greeks ratings and bashings
by: Concerned
I am an Old Miss parent and Alumni Adviser for a Sorority at a western university. As a lover of Greek life, the extreme negativity toward many of your Greek organizations saddens me. I know that the first thought is that I am a helicopter parent. My daughter had an okay experience, about what we expected because we really had no idea how it worked because it is 180 degrees from my university's system. That is okay because each system is unique.
A Greek system is only as strong as it's weakest member and every group caters to a different group of students. To call a group the "rejects" or "losers" demeans yourselves and the entire system. The impression I get from my student is that the members of the "lower tier" fraternities and sororities have been put down for so long that they accept, to some extent, that they are "losers" and don't put forth much effort to change this image. They behave in many ways like abused children. There will always be a more "popular" group for a certain demographic because that is how society works. I would say that one of the "top tier" groups at Ole Miss might not be right for the girl from a small town in Kansas who wants to be an NASA engineer but there is a group that she will fit in with. Just because they are not like you does not mean they are losers, just different. Charity begins at home, so help each other and if you can't say something nice, say nothing at all. Promote yourselves, don't degrade other
#1 by: Wow..
You actually nailed the situation we have here right on the head.. Too many people believe they are better than everyone else, therefore they won't bother associating with other people. Almost creating their own type of Greek system. It's beyond pitiful the amount of self-righteous students here.
Commentby: ConcernedOct 11, 2013 12:48:16 PM
Exactly my point, they are all exceptional. I am not criticizing your system, just how you treat each other within the system. I am a proud member and supporter of Greek life and respect the traditions of Ole Miss. Maybe a lot of the negativity comes from non-Greeks or other schools but the content of some of the comments towards all groups are too on point to come from the outside.
BUT these comments subject NM's from "lower tier" groups to ridicule from members of the Ole Miss community and all of the Greek groups at Ole Miss to ridicule from outsiders who do not support Greek life which then weakens the Greek community's standing.
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by: ConcernedOct 11, 2013 12:30:35 PM
#5 by: ^^
Unfortunately, Ole Miss uses the caste system like India does. It's so ridiculous that this type of hierarchy exists when it's just a bunch of girls who feel entitled and have done nothing to earn their standing. All of the sororities should be embraced and encouraged at Ole Miss, especially with a new chapter recolonizing at least promote some semblance of Greek unity.
#6 by: What?
Not done anything to earn their sorority? Are you kidding me? You think we just wake up one day and say "I'm going to join a sorority today?" Nope. Months of preparation goes into recruitment. We have to maintain our grades in high school, participate in extra curriculars, hold leadership positions, earn awards, volunteer, find alumni willing to recommend us, exercise, diet, do our hair, nails, etc. we have to fight to stay on top each and every day. Those girls who don't do what it takes end up in lower sororities.
by: stupid.Oct 11, 2013 5:29:25 PM
@What? I'm sorry but you're an idiot...I'm a guy and just helped my sister through her formal recruitment and it's not all that pain-staking. Plus, you should be doing about 3/4 of that stuff regardless if you're rushing or not
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by: stellastarOct 11, 2013 5:41:37 PM
Whoaa! That sounds like a lot of hard work there, princess! You must be exhausted!
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by: ...that's...Oct 11, 2013 9:17:36 PM
...the biggest howler EVER... all those hours on you hair and nails and "image" should make a HUGE diff when one of your "SISTAS" takes a pix of you in a compromising position and posts it to tfm... you pathetic vacuous moron...
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#7 by: &
Actually, there's girls in so-called lower tier who have done the same things you have done. I don't know of any girl who comes to Ole Miss without those credentials expecting to join a sorority. There's just a lot of girls who have always gotten what they wanted whose families have the right connections and can get them the bid they feel their entitled to. So this perpetuates the attitude of being superior to others.
by: stellastarOct 12, 2013 8:34:05 AM
This is exactly what rush at Ole Miss is all about! It is WHO you know, what your daddy does for a living and who your mom and friends can get to "push" you into the "right" sorority. There are a lot of great girls with great grades, activities with no connections. The so called "top tier" sororities are not superior to any other sorority.
This year there were mommies following their daughters to the parties, sitting around waiting to talk to them in between parties, hiding behind bushes and in their cars. Girls tried to harm themselves and left school when they were released.
The sane girls may not want any part of this craziness. There are NO lower tiers at Ole Miss. Some girls just want the fun and sisterhood without all the drama.
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by: to "sad" sackOct 11, 2013 11:05:53 PM
by: Pee boyOct 12, 2013 8:04:47 PM
#10 by: Well
Dear Concerned,
Don't believe all the crap you read here. An anonymous board is going to be filled with garbage. Most of these posts replying to your comments are from guys.
Yeah, sure, brother who just helped your sister through formal recruitment. You just THINK you helped her. Guys have no earthly idea about how sorority recruitment works.
by: Sorry..Oct 13, 2013 7:02:22 PM
I am sorry, but I know exactly how it works. I am a student in a fraternity here so I had a general idea, but just to make sure I knew everything I could, I consulted one of my best friends who is on panhellinic at Alabama. Trust me, I knew what I was doing.
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by: Sorry..Oct 13, 2013 7:03:00 PM
Plus, because of my help, my sister got exactly what she wanted cuz I helped prepare her....
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by: UhOct 11, 2013 11:35:50 AM
You're obviously one of the stuck up sorority girls this post was talking about.
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