We're getting ready to rush. Like, look at all the people
already starting to line up. ♪ (LIVELY MUSIC PLAYS) ♪ SPEAKER:
The University of Alabama is the top sorority recruitment
in all of the country. Rush consists of
four highly competitive rounds. SPEAKER 2: Let's be honest,
I probably would not be going
to Alabama if it did not blow up
on TikTok. (NOTIFICATIONS DING) SPEAKER 3: I'm nervited. Which is like nervous
and excited. SPEAKER 4:
It's way more dramatic than you're thinking
it is. ♪ (MUSIC STOPS) ♪ SPEAKER 5: Being in a sorority
will help me figure out the person, like, I want to be. Because I feel like I don't
really know who I am, you know? SPEAKER 6:
I have trust issues with people, and I get nervous that
people are gonna leave me. So I'm really hoping that
when I get to Alabama, like, I can just always have
an open heart. I moved out at 16,
as soon as my dad died. It just is exhausting
having to hold everything in. We put a lot of pressure
on ourselves. S
PEAKER 7:
There are a lot of things that you're entitled to when
you're in a top-tier sorority. SPEAKER 8: The rankings come
from fraternity boys. So the top house
has the hottest girls. SPEAKER 9: I feel like
I would never have had an eating disorder if the boys growing up
didn't say what they said to me. SPEAKER 10: Everyone here
will just look at you when you have any color in you. It's just awkward, I guess. SPEAKER 11: Think about
the undercurrent of racism that has been so promine
nt
in our history. The culture at Alabama
is fucking weird. (SLOW MOTION CHANTING) SPEAKER 12: Hey,
who are you filming for? (CHANTING CONTINUES) SPEAKER 13: Not to be dramatic, but this documentary could be
the end of Greek life as we know it. SPEAKER 14: These accounts
don't even look real. SPEAKER 15: Have you guys heard
of this thing, The Machine? -No, we shouldn't
talk about that.
-Yeah, no. SPEAKER 16: Rush is
a social stratification ritual of power, of status,
of prestige. SPEAKER
17: The rumor on TikTok
is that they were wearing microphones in bracelets. SPEAKER 18:
She got kicked out of rush. Are you kidding me right now? ♪ (MUSIC INTENSIFIES) ♪ SPEAKER 19:
Sorority recruitment's a game. You have to know how
to play it, because Greek life is everything
at Alabama. (CHANTING CONTINUES)
Comments
"I don't know who I am so let me join a sorority so they can tell me who I am"
there are sororities that are all about sisterhood, and then there are sororities who care about rankings.
Whether or not you like or are involved in Greek life anywhere, Bama is for sure an enigma and the sorority culture here is an unprecedented cultural phenomenon. Buckle up and grab some popcorn, folks.
This isn’t meant to “shut down” sororities, it’s meant to show how superficial, arrogant, catty, and immature a lot of them are. Those kinds of qualities breed a toxic environment.
I was in a sorority in the north. It's so different up there in terms of recruitment and how greek life is up north. It's 1000 times chiller than in the south. I'm interested to see how this doc plays out and what's discussed here. Plus the director is known for really good docs.
I'm so pumped and beyond excited for you all to see this. I'm very honored to say I did the Sound Design for this amazing documentary (shout out to Dungeon Beach Post!), and it was one of most fun and insightful experiences I've ever had. So much love to Rachel and University of Alabama and everyone who made this! ❤ Hope you all enjoy it as much we enjoyed making it sound good 😊 🤘
I was in a sorority & some of the worst human beings I’ve ever encountered were my “sisters”.
“ i wouldn’t have gone to Alabama if it didn’t blow up on tik tok” This is how we make life decisions now? Lol
If you go in for legit sisterhood, you can relax a little bit. If you are going in for ranking, top tier, and being part of the machine-then it’s a different circumstance.
I went to graduate school at Alabama in the 80's. The people in my program were from all over the world and we were constantly fascinated and appalled by the undergraduate population.
I'm a Bama alum and I had NOTHING to do with Greek culture and had an AMAZING time. Got a great education, made lifelong friends that I didn't have to pay for, studied abroad, and met my husband! Roll Tide!
Watching this as a European 30 year old woman 😕 I'm glad european universities have none of that. It was so chill and friendly at my University, I couldn't imagine being in a sorority.
oh. my. god. they are actually doing it
I remember my time at Alabama during Rush. I took classes there during a couple of summers and it was always crazy to see some of the frat guys with fold out chairs sitting outside the stadium waiting to laugh at the girls who didn't make it.
Young women today have so much pressure that it's heartbreaking 💔 WOMEN LOVE/ENCOURAGE EACH OTHER.
There is nothing sadder than hearing a grown woman talk about her sorority days as if that were her greatest accomplishment. Worse yet is when they claim that their sorority experience qualifies them for leadership positions. What a joke!
i went to a big school in an east coast city. we had greek life but it wasn’t a big deal like this. no one cared if people were in sororities or frats. the sororities and frat culture at my school was way more chill. i could never attend a school where greek life was the only social scene— it’s not my thing at all. i can see how it would be really alienating for a lot of people.
As someone who went to Bama, if there isn’t mention of The Machine it doesn’t matter lmao
Imagine if all of these girls put as much energy into something actually worthwhile what they could accomplish
Check list to rush at Alabama: 1) Are you white? 2) Are you blonde? 3) Are you skinny? If not, are you willing to develop and eating disorder? 4) Are you privileged upper middle class? 4) Are you descended from a member of the Daughters of the Confederacy? 5) Can you do a keg stand?