Dear WE,
We hadn’t heard about you until you started following us on Twitter two weeks ago. And we’re guessing the majority of campus remains similarly in the dark because, well, you have less than a hundred followers. But with a purposely cryptic name like “WE are the WE” and an oh-so humble tag line—”Top Schools, Normal Girls”—we were instantly intrigued. So we checked you out. And you warmed the deepest parts of our gossip-loving hearts.
Part instruction manual, part satire (we think?), the site is full of gems:
On top tier Greek life: “Anyone who says this term is outdated or that all houses are equal is either a) lying to you or b) in a middle or lower tier house.”
On the hook-up culture: “Though girls complain about the lack of options, they have no problem picking the guy their roommate hooked up with the night before as their prey.”
On tailgates: “Not only do girls love tailgating for the booze, boys and billions of cameras documenting every precious second of the day, but you get to see all the important people you want without having to pick a specific location to spend the entire day.”
If Rumor Royalty and the Purple Book had a child, the offspring would surely resemble WE are the WE. But what’s with all of the Mean Girls references and the capital WE? We thought a betch like you would consider Regina George amateur. And the first thing that comes to mind when we hear WE is that terrible cable channel with Bridezilla and reruns of The Golden Girls.
So, girls, don’t let things slide. Yes, some of your posts could use better grammatical oversight. But then again, couldn’t we all? We have high hopes for your site to serve as a how-to guide for freshmen and a social anthropology of Northwestern for the rest of us. Put on that bronzer, curl those eyelashes, and prove your true worth to the world.
Sincerely,
NU Intel
