The problem or issue I want to focus on is the misconceptions about Greek life. This is interesting to me because before I was apart of a Greek organization, I had so many misconceptions about all of it. Now, it is one of the most important things in my life. It has given me so many incredible service opportunities, my best friends, the greatest support system, leadership opportunities, and allowed me to step out of my comfort zone and achieve things I never thought were possible. I want the heart of the story to focus on what being apart of a greek organization positively impacts your life instead of the negative misconceptions many believe in. The individuals I want interview consist of some of my sisters within my chapter, our leadership consultants, other Greek students, alumnae, others who have misconceptions and possibly share my own personal journey before and after going greek. Obviously I will have to narrow this list of individuals down, however, I am just brainstorming a...
Hi Kelli,
ReplyDeleteI think this has a lot of potential, but you might flesh out the idea a bit more. In general, of course, our identities are, as you note, often shaped by where our ancestors came from. But of the many influences, what are some that most interest you? Which seem particularly troublesome, or raise interesting questions? And what's your stake in this? Do you find that your own ethnic or cultural background is something that appears on your radar from time to time? If so, how? Why do you find interesting about it when it does? One of the things that I find particularly relevant about the general topic is that we are a nation of immigrants, as is often noted, and that idea is increasingly complicated these days. Do you see an angle there?
I really like this idea! It's something we actually hear more than we think, someone doing something because of where their ancestors were from. I think you could find some really good evidence and interviews towards this topic.
ReplyDeleteInteresting idea, Kelli. I think this would take you down a path of not only finding out a lot about how people identify based on these things that they are often times several generations removed from but I think you would also find some interesting things on the side of people that don't have much knowledge of a clear background.
ReplyDeleteThis seems like a good start, but how are you going to interject yourself into the story? What, as BB's post states, is your personal investment into this story?
ReplyDeleteDo you think much about your cultural heritage? Is it something that is important to you, or--like in Dante's pitch--is it rather the absence of tradition that has made you curious about where people come from?
I'm curious how much ancestral knowledge survives in the digital age, as I couldn't even tell you my great grandparents names let alone my family history. However, this may just be unique to me, though I still think that family title don't carry the same weight they used to.
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