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Sororities recruit this week
By Nyssa Dahlberg
Published:
Thursday, September 18, 2003
Media Credit: Ashley Grab
Cathy Ramsay, (left) Christine Cide and Taylor Olson answered a few questions Wednesday evening to the ladies who want to join one of the sororities on campus.
MTV's "Sorority Life" is a reality show about a Greek Sorority. It gives Greek sororities a bad reputation for being a rowdy bunch of girls who thrive on cutting each other's throats with little else to do but party. However, this reality show is a far cry from the experience of a real-life sorority.
SCSU students have formed their own opinions about sororities.
"Sororities are about drinking and hazing," said junior Brian Young.
Most students think that sororities are all about getting wasted, but there is much more to being a sister than tipping back a few drinks.
"I don't see much of the sororities around campus, so you wouldn't know. They don't make much of an impact," said sophomore Dave Jensen.
SCSU sororities do make an impact. Their main objective is to give back to the community. They spend more time doing community service than they do partying.
"Each house has their major philanthropy and they do community service events as well," said Vice President of the Panhellenic Council for all four SCSU sororities Chelsey Jenson.
"The Panhellenic Council as a whole will do community service events that can range anywhere from cleaning up a block, cleaning the highway or going to the senior citizen's center. The council also tries to help younger students with their classes," Jensen said.
This week the Panhellenic Council is busy recruiting new sorority members. New recruits meet all four sorority houses and get a chance to meet everyone.
"Houses pick who they want at random after getting to know the students," Jenson said.
It is now illegal to haze during pledge week.
"Pledges aren't taped to poles," Jensen said. "They get to have fun and plan their own events."
Sorority girls do a lot for the community, but like any other college student, they like to have their fun too.
"We do drink during formals and, like any other college student, on weekends," Jensen said. "Each house usually has one or two formals. We either get all dressed up like homecoming, or we do some weird theme like dressing in Hawaiian gear. It's not like Animal House where it's uncontrollable and everyone is drinking and getting in trouble."
Jensen has seen the reality show "Sorority Life" and admits to some truth to what you see on TV.
"They do the mixers and social events but it's TV and it's going to be dramatized. I almost feel sorry for those houses because you know MTV isn't showing their good sides," Jensen said.
Although students seem to have negative thoughts about sororities, some students recognize that sororities aren't all about parties.
"Sororities are a good thing to do," said first year Katherine Lighthart.
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