U.C. Davis Sorority Could Be In New Reality TV Show
MTV Producers Talking With Jewish Sorority
POSTED: 4:17 p.m. PST February 4, 2002
UPDATED: 4:36 p.m. PST February 4, 2002
DAVIS, Calif. -- A U.C. Davis sorority is a finalist for a new reality show that MTV is developing.
"Well, U.C. Davis doesn't have a reputation as being a party school. And I think if they were looking at that, they probably wouldn't have come to U.C. Davis," U.C. Davis New Service spokeswoman Lisa Lapin said.
They've come to U.C. Davis to move in with sorority girls. But the sorority they've chosen is another surprise.
"I mean, if you want girls that are going on Spring Break and taking their tops off, you're going to want to go to a more party sorority, which might be found elsewhere," Davis sophomore Joey Christiano said.
Instead, the sorority they've chosen is sigma alpha epsilon pi -- the Jewish sorority on campus.
"They're awesome, very respectable, really into the academics," Davis senior Bree Fahrenfeld said.
The girls at the sorority house didn't want to talk Monday because the show isn't a completely done deal yet. The plan is for camera crews to live with them at the sorority and follow them around 24 hours a day throughout the spring quarter.
"We want to know where they want to go and when. We can't have them disrupting any activity here," Lapin said.
It's expected that much of the shooting will be done off campus. That's why the producer plans to meet with city officials later this week. University officials said that they're confident the community can be portrayed positively.
"We're pretty proud of U.C. Davis. And the girls that are part of the sorority, these young women, we have a lot of faith in them that they will appear very well and do a good job," Lapin said.
"I definitely think that it's going to bring Davis into a good limelight. It's going to show the positive aspect of sororities in the Davis community, and that sororities aren't necessarily a bad thing. And we're not the girls that go out and do 'sorority girls gone wild,'" Fahrenfeld said.
The show's producers said that there's actually a great story behind why they chose sigma alpha epsilon pi, but they said that they couldn't talk about it until MTV's public relations machine formally gets involved later this week.
Officially, the producers won't confirm anything because there are still a few hurdles.
but university spokesperson says the new program is expected to air in about a dozen episodes next summer.
"Well, U.C. Davis doesn't have a reputation as being a party school. And I think if they were looking at that, they probably wouldn't have come to U.C. Davis," U.C. Davis New Service spokeswoman Lisa Lapin said.
They've come to U.C. Davis to move in with sorority girls. But the sorority they've chosen is another surprise.
"I mean, if you want girls that are going on Spring Break and taking their tops off, you're going to want to go to a more party sorority, which might be found elsewhere," Davis sophomore Joey Christiano said.
Instead, the sorority they've chosen is sigma alpha epsilon pi -- the Jewish sorority on campus.
"They're awesome, very respectable, really into the academics," Davis senior Bree Fahrenfeld said.
The girls at the sorority house didn't want to talk Monday because the show isn't a completely done deal yet. The plan is for camera crews to live with them at the sorority and follow them around 24 hours a day throughout the spring quarter.
"We want to know where they want to go and when. We can't have them disrupting any activity here," Lapin said.
It's expected that much of the shooting will be done off campus. That's why the producer plans to meet with city officials later this week. University officials said that they're confident the community can be portrayed positively.
"We're pretty proud of U.C. Davis. And the girls that are part of the sorority, these young women, we have a lot of faith in them that they will appear very well and do a good job," Lapin said.
"I definitely think that it's going to bring Davis into a good limelight. It's going to show the positive aspect of sororities in the Davis community, and that sororities aren't necessarily a bad thing. And we're not the girls that go out and do 'sorority girls gone wild,'" Fahrenfeld said.
The show's producers said that there's actually a great story behind why they chose sigma alpha epsilon pi, but they said that they couldn't talk about it until MTV's public relations machine formally gets involved later this week.
Officially, the producers won't confirm anything because there are still a few hurdles.
but university spokesperson says the new program is expected to air in about a dozen episodes next summer.
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