Torn Togas: The Dark Side of Greek Life [Hardcover]

Esther Wright (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 23, 1996

A glimpse through the peephole into the land of kegs and togas.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 203 pages
• Publisher: Fairview Press; 1st ptg. edition (July 23, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0925190942
• ISBN-13: 978-0925190949
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,327,238 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Keep an Open Mind, November 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Torn Togas: The Dark Side of Greek Life (Hardcover)

I agree that hazing and other detrimental things that some chapters do should be brought into the light and made to change. However, when reading this and other books like this, please keep in mind that not ALL fraternity/sorority chapters behave this way. I belonged to a sorority, and I was never made to feel inferior in any way, even during my pledge semester. So just keep an open mind when reading this book, and realize that, while hazing is still a problem and should be dealt with, NO organizations should be stereotyped just because of some bad apples.

12 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "Torn Togas" inaccurate portrayal of Greek life, September 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Torn Togas: The Dark Side of Greek Life (Hardcover)

"Torn Togas" could not only be the worst written book grammatically ever to be published, it as also the most factually inaccurate book I have ever read. I heard of this book after watching an episode of Oprah that dealt with hazing across the country. Being a fraternity man myself, I am interested in learning more about Greek life anyway I can, so I bought the book. While I was reading it I was absolutely flabbergasted at the biases and stereotypes this woman had about members of college fraternities and sororities. She may feel that just because she was in a sorority herself, that it is alright to say the things that she did, but I truly feel that she was out to write a book that would sell copies and she tried to make it as interesting as she could. I would recommend this book to anyone who would like to experience how it feels to be Greek and deal with the discrimination and prejudices that people have. I do not know where this woman went to college for her undergraduate work, but if the stuff she says that went on there actually did happen, how does the Greek community there still exist? Where I go to school, I have never heard or even thought of 25% of the things she said went on at her campus. This book is a slap in the face to anyone that is an undergraduate, graduate, or a family member of anyone that has ever been in a Greek letter organization. How much credibility can you give a "so-called" Greek when she can't even spell the names of the Greek letters right? This book would be a waste or money, time, and brain cells to anyone who would purchase it.

4 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended reading - it's a refreshing exploration, February 14, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Torn Togas: The Dark Side of Greek Life (Hardcover)

This is a long overdue investigative book - that is enlightening and compassionate by an author with a conscience who took initiative. I would highly recommend it for anyone transfering to a four-year university. It can be a safety precaution. The book serves also as an example of how a student like the author can be an influence in defining and helping to reform important issues. It is great reading for anyone who wants to get an inside look at the realities of hostility that are subversively ingrained into higher education and therefore into the business world. To summarize: The book is well worth the investment.