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Nora j's avatar

I don't think I'll ever get tired of analyses like this!

Am I the only one that feels kind of sick at the ton of fast fashion purchases Rush requires, though? Most the college age people in my life are insanely eco-conscious, so that's the most jarring thing about the whole phenomenon for me. The pure ciswhite girlhood part and pretending to stand out while fitting in thing are familiar, although nothing demonstrates it like the Panhellenic world.

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Maudy Mac's avatar

I discovered rushtok last year when recovering from surgery (nothing better to do than scroll the tickytock all day) and was fascinated, appalled and completely bemused by the whole proces. Coming from Australia - we don't have anything even remotely like it to compare it to. A couple of things that struck me (aside from the homogeneity of the girls) was the financial cost of it all... not just actually bring *in* the sorority but all the special outfits for endless events, all the big/little gifting etc. None of the girls seemed to have to work - whereas most kids here will have a job as well as uni. Then I saw some dumpster diving tiktoks when colleges shut down, and the waste. So much waste.

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