Comments on: Wankers Of The Week http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week I'm full of tinier media! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:33:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: americawe http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/comment-page-1#comment-97291 americawe Sun, 25 May 2008 03:21:04 +0000 http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/#comment-97291 scissors is still the dead I never visit a scientist. black musician, every We need scissors is still the dead I never visit a scientist. black musician, every We need

]]> By: Dubya Zeta at http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/comment-page-1#comment-7626 Dubya Zeta at Sun, 25 Mar 2007 17:43:46 +0000 http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/#comment-7626 [...] clipped from http://www.firedoglake.com Four months ago, the national office of the Delta Zeta sorority, concerned that their DePauw University chapter’s nerdy reputation was affecting recruitment, evicted all of that chapter’s members who were overweight, minority, or otherwise not in conformance with stereotypical sorority norms of attractiveness.  Only 12 of the chapter’s 35 members remained, half of whom promptly resigned in protest.  To add insult to injury, the national office justified its actions by claiming that the evicted women (who included the chapter president) were insufficiently committed to recruitment. Three months later, after protests, petitions, and phone calls by the former chapter members, faculty, parents, and alumni, and after the Delta Zeta website trashed the evicted members and the faculty petitioners, DePauw’s president kicked the sorority out. [...]

]]> By: John M. Nardo M.D. http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/comment-page-1#comment-7553 John M. Nardo M.D. Sun, 25 Mar 2007 04:25:16 +0000 http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/#comment-7553 The Greek system in colleges has always been this way, just not so loud. After college, I realized that it had been a detriment to my own development. I resigned, but it took years and some downright nasty letters to get them to take me off the roles and stop sending their little magazines. The harm extends outside the system to people who didn't "get in." The fraternity/sorority system doesn't need to be reformed, it should be eliminated from college campuses altogether... The Greek system in colleges has always been this way, just not so loud. After college, I realized that it had been a detriment to my own development. I resigned, but it took years and some downright nasty letters to get them to take me off the roles and stop sending their little magazines. The harm extends outside the system to people who didn’t “get in.” The fraternity/sorority system doesn’t need to be reformed, it should be eliminated from college campuses altogether…

]]> By: Eli http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/comment-page-1#comment-7446 Eli Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:51:14 +0000 http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/#comment-7446 Thank you for weighing in with the first-person inside scoop, One. The DZ mothership just sounds epically shitty. I'm sorry they screwed you over, and I was very happy to read that DePauw finally did the right thing and kicked them out. Thank you for weighing in with the first-person inside scoop, One. The DZ mothership just sounds epically shitty. I’m sorry they screwed you over, and I was very happy to read that DePauw finally did the right thing and kicked them out.

]]> By: one of the 23 http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/comment-page-1#comment-7387 one of the 23 Thu, 22 Mar 2007 06:31:42 +0000 http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/#comment-7387 there were 42 girls to begin with, not just 35. I considered all 41 to be my sisters. there were 3 girls who were off campus who NEVER GOT membership reviews. 4 left early. Some of us considered talking about asking everyone who was asked to stay to leave to show that Nationals couldnt F*** with our sisterhood. One thought that she honestly could stay to try to keep some of our memories alive while others i know wanted to give the house a makeover. As for the 6 women who left, they saw who was asked to leave, their friends. They did 'belong' with the other 6, as you may say, but they looked and saw the unethical practices and did not want to be puppets for Nationals. At one point, Nationals werent even going to let the chapter decide on issues that pertained to the campus, and not to Delta Zeta. I dont know if this is what happened, but regardless, it's inexcusable because the consultants do NOT understand our campus. But anyways,also i find it very interesting that they keep messing with their website.... And to DZ, atleast you got a 30 minute review, mine was only 15 minutes. They ranged from 10-60 minutes, with 1-4 people and Cindy Menges was not a part of most of them as the CNN interview alledged. Also atleast you got an email soon after. we waited till right before finals, with the letters coming a day late and saw all the girls who were asked to leave. Hopefully if they have a chance, they will learn from this and a.)be more tactful, b.) less shady c.) more organized and professional there were 42 girls to begin with, not just 35. I considered all 41 to be my sisters. there were 3 girls who were off campus who NEVER GOT membership reviews. 4 left early. Some of us considered talking about asking everyone who was asked to stay to leave to show that Nationals couldnt F*** with our sisterhood. One thought that she honestly could stay to try to keep some of our memories alive while others i know wanted to give the house a makeover. As for the 6 women who left, they saw who was asked to leave, their friends. They did ‘belong’ with the other 6, as you may say, but they looked and saw the unethical practices and did not want to be puppets for Nationals. At one point, Nationals werent even going to let the chapter decide on issues that pertained to the campus, and not to Delta Zeta. I dont know if this is what happened, but regardless, it’s inexcusable because the consultants do NOT understand our campus. But anyways,also i find it very interesting that they keep messing with their website….

And to DZ, atleast you got a 30 minute review, mine was only 15 minutes. They ranged from 10-60 minutes, with 1-4 people and Cindy Menges was not a part of most of them as the CNN interview alledged. Also atleast you got an email soon after. we waited till right before finals, with the letters coming a day late and saw all the girls who were asked to leave. Hopefully if they have a chance, they will learn from this and a.)be more tactful, b.) less shady c.) more organized and professional

]]> By: Multi Medium » Un-Wanker Of The Day http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/comment-page-1#comment-6640 Multi Medium » Un-Wanker Of The Day Mon, 12 Mar 2007 21:37:56 +0000 http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/#comment-6640 [...] Hey, remember a coupla weeks ago when the Delta Zeta national office booted two-thirds of their DePauw chapter for not being pretty enough, but claimed it was because they were lazy, uncommitted slackers? Let’s see how that’s working out for them… DePauw University severed its ties today with a national sorority that attracted controversy when it evicted two-thirds of its DePauw members late last year. The sorority called the evictions an effort to improve its image for recruitment, but the evicted women described it as a purge of the unattractive or uncool. [...] [...] Hey, remember a coupla weeks ago when the Delta Zeta national office booted two-thirds of their DePauw chapter for not being pretty enough, but claimed it was because they were lazy, uncommitted slackers? Let’s see how that’s working out for them… DePauw University severed its ties today with a national sorority that attracted controversy when it evicted two-thirds of its DePauw members late last year. The sorority called the evictions an effort to improve its image for recruitment, but the evicted women described it as a purge of the unattractive or uncool. [...]

]]> By: Ol'Froth http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/comment-page-1#comment-6325 Ol'Froth Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:46:49 +0000 http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/#comment-6325 Hmmmmm, at my college, the Zetas were the Jockette basketball lesbian sorority. Hmmmmm, at my college, the Zetas were the Jockette basketball lesbian sorority.

]]> By: Eli http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/comment-page-1#comment-6308 Eli Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:42:49 +0000 http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/#comment-6308 Even if you grant the premise that they were oh-so-concerned about the numbers, "Let's purge everyone who doesn't look like a cheerleader in the most callous way possible" was, well, probably not the best way to go. Even if you grant the premise that they were oh-so-concerned about the numbers, “Let’s purge everyone who doesn’t look like a cheerleader in the most callous way possible” was, well, probably not the best way to go.

]]> By: Interrobang http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/comment-page-1#comment-6307 Interrobang Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:35:24 +0000 http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/#comment-6307 That story is beyond bizarre. It was definitely a shitty thing to do, although to me it sounds like it started out entirely on the wrong foot. The commentary about the sorority at the beginning of the article sounds like what people might say about <i>any</i> sorority, really. (The most common criticism where I'm from is, "Why would I want to pay $800/year to have friends?" but I'm Canadian, and fraternities and sororities are a relatively small presence on Canadian university campuses to start with; even on the campus of the school where I did my undergraduate, which is a notorious "party" or "country club" school.) In other words, overreaction, much? :( That story is beyond bizarre. It was definitely a shitty thing to do, although to me it sounds like it started out entirely on the wrong foot. The commentary about the sorority at the beginning of the article sounds like what people might say about any sorority, really. (The most common criticism where I’m from is, “Why would I want to pay $800/year to have friends?” but I’m Canadian, and fraternities and sororities are a relatively small presence on Canadian university campuses to start with; even on the campus of the school where I did my undergraduate, which is a notorious “party” or “country club” school.)

In other words, overreaction, much? :(

]]> By: Eli http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/comment-page-1#comment-6306 Eli Sun, 25 Feb 2007 03:22:13 +0000 http://multi-medium.net/2007/02/24/wankers-of-the-week/#comment-6306 Sigh. I'm so sorry - they could have made themselves a kind of safe haven alternative, but I guess they decided that would hurt their "brand". Sigh. I’m so sorry – they could have made themselves a kind of safe haven alternative, but I guess they decided that would hurt their “brand”.

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