2006 ( )

It's exactly what you'd expect to find and no less fascinating for it. ( )

This was a little hit and miss for me. It was a well written book, and very informative, but not as scandal packed as I expected it to be. I admit to glossing over certain parts of the more boring aspects of the book - and there were quite a few of them. I enjoyed reading about the lives of the four girls in the book, and I definitely wanted to know more about each of them, but I guess the undercover nature of the book meant that Robbins could only write so much about them. All in all I actually think this book would have worked better as a novel! The endless writing about the history of sororities and all the meetings she attended just left me feeling a bit bored.

This was an interesting insight into the life of Sororities. Sometimes I was amazed at how shallow the girls were - and if you knew me, you would find that statement very funny indeed! Overall, I rate this an average read. ( )

My mom, in an attempt to turn me against sororities, picked up Pledged: The Secret Life of Sororities at our local public library. At first, I was hesitant about picking up the book because I didn’t like the fact that my mom is trying to make decisions for me. I chalked it up to the fact that she just wants me to be well-informed and picked up the book this morning for after-TAKS reading.

Robbins introduces us to Vicki, Caitlin, Amy, and Sabrina and immediately I began to identify with a certain trait or aspect of each of these girls. I experienced their highs and lows and I found myself wondering why in the world being in a sorority is such a prestigious thing and why we still allow hazing and Greek life deaths to still occur. I do understand that there are some good things that come from being in a sorority. Many girls found jobs with assistance of their alumni sisters.

This is book is very eye opening and I would recommend it to anyone who is embarking on college shopping. Now I understand why my mom is anti-Greek and why, at every college, she asks about how dominate Greek life is.

I haven’t made up my mind on Greek life yet. But I do plan to look at it on a college by college basis. ( )

I tried reading this but I couldn't get into it. The parts about sororities and fraternities in general were interesting along with some of the sociological observations made. However I had a tough time sympathizing with the characters, they just all seemed to be pretty shallow and self-absorbed. The book was written pretty well and it was apparent that the author had done her homework. ( )