Molly read and liked Kristie's review of Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities:

"As a past chapter President and current Greek advisor at a college, my expectations of this book were exceedingly high. The women in the sorority I advise all read it and passed it along to me. I was hoping they might learn some valuable lessons ab...more As a past chapter President and current Greek advisor at a college, my expectations of this book were exceedingly high. The women in the sorority I advise all read it and passed it along to me. I was hoping they might learn some valuable lessons about hazing and the consequences of taking part in hazing related activities. Unfortunately, this book primarily focused on the day-to-day lives of four sorority women. While I can say with certainty that the things in this book do happen in sororities, her description of sorority life is concentrated on one specific type of college ethos. What was described in this book was nothing similar to what I experienced as an undergraduate or to what the women I advise experience. And while she does include a foreword defending her book and explaining her position, I was still disappointed with the writing and the aspects of "sorority life" she chose to focus on.

The never-ending dialogue got old and repetitive. Her insistence on glorifying certain types of organizations over others seemed based on speculation. I can appreciate her attempt to uncover the sometimes unorthodox rituals of sorority life, the petty, caddy conversations, and the substance abuse. However, I would have preferred to read a sorority book based on pure fiction or a dissertation based on well-rounded research and statistics from a variety of collegiate environments, from large state schools to private liberal arts schools. To the average reader with little knowledge of fraternity and sorority life, this book will ingrain in them an image and stereotype that is not always accurate.
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