Comments on: Sistah sistah http://susiemadrak.com/2007/02/27/17/05/sistah-sistah/ Keeping a jaundiced eye on the corporate media. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:05:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Linkmeister http://susiemadrak.com/2007/02/27/17/05/sistah-sistah/#comment-125178 Linkmeister Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:21:42 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/02/27/17/05/sistah-sistah/#comment-125178 Ok, I'm gonna dissent here. I joined a fraternity my freshman year of college at least in part because I was 2000 miles from my previous home and I found the idea of getting to instantly meet 50 people attractive. We were about as diverse as you could get (the pledge class was 35 guys, including a Jew, a Mexican-American, a couple of upstate New Yorkers, a guy from Tupelo MS, a car nut from Gary IN, etc., etc.). A couple of those eventual friendships have lasted 35 years. The fraternity was national, but second-tier; not one of the big ones you see mentioned (Sigma Chi, Delta Chi). Oddly, Delta Zeta was one of the sororities we gravitated toward for social life back then. Ok, I’m gonna dissent here. I joined a fraternity my freshman year of college at least in part because I was 2000 miles from my previous home and I found the idea of getting to instantly meet 50 people attractive. We were about as diverse as you could get (the pledge class was 35 guys, including a Jew, a Mexican-American, a couple of upstate New Yorkers, a guy from Tupelo MS, a car nut from Gary IN, etc., etc.). A couple of those eventual friendships have lasted 35 years.

The fraternity was national, but second-tier; not one of the big ones you see mentioned (Sigma Chi, Delta Chi).

Oddly, Delta Zeta was one of the sororities we gravitated toward for social life back then.

]]> By: Susie http://susiemadrak.com/2007/02/27/17/05/sistah-sistah/#comment-125150 Susie Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:26:39 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/02/27/17/05/sistah-sistah/#comment-125150 I've never been one for finding myself through group identity. I’ve never been one for finding myself through group identity.

]]> By: BroD http://susiemadrak.com/2007/02/27/17/05/sistah-sistah/#comment-125149 BroD Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:12:26 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/02/27/17/05/sistah-sistah/#comment-125149 I never could figure out why anyone would be interested in these groups. It just seemed to me these were organizations whose purpose was to have no purpose at all. I never could figure out why anyone would be interested in these groups. It just seemed to me these were organizations whose purpose was to have no purpose at all.

]]> By: matt http://susiemadrak.com/2007/02/27/17/05/sistah-sistah/#comment-125147 matt Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:56:24 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/02/27/17/05/sistah-sistah/#comment-125147 'diverse group of people' is code for 'people of higher social status'. ‘diverse group of people’ is code for ‘people of higher social status’.

]]> By: KyCole http://susiemadrak.com/2007/02/27/17/05/sistah-sistah/#comment-125142 KyCole Tue, 27 Feb 2007 22:24:05 +0000 http://susiemadrak.com/2007/02/27/17/05/sistah-sistah/#comment-125142 My son joined a frat in college for, I think, two reasons. First, he could park near campus in their lot, and second, he could move out of the dorm. He made a lot of good friends, but it is telling that he left that school after two years, and last year declined to pay his dues. I now no longer feel like such a failure as a parent. Oh yeah, I'm sure that the 'round the clock partying had nothing to do with it. That's why he now says that he had more fun than he ever wants to have again during those two years. My son joined a frat in college for, I think, two reasons. First, he could park near campus in their lot, and second, he could move out of the dorm. He made a lot of good friends, but it is telling that he left that school after two years, and last year declined to pay his dues. I now no longer feel like such a failure as a parent. Oh yeah, I’m sure that the ’round the clock partying had nothing to do with it. That’s why he now says that he had more fun than he ever wants to have again during those two years.

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