Sorority Confessions

Tales of Taboo

Ali Weiss

Society & Culture

4.8 • 725 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2021

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

You heard my story, so now it's your turn: SORORITY CONFESSIONS. And they’re WAY juicier than mine.

First, we have written submissions (3:16), from the former Vice President of Recruitment from my sorority (!) dishing SO MUCH tea about how Rush really works and her blocked attempts at inclusivity; plus a former Delta Gamma from the University of Southern California and Alpha Sigma Alpha from University of Central Missouri.

Audio notes (22:49), in order - old world values and fraudulent identity at University of South Carolina; a bottom tier sorority member at an unnamed Southeastern Conference school; another bottom tier member at the equally massive and frat-fanatical University of Michigan; a mixed race girl in a white, blonde top house at Chapman; extreme hazing stories from an unnamed SUNY; fake hazing (and very real date rape drugging) at San Diego State; real-ass hazing at a liberal arts school in Upstate New York; anecdotes from a Rush chair at an unnamed Division 1 southern school; and a postgrad traveling “consultant” who oversaw rush across the nation - and can confirm that racism, classism, and discrimination in Greek Life trickles down from the very top.

Term Key: “PNM”= Potential New Member and is the same as a “Rushee.” Pref Day is the last day of the process where PNMs get matched with active members with (ideally) similar personalities, who try and convince them to choose that house. “Panhellenic” is an umbrella organization for 26 national women's sororities throughout the United States and Canada.

~ Tales of Taboo is produced and narrated by Ali Weiss. Follow Ali on Instagram & TikTok @aliweissworld. Audio production by Zoe Kuhlkin. Theme song by Chris Stathopolous. Cover photo by Erika Flynn. Cover art by Kristen Montenegro. GOT A SECRET TO GET OFF YOUR CHEST? Share your own confession - or thoughts and feedback - at [email protected].

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Hello, my degenerate angels, TGI-I, motherfucking F, and welcome back to another episode of
0:34.2	Tales of Taboo and another day of our special rush week, where we're diving deep
0:41.1	into the corrupted and complicated world of sororities. My experience with them, public figures
0:48.5	experiences with them, and now finally what the show is known for, your experiences with them. So for anybody who's new to
0:58.9	the show, welcome to the original double-decker bus tour ride of hell. My name is Ali Weiss.
1:06.4	I'm a Z-List performer and writer in downtown New York City, and I'm obsessed with all people,
1:13.9	topics, and ideas that fall outside the lines of what society considers acceptable.
1:21.1	That might make the average sorority girl clutch her pearls, if you will.
1:26.4	Some people like to call me a shock jock, but I'm just
1:29.0	curious about humanity. I'm also obsessed with the nature of intimacy in our digital age and
1:35.3	pushing the boundaries of what secrets people are willing to share behind the protection of an iPhone
1:41.2	or a computer screen. So, like this one, that's what most of the tales of
1:46.5	taboo episodes are. A collection of juicy, hilarious, heartbreaking, anonymous stories about
1:54.8	my listeners' shared taboo experiences, both written and recorded. We're like the voice, but we never turn our chairs around
2:03.9	to see who singing, because that ruins the fun. Basically, I've created a podcast and a platform that's
2:10.3	like half church confessions booth and half daytime TV show on a subpar cable network.
2:18.6	Previously, I did an hour-long solo episode about my own experience as the sole
2:24.2	New Yorker in a top, very conservative, very blonde sorority on my Southern California campus,
2:31.9	as well as an episode of interviews with TikTok stars Alyssa Schoner,
2:36.9	Becca Moore, and Eli Rallo, all of whom have publicly spoken out about Greek life. And today,
2:43.8	our contributors are from different-sized schools all over the nation, sororities of various
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