Playboy Magazine

haylee726 · #1 12-30-2000, 01:46 AM

I have recently decided that I would like to submit photos for Playboy's "College Girls" edtion of the magazine. Not to say that I will definately be in it, but I've thought it over for the last few weeks and have dedided that it would be a fun and exciting opportutnity if I were chosen to pose. The only obstacle, besides my family and boyfriend, are of course, my sisters. How should I bring up the topic? Should I wait to see if I'm asked to pose? What if they aren't accepting at all? Is doing something like this grounds for expulsion? I haven't really heard of other sorority women appearing in the magazine or from my schoool. My course of action as of now is to just wait and see what happens but I don't want to be caught having to make a decision in a limited amount of time. What do you suggest? Thanks!

haylee

33girl · #2 12-30-2000, 11:42 AM

Definitely wait to see if you're asked to pose. There is no use in possibly upsetting the apple cart for something that might not happen.

As far as being expelled, that would depend on how conservative your chapter and school is. I seem to recall something about a sorority woman getting kicked out of her sorority after being in either Playboy or Penthouse (it sticks in my mind that she was a DZ). However, I think that she was from a small private "Bible Belt" type college, where naturally this kind of thing would be a big deal. I really believe it would depend how much of a deal your local chapter would make of it, if your nationals would pursue the situation.

And hey....Farrah Fawcett is a Tri-Delt, and I haven't heard about her getting kicked out after her Playboy layout/nekkid painting HBO special...

#3 01-02-2001, 10:10 PM

My senior year in college, Playboy was presenting layouts of a co-ed from each of the schools in our confrence. The co-ed selected from my university was in a sorority. While I'm not sure of if sorority afflications were included with the images, the woman was asked to return her pin from Nationals. The initial reaction was well publicized, since the woman didn't see her actions as unappropriate, while her sisters and her nationals did. Unforunitly, I don't know if she ever did return her pin. Oh and my university is a large state school.

As far as whether or not its grounds for expulsion. Examine your documents and traditions. Would your photos compromise the principles that your sisterhood is founded on? If you can answer yes to that, then you have your answer.

PenguinTrax · #4 01-03-2001, 09:49 AM

From the different Greek boards on which I participate, the general information I've seen is that sorority women that pose for Playboy have had their membership revoked via the group's judicial process. Posing for Playboy is generally viewed as detrimental to the sorority's image.

Pike4Life · #5 01-05-2001, 12:27 AM

I was involved with a situation similar to what is being discussed here, although on a MUCH LESS explicit level. My chapter creates a rush publication called Pikes Illustrated, and every cover picture since it's debut in 1985 had featured a photo of a bikini clad co-ed (usually a chapter Little Sister, Sweetheart or Dream Girl). However, a few years ago, we had a GREAT picture of a set of twins who were Chi O's. The picture was not explicit, degrading or otherwise distasteful -- it was simply the bikini-clad twins on the beach lying on their stomachs side by side. But the Greek Advisor at that time (who was female) objected to the picture and said it was unacceptable to use. We argued the point very heavily because she had not made any comments about the cover during our production period, only when we brough the final proof in for approval before printing and had spent hundreds of dollars on the photo shoot and four-color printing. Due to our arguement, she reported it to Chi O HQ and created a really big uproar for the girls. Finally, we reached a compromise and she allowed the photo to be used after we placed a "censored" bar across their cleavage area (we used the bar to put a headline across the cover about it being the tenth anniversary edition of the magazine).
After I met with a representative from Chi O HQ and the Greek Advisor and we discussed the matter, did the Chi O HQ ease off on the girls about the picture and agree that the photo was NOT contrary to the sorority's beliefs or imposed a negative image. No other girl before or after that one incident had ever had a problem with being our cover girl, and we had had Phi Mus, Tri-Delts, Alpha Gams, and KDs all on the cover at one time or another.
However, after that discussion, we changed our policy and now use photos with both a Brother and a girl in it, sometimes they are in swimwear, sometimes not.

shadokat · #6 01-16-2001, 02:56 PM

Depending on your national, I would assume this would be frowned upon, no matter where you are. Good for you for being so self-confident, but national sororities almost never look nicely on these things. As for Farrah Fawcett, well, let's just say she was probably famous before she did it

TriSig · #7 01-19-2001, 03:14 PM

If you are going to do it, please do not discrace your sorority. Even the smallest of things leads us to the bad wrap that sorority girls have.

TigerGirl · #8 04-12-2001, 06:07 PM

OK...I found out today that one of my sisters was chosen to pose in the Girls of the SEC issue. This girl is our panhellenic rep. I've been told that she didn't use her real name and that she didn't mention the sorority. I was just wondering if anything can happen to her as far as her getting put on probation or getting kicked out of the sorority. Personally I really don't want her to be representing us on panhellenic now that I've found that out. Any suggestions as to how the sorority should handle it.

PenguinTrax · #9 04-12-2001, 06:21 PM

TigerGirl -
That is completely up to her chapter and their national policies. Even if she didn't use her real name or give her affiliation, every guy on campus that knows her is going to post it on the internet that she's a member of AAA or whatever. Her anonymity is going to be very, very short-lived.

She had better prepare for the worst, in my opinion.

Barbara

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Originally posted by TigerGirl:
OK...I found out today that one of my sisters was chosen to pose in the Girls of the SEC issue. This girl is our panhellenic rep. I've been told that she didn't use her real name and that she didn't mention the sorority. I was just wondering if anything can happen to her as far as her getting put on probation or getting kicked out of the sorority. Personally I really don't want her to be representing us on panhellenic now that I've found that out. Any suggestions as to how the sorority should handle it.

BABELSUSA · #10 04-12-2001, 06:26 PM

Ok..here is how I view it.
If you say the name of your sorority in the Playboy magazine, then yes, there should be something done about that. Not that i think its totally distasteful to pose for Playboy, but because it makes the sorority look like it has a whole bunch of chicks who like to get infront of the camera and show off their body. Because we all know that if one person does something, we think they are ALLLLL the same.It;s just human. However, if she did NOT use her real name, and did NOT mention what sorority she was in, then that means that she did think about the sororities' reputation...I know this is a confusing topic for me, but I dont think one should de-activate her if there is no information about the sorority in it. Thats just how I see it though.

James · #11 04-12-2001, 07:45 PM

I am not sure what the issue is here . . . I am not about to try and circumscribe people's lives by foisting my viewpoints on them or interpreting the Ritual to limit their options of expression.

Playboy pays you to pose for their magazine just like any modeling type magazine does. The difference is you are wearing no clothes versus very little. The pictures in Maxim leave me more tantalized and body conscious because the outfits chosen emphasize sex even more than blatant nudity.

Its like the appeal of a very intense sex movie like 9 1/2 weeks versus blatant porn.

This being said I don't believe we should have the right to impose sanctions on people that are not breaking the law, hurting others, because it violates our comfort zone. Its ok for people do this . . . and not this. This comfort zone will invariably change from person to person.

Playboy is a legitimate magazine that many people have used over the years to launch a modeling or acting career or simply to make extra money. I see no harm in this.

Take care,

James

ISU_XO · #12 04-12-2001, 09:37 PM

Haylee - I don't want to be mean but here is my point..

If you want to be a model... Glamor, Vogue, etc... are the places to go - Playboy - eh uh. I don't think so - I'd vote for Maxim before Playboy.

If you are beatiful enough for Playboy- then you are beautiful enough for the quality magazines = hold out for something more "you"

bebe_cHiCk17 · #13 04-12-2001, 11:30 PM

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Originally posted by haylee726:
Thanks!

haylee

hiii!! im Haylee too.. only Hayley!

Billy Optimist · #14 04-13-2001, 02:45 AM

I say go for it. Playboy's college girls rock!!

#15 04-13-2001, 02:57 AM

I admit it, I'm female and I like reading my BFs Playboy magazines. I have to agree that, in comparison to the other magazines out there, it seems to be somewhat tasteful.

Still, I wouldn't think twice about jeopardizing my membership status.

The college girls edition simply makes people easier to find, regardless if the girls lie about their college/sorority. It's not that big of a world out there anymore, and I'd bet money that nationals wouldn't be too proud of it, especially if she's an active.

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