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Greek life this forum is for various discussion topics regarding greek life. Alexandra robbins wanted to find out if the stereotypes about sorority girls were actually true so she spent a year with a group of girls in a typical sorority. If you are posting a nongreek related message, please do so in one of the general chat topic forums. Recently, sororities and fraternities have been in the news due to deaths and accidents that happen during pledging for. With salacious breaking news about fraternities and sororities shocking the general public and members themselves. Pledged is ultimately as shallow as the world robbins was investigating. Pledged the secret life of sororities by alexandra robbins. Mtv had just aired a show called sorority life, which followed the sixweek pledge process of a california sorority a local sorority, which meant it was independent and unaffiliated with any national organization. The secret life of sororities 2004 returns to campus to continue to sift through the realities and misconceptions of greek life in this natural followup topledged, investigative reporter and public speaker robbins the nurses. She chronicles the life of four sorority sisters names changed of course, from pledging to. Updated 10 years after it is original publication, pledged by alexandra robbins is as timely today as it was when first published. Alexandra robbins rips into the secret, sordid underbelly of sororities.
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