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University:  University of California, Berkeley - UCB

Greek Organization:  Gamma Phi Beta

Author:  Golden Bear

Comment:  This is considered Cal's bottom house, but if we break down the reasons why, it does not reflect badly on GPB but the cattiness of the Greek system at Cal as a whole. "Top" houses are based on how many attractive girls a sorority can attract. This means--a lot of skinny, rich white girls. If you are trying to refute this, you are living in a fantasy and don't want to admit you are part of a problem. As someone in an "upper mid" house, I have no problem admitting this is a real and insidious issue. I would not see this ranking system as so much of an issue if the girls in sororities would respect the fact that girls in other sororities--either top or bottom--just want to have a good time. So, maybe GPB does not attract the same type of girls as a trip house would, but that doesn't mean that Gamma Phi girls don't deserve our respect. They are no less of a sorority than the next house. I think the reason why other girls in Greek tend to put them down is because GPB girls always seem like they're having a good time and have a pretty strong sisterhood, at least from what I've seen at game days and philo events. If we admit that this is the case, then the entire ranking system starts to fall apart. Top and mid houses lose legitimacy if bottom houses are seen thriving and enjoying themselves. In other words, what is the benefit of being in a "top house" if girls in a "bottom house" are having just as much fun? In an ideal world, I'd like to see a Greek system where rankings don't exist. We can accept the fact that different sororities attract different types of people and not put other houses down in the process.