As the “Greeks that Matter” blog made its way to computers in fraternity houses this week, I imagined the diverse reaction it would receive.
Some fraternity houses contained men with gaping mouths, just dreaming of what would happen if they cornered one of these glorified women in the corner of Reggie’s.
Other houses, like mine, simply laughed at the thought that someone, probably not confident enough to actually talk to these women in person, had enough time on his hands to concoct such a webpage, creating a divide within the entire Greek community.
Still, other houses probably responded with a simple yet ignorant phrase — “This is so frat!”
For those who are still staring at the innocent girl who probably still doesn’t know her picture is plastered all over the Internet, I’ve got a question for you.
Do you think it’s “frat” to endanger the well-being of these women?
In case you haven’t seen this elementary-level webpage, it posts a link to each woman’s Facebook page for anyone to peruse at his or her liking.
Congratulations, anonymous creator. You’ve just exposed countless young women to that middle-aged guy we all know with a mustache who lives in his parent’s basement and gets off to Facebook stalking.
But you’re so frat, though.
This website represents what Greeks are stereotyped to be and tarnishes the reputation they already have to strive to achieve.
The Kappa Delta sorority is home to the SG vice president. She narrowly defeated a Delta Delta Delta to claim her seat. A Chi Omega is your current LSU Homecoming Queen.
All three of these sororities are on the blog, but none of these upstanding women are honored. Is it because they’re not cute enough?
To me, all three of those women “matter” regardless of their outward appearances.
The creators of the blog have single-handedly tarnished what Greek Life is supposed to represent. Fellow members of the Greek community and I constantly fight the notion of superficiality that follows non-Greeks into any house.
I can imagine the creators’ response to their critics, though.
“Screw them, they’re GDI’s!”
Well, this comes from a fellow Greek. What you’ve done is reprehensible. You’ve exposed innocent women — most of whom are freshmen — to the world without their knowledge, leaving already vulnerable people even more defenseless.
To all the other Greeks: What if one of these women was your sister? Imagine your reaction. Even better, imagine your father or grandfather’s reaction when any scumbag off the street has access to his precious angel’s pictures and contact information.
I sincerely hope you realize how dangerous this is and come to your senses and stop what you’ve begun. It’s pretty painless and harmless to do so.
But I know how Greeks behave. You’ll read what I just wrote, laugh at me, call me a faggot and keep on trucking.
You’re so frat.
Chandler Rome is a 19-year-old mass communication sophomore and member of the Greek community from Baton Rouge.
