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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!

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#31  by: This thread is so funny    
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Now I'm dying for a Bama/Cali mom throw down. The competition would be like who can do makeup better, who can win at a spin class bike off, who can tan faster at a country club, etc

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by: HahAug 31, 2016 7:36:47 PM

Cali would win for sure! California women know how to represent!

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#32  by: Fyi   
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Alabama is the 3rd poorest state.

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#33  by: And   
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Heard Compton is really nice.

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#34  by: Oos   
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Truth is UA is emerging as a national university. I'm from the northeast and love UA. The tuition for out of state is almost $30,000/yr. we are subsidizing the in-staters and that's fine but let's not be so territorial. UA wouldn't be what it is becoming with the oos population. Let's enjoy the fact that UA is gaining a national reputation. Truth is...whether oos or is, we generally all get along great. RollTide!

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#35  by: Truth bites   
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If we are so awful, why do you come here?
If our sororities and fraternities so awful, why do you want to join?
Why do your students get on discussion boards and breathlessly ask if they could possibly accepted at our Southern school?
I'm sure you have some studying you could be doing. Please go do it.

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#36  by: ^^^   
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Are you like the disagreeing cousin of Truth Hurts?

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#37  by: An actual resident   
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The people in Mountain Brook laughed at it too. Nobody actually lived in Mountain Brook and everyone was confused as to why they made it out to seem that way.

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by: fMar 22, 2018 9:59:33 AM

explore the brook next time you are in bham.

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#38  by: bump   
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bump 🔑

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#39  by: Greekchat Biddie   
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Hmmm not sure I agree

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#40  by: Omg   
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This thread is way too funny

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