The list for September 6, 1996
The Top 18 Signs You’re Pledging
the Wrong Sorority or Fraternity
the Wrong Sorority or Fraternity
- Three Words: Sigma Alpha Macarena.
- Nobody joins in your armpit rendition of Louie, Louie.
- Each meeting turns into an argument between the two of you about who gets to be president and who gets to be vice president.
- Every spring break: a bitchin’ road trip to the Nixon Library.
- You’re the ONLY minority to pledge Kappa Kappa Kappa.
- A bunch of college guys sitting around knitting and reading romance novels is just too damn weird.
- Assembly room features a runway and posters of Dennis Rodman in drag.
- The secret handshake involves removing your pants.
- Pledge week started with a shaved head and toga party, but now you’re selling flowers at the airport.
- "Republican Convention?!" ROOOOAD TRIIIIP!"
- "Tropical Nights" party is authentic right down to the malaria epidemic.
- Initiation involves flying a crop duster over the White House.
- Every time someone yells "Biff! Muffy’s on the phone!" the whole damn house comes running.
- Every Monday night is Melrose Place/self-breast-exam night.
- In EVERY room, at EVERY function, out of EVERY speaker: John Tesh
- Their idea of a wild party: slam out a few pages of code, then memorize Star Trek dialogue.
- Their good looks, fabulous wealth, and popularity are sure signs that they’re gonna get their comeuppance in a big, humiliating way by a ragtag group of misfits at Homecoming.
And the Number 1 Sign You’re Pledging the Wrong Sorority or Fraternity…
- "Smegma" may sound like a letter in the Greek alphabet, but it’s not.
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CREDITS
Selected from 132 submissions by 49 contributors.
Today’s list authors were:
- Caroline Gennity, Virginia Beach, VA — 1, 14 (6th #1)
- George Olson, Colorado Springs, CO — 1 (5th #1)
- Chris McKenna, Malibu, CA — 2, 7
- Rebecca Smith, Dallas, TX — 3
- Joel McClure, Sterling Heights, MI — 3
- Jennifer Ritzinger, Seattle, WA — 4
- Meredith Ogden, Ithaca, NY — 5
- Matt Alford, Salem, OR — 6
- Lee Oeth, San Diego, CA — 8
- Matt Diamond, Holland, PA — 9
- Joel Auslander, Seattle, WA — 10
- Spike Jones, Atlanta, GA — 11
- David G. Scott, Kansas City, MO — 12
- Steve Hurd, San Ramon, CA — 13
- Debbie Lander, Las Vegas, NV — 14
- Jennifer Hart, Arlington, VA — 15
- David Hyatt, New York, NY — 16
- Paul Paternoster, Redwood City, CA — 17
- Alexander Clemens, San Francisco, CA — 18
- Allen Cohn, San Francisco, CA — Topic
- Chris White, NY, NY — Listmeister
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