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Posted on 11/29/13 at 8:00 pm to cas4t
Not only is The Machine real, it's very much alive. I had friends in sororities. They didn't like the sorority or the Greek system in general but they refused to talk about The Machine.
Posted on 11/29/13 at 8:00 pm to JuiceTerry
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It's not a huge secret or anything.
really? I've read around and it people act like it is
well, shite
Posted on 11/29/13 at 8:01 pm to cas4t
I was in the machine but cant really talk about it lol
Posted on 11/29/13 at 8:01 pm to RollTide1987
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but they refused to talk about The Machine.
hmm
Posted on 11/29/13 at 8:03 pm to cas4t
Theta nu epsilon
It's more than just fixing the sga and homecoming court
It's more than just fixing the sga and homecoming court
Posted on 11/29/13 at 8:04 pm to JuiceTerry
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Just a bunch of Greeks that run all the student political BS
This. shite's not nearly as important as they'd like to think it is.
Posted on 11/29/13 at 8:05 pm to americanrealism
They stole a city election last year. That's pretty important.
Posted on 11/29/13 at 8:07 pm to cas4t
White greek organizations that are told which candidate to vote for in SGA elections, homecoming courts, etc., so they can vote as a bloc.
It can be an advantageous item to you, though, should you decide to go into Alabama politics.
Most notably, however, 70 of them recently committed voter fraud to get a former member elected to the Tuscaloosa city council. (He would have won even without the fraud)
It can be an advantageous item to you, though, should you decide to go into Alabama politics.
Most notably, however, 70 of them recently committed voter fraud to get a former member elected to the Tuscaloosa city council. (He would have won even without the fraud)
Posted on 11/29/13 at 8:07 pm to Caplewood
Posted on 11/29/13 at 8:30 pm to cas4t
It's real. I graduated from Bama.
They get a certain amount of money from the greek organizations every year - some groups have reported it to be in the hundreds per member (of the sorority/fraternity, not the machine) per semester.
Honestly, what I've heard is that they just have a huge amount of control over who gets nominated for SGA positions and they decide who should get most of the Greek votes - which, 90% of the time, determines the winners.
Apparently the members in it have a massive bar tab at most of the places from the money they get from the greeks.
They get a certain amount of money from the greek organizations every year - some groups have reported it to be in the hundreds per member (of the sorority/fraternity, not the machine) per semester.
Honestly, what I've heard is that they just have a huge amount of control over who gets nominated for SGA positions and they decide who should get most of the Greek votes - which, 90% of the time, determines the winners.
Apparently the members in it have a massive bar tab at most of the places from the money they get from the greeks.
Posted on 11/29/13 at 8:32 pm to RollTide1987
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They stole a city election last year. That's pretty important.
Many current and past state politicians involved.
Beginning in the late 70s they were challenged by a coalition that included sororities. End result was they invited the more powerful sororities in.
Posted on 11/29/13 at 8:32 pm to cas4t
It's real, but no one really cares. It's just student elections.
Posted on 11/29/13 at 8:34 pm to Evolved Simian
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It can be an advantageous item to you, though, should you decide to go into Alabama politics.
That's really becoming obsolete IMO. The political landscape isn't what it was during the Wallace era
Posted on 11/29/13 at 8:48 pm to cas4t
It's real alright its the female orgasm that is the myth.
This post was edited on 11/29/13 at 8:48 pm
Posted on 11/29/13 at 9:02 pm to Bama Bird
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That's really becoming obsolete IMO. The political landscape isn't what it was during the Wallace era
True. The landscape in the state has definitely shifted, but those who enter college with political aspirations still join these organizations.
Posted on 11/29/13 at 9:05 pm to RollTigers
You stupid kid.
I'm a Rec-r and I did my time at UAH. Engineering was better there than UA, and I wasn't about to be an auburn gay. I wanted an education not a coloring book.
I'm a Rec-r and I did my time at UAH. Engineering was better there than UA, and I wasn't about to be an auburn gay. I wanted an education not a coloring book.
Posted on 11/29/13 at 9:27 pm to cas4t
Yes it's very real. Student political stuff and homecoming is all true. it also does more within the Greek system itself. There are rumors about other things it does but the only real people who know the complete ins and outs are the people who are within the machine who are the representatives from each chapter that is a part of it.
Posted on 11/29/13 at 9:34 pm to Bama Bird
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It's real, but no one really cares. It's just student elections.
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