One year and 30 interviews later, SNAPPED is back, kicking off season two with a three-part recruitment special. In part one, we take a deep dive into how sororities prepare for their biggest event of the year – recruitment. In this episode:
- Former Greek life members describe how their sororities carefully curated potential new members’ (PNMs) perception of the chapter using Instagram, chapter house decor, and strict dress codes for current sisters (even during Zoom recruitment) – all to keep the faucet of PNMs flowing.
- Historian and author of “Women of Discriminating Taste” Margaret Freeman joins Lucy to provide the historical context that shapes the southern aesthetic that sororities still strive for today.
- Lastly, we hear from a former sister, who learned that she was not up to sorority standards as she was told to “put more makeup on or turn your camera off,” during Zoom recruitment.
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Margaret Freeman, Author of “Women of Discriminating Taste” https://www.margaretlfreeman.com
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Audio Engineer: Nilay Ghatlia @ephembeats on Instagram
Copy Editor: Meghan Thompson, @megreports on Twitter
Outro Music: Melo Relo, https://songwhip.com/melo-relo
Theme Song: Siena Sherer, http://sienasherer.com
Season Two Cover Art: Taylor Jones, @taylornirvanaj on Instagram
Citations:
Freeman, M. L. (2020). Women of discriminating taste: White sororities and the making of American ladyhood. The University of Georgia Press.
Stein, A. (2021). Terror, love and brainwashing: Attachment in cults and totalitarian systems. Routledge.
Alpha Phi Presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vr1yfQGNooLKrhAHlD0OsdCsTKTb2rjA/view
