Bachus at ErosBlog comments on a new book that shows that many of the stereotypes of sorority sexual behavior are true:

There’s a new book out based on an undercover penetration (er, accidental word choice but I’m leaving it) of modern sorority life. And no, there isn’t an account of naked twister in there . . . . But the book does contain reports that the rampant sorority lesbianism (or, if you want to step back from the rough characterizations of male pornography and refer more to practices than orientations, we could call it "hot naked sorority girl-on-girl foolin’ around") that features so largely in the lustful male imagination is, to an extent, real.

See the interview of the author here:

I really hadn’t expected to find the level of "Animal House" campiness that I did in some groups. They had a tradition called boob ranking where pledges had just a limited amount of time to strip off their shirt and bras to examine each other topless so that by the time the clock was up, they were basically lined up in order of chest size in order of the sisters to inspect. Some sororities hold what they call “naked parties,” during which after a few drinks sisters and pledges strip off their clothes and basically run around the house naked, some of them hooking up with each other before they let the boys in.

The article is quite intersting. I don’t think anyone familiar with non-movie frats and sorotities will be shocked by her conclusions that many of the stereotypes are true. Animal House was just a movie in that those guys were cardboard characters but they were characters who represented an amalgam of what was going on at the time. I have a feeling that a lot of guys will be buying her book though . . . for much the same reason that bisexual chic is so popular. Even so, I wouldn’t suggest that Girls Gone Wild and College Fuck Fest are so common as to be near requires, albeit they are certainly gaining ground.

Of course, while guys may be interested in the promiscuity chapters, the book isn’t just about that. It does address the discipline and eating disorders that are rampant as well. Hopefully, there will be some thoughtful discussion on the groupthink that creates an environment where girls mindlessly obey poor advice (such as the recent incident where sorority girls were told to lie about their health during a campus blood drive – while the house was trying to keep the blood donations up, they were condoning very unsafe practices that could endanger the blood supply).