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Tri Delta's Response to "Greek"In keeping with our efforts to combat negative Greek stereotypes, Tri Delta has been outreaching to media outlets in response to the ABC Family show, "Greek." |
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IN OHIO STATE'S THE LANTERN "The first thing we did was to outreach to the shows producers and offer Tri-Delt as a resource," said Stacy Gillard, marketing director. "We are not protesting, but want to show what we stand for." Click here to read the article in its entirety.
IN THE LOS ANGELES TIMES Tri Delta was featured in an article in "The Los Angeles Times" the day after the premiere of "Greek" to demonstrate our proactive stance to more than 816,000 readers! You can download the article here.
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA'S THE ALLIGATOR "I am particularly concerned with how ABC Family’s ‘GREEK’ continues to use sex, drinking and scheming relationships to define its lead female characters and the sorority experience overall," Shimberg wrote in the statement. Read the article in its entirety.
IN SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY'S THE DAILY CAMPUS Southern Methodist alumna Phyllis Grissom, Senior Director of Operations and Editor of The Trident, wrote an op/ed piece for the campus newspaper. Read the article.
IN ARIZONA STATE'S STATE PRESS "Today, sorority women are campus leaders, they raise money, and they are involved in numerous organizations," Shimberg said. "Not until last week on the show was there even any indication of the people on the show even going to class." Read the article in its entirety.
IN MIAMI UNIVERSITY OF OHIO'S MIAMI STUDENT "We realize it is entertainment," said Michelle Shimberg, the international president for Tri Delta. "There are things exaggerated and overdone. We wanted to speak out to those who watch the show to offer a more balanced view of what the Greek environment is all about." Click here to read the article. |
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