mountain brook?
by: WestCoast
OK, I live on the west coast and am a sorority alum of a west coast university. I've seen a few people post the Chi O story on Facebook today, so I came to this site to get more of the gossip. Which I know is lame, but oh well.
Anyway, after reading all of these comments and threads about someplace called "Mountain Brook," I had to Google it. Are you kidding me that this place - a place with a median income of $100k, which is less than what I make just 10 years out of college - is the richest place in Alabama? This is what all the sororities and fraternities get themselves worked up over?
I looked up some real estate listings in Mountain Brook, and you have no idea what a STEAL it looks like to people from the west coast. $500k for a 4 bedroom house? We pay close to or more than $1MM for that in any trendy neighborhood or good suburb within an hour commute of the major city closest to where I live.
So I think it's kindof hysterical that the "top" sororities at Bama are the ones who focus so much on in-state "rich" girls from Mountain Brook, when in fact the out-of-state girls going to the "lower" houses might actually come from more money!
#11by: Sorry
You are living in the past and times have changed. Love the California girls in my sorority. They actually have style and culture. The out of state students are raising the educational standards and adding so much to UA. UA is an awesome school BECAUSE of the diversity of the student body. Trust me when I say, no one wants to act like y'all. No one.
Comment#12by: Old $$$$$...
"Old money" knows that it is tacky to talk about money- EVER. If you come from old money in the South everyone knows it so there is no need to talk about it. That is why the older sororities at Alabama would prefer a girl from Mountain Brook over someone like the OP, "West Coast".
by: Haha
Face it, compared to the rest of the country Mtn Brook is considered middle class. Old money or not. The only reason money was mentioned is because Mtn Brook people like to act like they actually have something. People were just pointing out that compared to the rest of the country's wealthy areas, they would not be considered wealthy. You just live in a bubble and don't understand how the rest of us see you. I'm sure your fine people, but your nothing special.
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by: Well dear
I'm going to blame auto correct. I most certainly know the difference. My god. Does that line ever get old? I'm on full Presidential scholarship and have a 3.9. You sound like a child when you make such petty comments. Oh wait! That's about right considering you are a grown woman trolling greek rank!
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by: Old $$$$$$...
"Well dear" that's perfect, blame auto correct. You must be a Chi O. And FYI, God is capitalized, I'm sure that is auto correct's fault as well.
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by: Um
Is that the best you can do? Most people are on their phones typing, not their home computers and are not analyzing every grammatical mistake that they could have made. It's so annoying when people try to illegitimize someone's point by saying "oops! You made a grammatical error therefore YOU'RE an idio so your point isn't valid." I digress...
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#14by: ????
Why would you compare California to Alabama anyway? Of course real estate is more expensive. Mountain Brook has one of the top school systems in the country, and a wonderful lifestyle. It's prettier than Beverly Hills, IMO. At least we have something called tact, which you seem to lack. Stay out there, and enjoy your boorish self.
by: Hardly!
Prettier than Beverly Hills?! Have you been to Southern California? Have you left the state? I'm not from California, but Mtn Brook does not compare. When did Mtn Brook become the end-all, be-all? Never heard of the place before I came to UA. It's Birmingham, AL for goodness sake!
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by: Yes
I was born in California. You thought I was going to say something else, didn't you? And, I guess that I have been out of this state, then.
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by: Oh
Of course you were...when did you leave? When you were an infant? Comparing Mtn Brook to Beverly Hills makes you look, well, not very well traveled. Nothing alike. Homes in Atlanta make Mtn Brook homes look nothing more than average. And before we get too focused on money, houses, etc., I think the main issue is how people from Mtn Brook (not all) tend to think they are better somehow and deserve preferential treatment at UA when no one else seems to think that way. Honestly, that's why many of the old row sororities are starting to slide. The ones that don't dwell so much on the Mtn Brook entitlement are getting far superior girls. I'm speaking in generalities here, so please don't say that I think everyone from Mtn Brook is this or that. Just speaking in general.
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by: ????
You do realize that because someone has a nice home that costs less; it does not make it less desirable. Who cares that you get ripped off in your part of the country? At least we know the word decorum, which you obviously do not. If you reflect the feelings of members of your state; I have pity for you.
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by: An actual resident
I live in a 3 million dollar house in mountain brook. My home would be considered "nice" anywhere in the country.
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#16by: WestCoast
1. I never said I am from California. I said West Coast. For the record, I do not live in California, although I did attend a university there. It's not just California that is wealthy over here.
2. It's absolutely laughable that so many of you like to say that "the truly rich don't talk about money," when that's really all you do! Mountain Brook this, Mountain Brook that - MB is apparently the very symbol of money in Alabama. It might as well be code. It would be the same thing as people on the West Coast mentioning that a young lady is from The Palisades, Atherton, Palo Alto, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Medina, Clyde Hill, Mercer Island, Hunts Point, Yarrow Point, etc. (if you want to see some real mansions, you should check out the properties in these places, or for a real blow check out the modest homes/shacks you get for $500k there). So you can talk all you want about "good family" or "social pedigree," but we all know it comes down to ONE thing: money. It's not like we say things like, "We only want millionaires' daughters!" during our recruitments out here, either.
3. The universities in the west have seen heavy enrollments from out of state for a long time now. It's a normal thing for us. We understand that it sucks to have OOS students "steal" spots from in-staters, but we also recognize that it's best for our communities and employers for our flagship universities to recruit the best students regardless of locale. They pay higher tuition, therefore subsidizing you!
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#18by: girls, girls, girls!
Stop fighting about apples and oranges. Real estate values differ around the country. Money is relative and gauche to talk about. We all should be valuing our sisters regardless of where they're from. California is great. Alabama is great. Wisconsin is great. International students are great. PANHELLENIC is great!
#19by: Saban
Should we get rid of all the out of state football players? I mean how dare they come to Bama and take over the spots on the team.
It's 2014, we can get to the moon these days stop being so inbred and let other people into your state. It's called tourism and it's a hell of a money maker.
by: Jersey Belle
Jaime lives in Cahaba Heights, which is part of Vestavia. Arden grew up in Pinson and lives in Pelham. I think the only member of the cast who actually lives in MB is Luci, and even then it's Crestline Heights, aka the "bad part of town" (LOL).
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by: Hey Sorry
Are you sure we're living in the past? Again, if you have to insult the local population to feel better about yourself, please go home. We don't need you. And apparently California doesn't need you either.
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