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EXCLUSIVEI’m spending $200k to be in a sorority but I don’t care - I’ll make ten times that from it
Daily Mail ^ | 22 Sept 2024 | Alice Wright

Posted on 09/22/2024 5:56:11 AM PDT by blueplum

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To: Diana in Wisconsin

It’s a “funner” movie than most. 😉


41 posted on 09/22/2024 7:29:29 AM PDT by MayflowerMadam (I'm voting for the convicted felon with the pierced ear. )
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
Warning to the gents: steer clear of her; give her wide berth.

Can you imagine marrying and having to support one of these over-the-top, high-maintenance girls for the rest of your married life?

You only need a few huge Powerball winnings to get through it. Even then, it would likely be like owning an Air BNB, with frequent strays and trying to keep her on the reservation.

There's much to be said for taking care of yourself, but this is way over the top and not "the marrying type."

42 posted on 09/22/2024 7:32:21 AM PDT by icclearly
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To: Diana in Wisconsin; MayflowerMadam

And a guilty-pleasure musical.


43 posted on 09/22/2024 7:33:40 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: DoodleBob

Nope. She’s quoting $30k a year in fees and $20k a year in room and board. Over four years, that adds up to $200k.


44 posted on 09/22/2024 7:35:17 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Señor Presidente

Or my late dad-in-law.

Another engineer.

Carnegie Tech (sic).

But hubby’s dad wasn’t a frat boy. :-)


45 posted on 09/22/2024 7:35:45 AM PDT by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: PAR35

It was when my mom was in during the 50s.


46 posted on 09/22/2024 7:37:38 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Nessun Dorma.)
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To: Blueflag

nice. The brunette in the middle up front is the prettiest.


47 posted on 09/22/2024 7:44:12 AM PDT by nwrep
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To: blueplum

Going for the MRS degree. Some poor bastard will marry her. And divorce her.


48 posted on 09/22/2024 7:54:11 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: DoodleBob
However. It cuts both ways. There is a fairly negative stereotype (some would say fact-based bias) against sorority and fraternity members. It is probably MORE likely she’ll get zotted by hiring managers who are anti-Greek system. Now, the hiring manager won’t outright SAY they detest sorority sisters…but it’ll prolly happen.

I never stated my fraternal association on any curriculum vitae.

Rather, as a frat-brother, you'll get insider info from other frat-brothers and will be guided by them in the right direction to land a lucrative job. "Philistines" (non-fraternity members) won't even know that you're "connected" - or, at least, they won't know the basis of the connection.

In uncontrolled situations (conferences, job interviews into which you are going "blind," etc.), you'll wear a tiny fraternity pin in your label, and no "outsiders" will be any the wiser. There are also various words one can use that seem quite unimportant, but which will identify you as an "insider" to fellow "insiders." Better than secret handshakes.

Regards,

49 posted on 09/22/2024 7:55:34 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: PAR35

At FSU Zetas were the snobs.


50 posted on 09/22/2024 8:05:52 AM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: alexander_busek
you'll wear a tiny fraternity pin in your label

Perhaps you wear your label on your lapel?

51 posted on 09/22/2024 8:06:44 AM PDT by NautiNurse (With a cough and a sputter, the original lying dog-faced pony soldier is led out to pasture. )
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There’s an acronym “MGTOW” , a movement started by these types of women, larcenous alimony payments and unfair child custody settlements. It’s almost as if Satan wanted to bust up the nuclear family unit and the politicians are onboard.


52 posted on 09/22/2024 8:09:19 AM PDT by BipolarBob (Sorry I'm driving the speed limit but some of us have warrants.)
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To: alexander_busek

Civilians in my days were called Gamma Delta Iotas…Gosh Darned Independents (the actual words are mortally sinful - I’ll keep ya out of hell). And, to let you know “they” were in on it, they wore GDI letters on sweatshirts.

In addition, fraternities on campus had their own personalities. Sometimes those personalities weren’t universal - you could be the Animal House at your college, then road trip to a different chapter and they’d be bookworms. Thus, putting your fraternity on your CV was , for most people, a Bad Idea (unless you were in a “buy-a-frat” situation, eg AGR was the “fraternity” for the Agriculture majors-no hazing or pledging).

Th other element at play here is the personality of a chapter can morph over time. My chapter is nothing like what we were in the 80s. That’s probably a good thing - fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son. But if this girl thinks other Zetas will automatically hire her, she’s likely being sold a bill of goods by the actives AND alumni.


53 posted on 09/22/2024 8:09:24 AM PDT by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s² )
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To: DoodleBob

“Chi O...Chi O....it’s off to bed we go....”


54 posted on 09/22/2024 8:11:31 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: icclearly

My stepdaughter was in an exclusive sorority at Alabama and was a great looking girl. She ended out with several degrees, no husband, and a quarter of a million in school debt. At age 42 she is finally debt free, but still no husband. Sad


55 posted on 09/22/2024 8:30:56 AM PDT by Colt1851Navy (What was wrong with Nixon?)
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To: Colt1851Navy

Men don’t care about a woman’s career. They’d rather date their secretary.


56 posted on 09/22/2024 8:32:13 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: 9YearLurker

I didn’t know they made it into a musical. Thanks! :)


57 posted on 09/22/2024 8:33:57 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: alexander_busek

My fraternity association is not something I advertise. It did help me one time for sure. I was at homecoming visiting my fraternity, ironically enough. Sunday morning I was speeding to beat the check out time for my hotel room, which was about 25 miles away from campus. Police officer inquired why I was in such a rush. I told him truthfully. He asked some specifics, which school? which fraternity? After I told him I was a Sigma Pi alum, he told me to have a nice day and gave me the hand shake.


58 posted on 09/22/2024 8:50:22 AM PDT by mund1011 (We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality)
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To: PAR35

Exactly.


59 posted on 09/22/2024 8:54:37 AM PDT by Romulus
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To: Colt1851Navy
At age 42 she is finally debt free, but still no husband. Sad.

That's an interesting story!

My granddaughter recently graduated from Alabama and was also in a top sorority. She's a beautiful, smart girl with a fantastic job. Her head is on straight, and she's a good catch for any young guy. While she's not married yet (too early), I'm sure she'll do well.

I'm not so confident about the girls like the ones in that story, though. But, then again, I could be wrong :-).

60 posted on 09/22/2024 9:24:13 AM PDT by icclearly
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