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Bama Rush (2023)
From a different perspective
I live in the South, but not steeped in the Southern Belle-type life, because I live in Texas. Different culture, but not "better," just different. I love learning all about other cultures and their traditions. I love UA, in fact. I loved the perspective of the girls who agreed to be filmed in the documentary, including the one who pulled out after the rumors began. My sister chose to pledge in college, but I didn't. No hard feelings or any negativity about that at all. I totally understood the reason that the director stepped in to join the discussion and loved hearing her own experiences as well. I didn't find that it drew the focus of the entire film onto her struggle in life with alopecia and acceptance of herself. It was simply another powerful story of the journey we all go through as women, just in a myriad of circumstances and with an enormous spectrum of results through those journeys. The documentary didn't make me think badly of Greek life at all. It's just one out of a million choices students make as they enter college. I know many women who were in sororities and loved it! I don't think I've ever talked with anyone who had a negative sorority experience, but obviously, there are some out there - as with every activity/organization in life. I'm really glad I watched it and think the girl who was kicked out because of the hairband tied on her shirt should be reinstated immediately. THAT was ridiculous.