Some kids thrive in Greek Life, some would hate it. So what?

I’m sure that “woke kids” can have their own social clubs and interactions.

Who would judge that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was just talking to a friend in Texas. She said that the girls from her son's HS hire a "social media editor" to edit their social profiles so they look good for college rush, where apparently their IG / Tik Tok accounts are like a "resume" for recruitment.

She also shared stories of girls who wouldn't pose for pictures during HS senior week with old friends who were a bit alternative and didn't have the right sorority "look" because they didn't want it posted on social media as it might jeopardize their recruitment chances.

I know this is not true of all Southern schools, and not representative of all people who rush, but in 2023, this is truly discouraging and despicable behavior that places me firmly in the anti-Greek camp.

I don't think I'll watch.

Wow. I'm a childfree woman so I'm totally out of the loop, but I had the impression that teens these days are way more woke and self-accepting than my generation was. Clearly I was dead wrong. This is so disheartening to see...something I'd expect from my generation, not the next one.

It's a class/ region thing. The stuff the above commenter is talking about definitely happens, but only at red-state public universities. So in a sense they are stuck in the past; they old-fashioned views about things like gender. Both the parents and the rushees tend to be downscale or new money people with little or no experience beyond their home state or even home town, so "sorority connections" seem like a big deal to them, or might be a big deal in their little corner of the world. You don't see this kind of thinking at more selective or private schools that draw a national student body.

That's kind of hilarious. The only person I know who went to Bama is super rich and from Newport, RI. Yes, she was in a sorority.

[Anonymous]

My son goes to Tennessee. Apparently Alabama sorority rush happened a week before Tennessee and word got out that some of the Alabama girls wore wires and cameras and they actually caught a few at Tennessee trying to infiltrate. Seems as though HBO was trying this at multiple schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a kid currently at Bama. We are from the dc metro area and are white.

At orientation I met moms from all over the country, from all races/ethnicities.

When the conversation turned to Greek life and rushing (which it always did), it was clear that white sororities are trying to diversify but black students prefer to stick with black sororities. Theirs is a rich history of sisterhood and business networking in the traditionally black sororities so I don’t blame them for not wanting to switch to diversify other houses.

FWIW.

That’s generally been my impression as well. The NPC sororities (which are the ones that you’re following if you’re following #RushTok) are trying to diversify and most members are supportive of non-white members. But, most Black/Hispanic/Asian would-be sorority members prefer to join historically Black/Hispanic/Asian sororities. The historically Black Greek letter orgs are the NPHC fraternities and sororities.

Right, it’s just their preference to do that, not based on any historical experience. The poor NPC sororities have been trying so hard to diversify and these people are just not joining! The videos on tik tok really should have gone so far in recruiting more diverse members. It’s really confusing why that hasn’t worked!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son goes to Tennessee. Apparently Alabama sorority rush happened a week before Tennessee and word got out that some of the Alabama girls wore wires and cameras and they actually caught a few at Tennessee trying to infiltrate. Seems as though HBO was trying this at multiple schools.

Doc denies this actually happened and says it was all rumors. Who knows.

[Anonymous]

There was so much hype around the “girls with mics” thing!