Sorority Life
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| Sorority Life | |
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| Format | Reality |
| Created by | Sergio Myers |
| Opening theme | "You Get Me" by Michelle Branch |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | MTV |
| Original run | June 24, 2002 – 2004 |
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| Website | |
Sorority Life is a reality television show on MTV that aired from June 24, 2002 to 2004. The show consisted of girls pledging to become part of a sorority.
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[edit] First season
The first season occurred at University of California, Davis.[1] It followed 6 girls over 10 weeks as they pledged Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi, a 4-year-old Jewish sorority that was relatively unknown on campus at the time.
[edit] Second season
The second season occurred at University at Buffalo.[2] It followed 6 girls pledging for the Delta Xi Omega sorority.
[edit] Third season
The third season occurred at the University of Southern California.[3] It followed girls pleding the Zeta Sigma Phi, an independent multicultural sorority on campus founded in 1994.
[edit] Reception
Sorority Life as a whole has been reviewed by Citynet Magazine, with the reviewer noting the differences between the reality of sororities and the image that MTV was projecting in the series.[4] Citynet commented that MTV seemed "to think that bringing out the sorority stereotypes is going to boost ratings. Maybe they’re right, maybe not. Either way, I’m not overly impressed."[5] The magazine also noted that sororities with similar names to those in the show were also receiving hate mail from viewers. [6] Multiple sororities have come forward about the show, decrying the show's depiction of sorority life and politics.[7]
[edit] Spin-offs
Fraternity Life was a spin-off of Sorority Life that was filmed at fraternities at the same college as the sororities during the second and third season.
There is now a highly popular game called "Sorority Life" which is also known as an application on Facebook.
[edit] References
- ^ Morgan, Spencer (9 August 2002). "VIEWERS RUSH TO MTV'S 'SORORITY' Girls! Hair! Clothes! Fights!". New York Daily News: p. 125. http://nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/2002/08/09/2002-08-09_viewers_rush_to_mtv_s__soror.html. Retrieved 24 Apr 2010.
- ^ Pergament, Alan (25 February 2003). "Greek Peek ; The Guys, The Girls, The High Jinks -- MTV Reality Series Spotlights Life at UB Fraternity, Sorority". Buffalo News: p. C1.
- ^ "MTV Goes Greek: Network Renews "Sorority Life" and "Fraternity Life"". St. Louis Post-Dispatch: p. F6. 5 June 2003.
- ^ MTV Sorority Life: Season One Citynet Magazine
- ^ MTV Sorority Life: Season Two Citynet Magazine
- ^ MTV Sorority Life: Season Three Citynet Magazine
- ^ UTC sororities speak out against MTV's image of "Sorority Life UTCEcho
