# Sorority girl's warning letter to sisters goes viral - It's epic **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 19, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104 "2013-04-19T04:26:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/61 "2013-04-19T17:48:54Z")
Samuel L. Jackson Lily Tomlin has the skills [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/A8NztyYiFxQ/hqdefault.jpg "Lily Tomlin Freakout") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8NztyYiFxQ) ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/62 "2013-04-19T17:50:25Z")
My mind immediately went to [Gretchen Weiners](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPDt6cMYvoM) (aka Lacey Chabret) ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/63 "2013-04-19T17:54:11Z")
> [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Hey! > > Anyway, this shit? All’s I’m sayin’ is, _criminy_ am I ever glad I stayed the hell away from the sororities. Yes, she’s clearly a very clever and witty person, and she’s crafted a fine piece of bitchery here. Kudos for that. But even more alarming than the idea of ever having to interact with her in person is the actual content of the email. I mean, she’s yelling at them for _wanting to have fun with people that they like_ - such as, say, friends, family, and boyfriends - rather than with the johns from the “matchup” fraternity. They’re not even supposed to be talking to _each other_. Their sole function is apparently to be perky, friendly cheerleaders for the sorority, just bouncing along through the forced jollity with no lives or interests of their own. My friends who were in sororities have tried to tell me it’s not like that, it’s really about friendship and fun and community service and blah blah blah. But apparently not. It seems it actually _is_ about becoming a freaky Stepford girl. Well there’s another subtext and that is if you expect to be successful professionals in your adult life and profession you need to be on point with your message and image. People behaving like a herd of stray cats when the organization is trying to focus on achieving some PR goal makes everyone look bad. If you don’t want to be in a sorority that’s fine but part of the package is agreeing to the group goals set by the leadership. Doing what you want and what’s most fun is not always going to align with the larger goals of the organization. If that’s not something these young women can “get” would you really want them representing your company or organization? “No one’s the boss of me” works until you actually have a boss. The email is over the top but the point of working cooperatively and not embarrassing the chapter with poor or self indulgent behavior is a life lesson anyone who is going to work effectively in a group has to learn. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/64 "2013-04-19T18:00:58Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > This HAS to be a late April Fool’s joke. No, this has to do (at least a good part, I suspect) to the misogyny and sexism arguments going on in ATMB. As for the topic… Well, it’s one of those things I blink at, wondering if this person is for real, basically — maybe a little awe at such an unbroken and passionate rant. 🙂 (I think that’s a reason for much of the admiration: the sustained nature of its passion.) ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/65 "2013-04-19T18:02:05Z")
> [@](#): > > I’ve not only gotten texts about people being fucking WEIRD at sports (for example, being stupid shits and saying stuff like “durr what’s kickball?” is not fucking funny)… I gotta disagree with her on that point. If I had somehow gotten dragged to a college sporting event, a gal who’d also been dragged there and who was making fun of the whole situation would be at the top of the list of people I’d want to hang out with. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/66 "2013-04-19T18:03:46Z")
> [@astro](#): > > the point of working cooperatively and not embarrassing the chapter with poor or self indulgent behavior is a life lesson anyone who is going to work effectively in a group has to learn. Yeh, she certainly showed everyone that one shouldn’t embarass the chapter with poor or self-indulgent behavior. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/67 "2013-04-19T18:04:04Z")
Wait, people join sororities in order to learn how to take orders from their bosses? Was that in the flyer? And then there’s the fact that the “group goal” that the sisters are being dedicated to is “being sexually submissive to a randomly chosen group of men.” God knows that our employers today can’t find enough job applicants with that skill. Whatever happened to the Protestant work ethic? ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/68 "2013-04-19T18:06:12Z")
I’m thinking she’s already been contacted by the executives of several reality shows, and the bidding war will start soon. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/69 "2013-04-19T18:09:44Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > And then there’s the fact that the “group goal” that the sisters are being dedicated to is “being sexually submissive to a randomly chosen group of men.” > > God knows that our employers today can’t find enough job applicants with that skill. Whatever happened to the Protestant work ethic? It’s now the Prostitute work ethic. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/70 "2013-04-19T18:09:47Z")
I know who I’d want to nominate for “Miss Congeniality”! 😃 Do sororities ever have blanket parties at night? And are Dr. Martens still fashionable? 😕 :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/71 "2013-04-19T18:16:33Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > It’s now the Prostitute work ethic. Sorority members are definitely not hos. They’re just in occupational training so they will know _how to be_ hos. Huge difference. ---
**Author:** ![HipGnosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/76d3ee/32.png) [@HipGnosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HipGnosis)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/72 "2013-04-19T19:26:23Z")
But… She correctly executed the 6 habits effective writers!! University of Maryland Delta Gamma Sorority Email: A Lesson in Good Writing > **[University of Maryland Delta Gamma Sorority Email: A Lesson in Good Writing](https://richmond.com/city-life/article_44ab3812-a915-11e2-b187-0019bb30f31a.html)** > > Professional Richmond writer Susan Howson explores how Delta Gamma “Julia” terrifyingly but correctly executed the 6 habits effective writers. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/73 "2013-04-19T19:32:27Z")
> [@astro](#): > > [This woman will either be in jail or running a major corporation the future](http://gawker.com/5994974/the-most-deranged-sorority-girl-email-you-will-ever-read?tag=life-lessons). > > I’ll give it a golf clap just for the nuclear heat and creativity. > > What actress could read this letter and do it justice? Sandra Oh (Yang from Grey’s Anatomy) could definitely pull it off 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/74 "2013-04-19T19:38:59Z")
> [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > Sandra Oh (Yang from Grey’s Anatomy) could definitely pull it off 🙂 Has anyone mentioned Lohan yet? I think the husky cigarette-scarred voice would add a something quite special to the excessive cursing and threats. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/75 "2013-04-19T19:53:07Z")
I’m thinking more Maggie Smith, especially the cunt-punting parts. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/76 "2013-04-19T20:08:47Z")
> [@hotflungwok](#): > > Barbara Billingsly > Judy Dench > Monica Belluci Judy Dench is much too classy for that rant. Same with Maggie Smith. > [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > \ > I think she should have honorary membership as a SDMB BBQ Pit poster. Oh yeah! > [@Max\_the\_Immortal](#): > > I gotta disagree with her on that point. If I had somehow gotten dragged to a college sporting event, a gal who’d also been dragged there and who was making fun of the whole situation would be at the top of the list of people I’d want to hang out with. Me too. I do have to agree with Lady Bitchface’s rant, though - if you join a sorority, you do what the sorority does. No one forces girls to join sororities, as far as I know. > [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > I’m thinking she’s already been contacted by the executives of several reality shows, and the bidding war will start soon. “Sorority Catfights” could be a very big hit! ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/77 "2013-04-19T20:20:31Z")
You guys protesting the “I can’t do what I want? I’m glad I never joined a sorority” have to remember that she mentioned that it was only for the week where that event was going on. So in light of that she has a point… an incredibly belligerently expressed point, but a point. ---
**Author:** ![MichaelEmouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/michaelemouse/32/101_2.png) [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/78 "2013-04-19T20:29:12Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > So in light of that she has a point… an incredibly belligerently expressed point, but a point. A cuntpoint? Agree though. Join a Greek house, play ball. Sometimes, it’s _how_ you say it. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/79 "2013-04-19T20:33:47Z")
What if the recalcitrant boner losers are actually moles who are preparing to bring down the whole sorority system from the inside? ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104/80 "2013-04-19T20:34:25Z")
> [@MichaelEmouse](#): > > A cuntpoint? > > Agree though. Join a Greek house, play ball. Sometimes, it’s _how_ you say it. Well, I **wanted** to say that she “expressed it like a cunt punter” but even with the context I wasn’t sure if I’d get a warning. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorority-girls-warning-letter-to-sisters-goes-viral-its-epic/656104.md?page=5)