Discussion Question Blog Post #1 Sorority Sisters

Evaluate the friendship of the girls in the sorority and how their relationships with each other have developed throughout the novel thus far. 

The four elegant, elite, and young women Ellen, Karen, Diane and Laurie have only known each other for a very short amount of time, but they each have grown to become sisters, while living together in the Beta Pi Sorority House. Each of these young ladies joined the sorority for many different reasons for example to make more friends or were even forced to join by their parents, each of them grew to love and support one another. Through the struggles that life brings, while being a young female college student.  Which includes guys, parties, grades and friend drama. The girls have managed so far to stick by each others' sides through thick and thin. They can clearly spot out when one of them is feeling not themselves or in need of comfort. After living under the same roof they realize that they are always there for each other and are on the same team which requires working together as one. Whether in studies or relationships Ellen, Karen, Diane and Laurie have each others back. Halloween this year brought a very large extravagant party for the sororities and fraternities of UCLA. Most of the young ladies decided to go dressed in their most creative Halloween costumes. Laurie decides to go with Pete her boyfriend instead of going to the party with her girl friends. She did not tell them where she was going or with whom. This group of girls are so tightly bonded they can tell when one of them is down and not feeling like a preppy outgoing sorority girl. ""Hey, are you okay?" Karen asks me, testing the water temperature in the faucet with her finger tips. Both Ellen and Karen are staring at me in the mirror. I look at their reflections, not my own. "You look worn-out" " (247).  Karen quickly picks up on Diane's mood and can immediately tell that something isn't right. These girls have become so close and connected to now they know when one of them is "off" in their actions or attitude. Being able to identify when something is wrong with another person shows how well these girls have come to know each other. When the girls first became part of the sorority they were not nearly as connected as they have become over this amount of time. By taking on life together as a team Ellen, Karen Diane and Laurie help each other conquer what life lays in their paths.