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Beta Gamma Pi Novels #2
The Way We Roll
Pledging wasn't in Malloy Murray's plans, but it might be exactly what she needs. . .
Malloy Murray has never had any close girlfriends, so she wasn't really feeling the whole "sorority" thing, but Malloy has to pledge?her mother, the National President of Beta Gamma Pi, is counting on it. After meeting some of the sisters at a party, the idea of becoming a Beta isn't actually so bad. And when Malloy runs into Kade, the guy she's been crushing on, things heat up fast, especially when Sharon--a Beta sister and Kade's girlfriend--vows to do everything to keep Malloy away from Kade and out of the sorority. Now to survive the school year, Malloy's got to look deep into her heart to find the real meaning of sisterhood.
Malloy Murray has never had any close girlfriends, so she wasn't really feeling the whole "sorority" thing, but Malloy has to pledge?her mother, the National President of Beta Gamma Pi, is counting on it. After meeting some of the sisters at a party, the idea of becoming a Beta isn't actually so bad. And when Malloy runs into Kade, the guy she's been crushing on, things heat up fast, especially when Sharon--a Beta sister and Kade's girlfriend--vows to do everything to keep Malloy away from Kade and out of the sorority. Now to survive the school year, Malloy's got to look deep into her heart to find the real meaning of sisterhood.
- GenresYoung Adult
189 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2009
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Stephanie Perry Moore
134 books171 followersSTEPHANIE PERRY MOORE is the author of many Young Adult Christian fiction titles, including the Payton Skky series, the Laurel Shadrach series, the Perry Skky Jr. series, the Faith Thomas Novelzine series, the Carmen Browne series, and the Beta Gamma Pi series. She is also the co-editor for the impactful BibleZine, REAL. Mrs. Moore speaks with young people across the country, showing them how they can live life fully and do it God's way. Stephanie currently lives in the greater Atlanta area with her husband, Derrick, a former NFL player and author, and their three children. Visit her website at www.stephanieperrymoore.com.
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April 11, 2018
The Way We Roll
PLOT: Everyone thinks being a Beta is so great. Not really when the love for Beta Phi Gama's eclipses the own from your mother. Malloy is definitely not interested in becoming a Beta. You can keep all that! But somewhere along the line, she has a change of heart when she meets Loni and Torian who show her what real *sisterhood* is all about even without the letters.
MY THOUGHTS
*(CHARACTERS) MALLOY- Malloy was such a STRONG character! I didn't read these in order so imagine my surprise to see that she was this tough. From the beginning, Malloy struck me as an African American women that had her own mind and wasn't easily influenced by what we expected of her. Personality wise she was a loner and didn't allow anyone to get that close. But she also was open enough to let people in (and for the most part that was a good thing because she found sisters. Sometimes we do misjudge people and make mistakes. I like that she had her own and wasn't easy swayed by hotshot Kade. She didn't really need anything from him financially and she wasn't sweating him and she let him know that from the jump! Which worked because he wanted her more. A GREAT LESSON! Then she wasn't moved by Keysha and testified against her taking it to God first in prayer and then doing the right thing even though it meant making a hard choice. KADE-I wasn't quite sure how I felt about Kade. At first, I thought here we go. He put me off at first because he had a girl and he got with Malloy. But then I saw what kind of woman Sharon was and I really couldn't blame Kade too much. Kade warmed to me a little not because of all the lovey-dovey stuff he did. It was because he restrained from having sex with her because he wanted to walk in God's ways. That to me was POWERFUL! And something I haven't seen or experienced in fiction or real life. So it made an impact.
*Wow! This Mallory sure is a different side than what I saw in Act Like You Know. She mellowed A LOT!
*So sad! My mother is in a sorority and she never pushed joining one or the one she's in on me. She even supported my decision to join an opposite sorority to hers. Because she realized it was MY decision to make and I was my own person. Just like if I had a daughter I'd do the same. Even if she didn't want to pledge anything. I'd be cool either way!
*It's crazy though but this shows you how messy pledging undergrad can be. In an ideal world being a part of a "sisterhood" wouldn't have you judged on petty things like being blackballed for getting with someone's man -that really wasn't there's, to begin with. It'd be based on character right? But unfortunately, I have been a victim of that unfairness.
*Then hazing? HELL NAH! Joining a group of females for the sake of doing good in the world and community, to wear someone's letters on your back and colors, to have someone beat you down and make you do illegal acts just isn't worth it to me. And it certainly isn't sisterly. Although (but that's another topic for another day). You can definitely do good in this world without that. So I probably would have done the same thing Malloy did. I was thinking are those girls CRAZY? Pledging underground just seems like a way to be made a fool out of. Then things have to get that out of control before you realize it's wrong is just a damn shame. I'm sorry I don't want anything that bad I have to die for it. No disrespect to any sorority but it's not worth that.
* Hmm. Now granted I don't know that much about sports but Kade doesn't seem like a very good player to me. This is the second book I've read where he's gotten banged up on the field. Yeah I know it's a hazard of the game and all. I'm just saying.
*I wanna feel bad for Sharon after everything that happened to her. I'm not saying you shouldn't fight for the people you love, but you can't MAKE a man love you. They either do or they don't. TRUST ME. No amount of begging or pleading or crying or guilt trips is gonna make them stay with you if they wanna be with someone else. It hurts but eventually you just get over it.
*I have a soft spot for those women at the center and Hayden from being involved in similar situations! Words can't say how terrible it is to be in that position.
*Really? It took them that long to figure out it was the crazy neighbor? I realized that halfway through the book.
RATE 10. This was a great book! It really took you on an emotional rollercoaster experiencing the highs and lows of sorority life. There were some bad events that shouldn't be overlooked or condoned and it was good that those things were dealt with in the end. Still, it showed how joining a sisterhood can make you transition and mature (which Malloy did through the process). It also showed the pride in belonging to a tradition and a legacy started years ago and the respect that comes from what was created by strong African American women!
PLOT: Everyone thinks being a Beta is so great. Not really when the love for Beta Phi Gama's eclipses the own from your mother. Malloy is definitely not interested in becoming a Beta. You can keep all that! But somewhere along the line, she has a change of heart when she meets Loni and Torian who show her what real *sisterhood* is all about even without the letters.
MY THOUGHTS
*(CHARACTERS) MALLOY- Malloy was such a STRONG character! I didn't read these in order so imagine my surprise to see that she was this tough. From the beginning, Malloy struck me as an African American women that had her own mind and wasn't easily influenced by what we expected of her. Personality wise she was a loner and didn't allow anyone to get that close. But she also was open enough to let people in (and for the most part that was a good thing because she found sisters. Sometimes we do misjudge people and make mistakes. I like that she had her own and wasn't easy swayed by hotshot Kade. She didn't really need anything from him financially and she wasn't sweating him and she let him know that from the jump! Which worked because he wanted her more. A GREAT LESSON! Then she wasn't moved by Keysha and testified against her taking it to God first in prayer and then doing the right thing even though it meant making a hard choice. KADE-I wasn't quite sure how I felt about Kade. At first, I thought here we go. He put me off at first because he had a girl and he got with Malloy. But then I saw what kind of woman Sharon was and I really couldn't blame Kade too much. Kade warmed to me a little not because of all the lovey-dovey stuff he did. It was because he restrained from having sex with her because he wanted to walk in God's ways. That to me was POWERFUL! And something I haven't seen or experienced in fiction or real life. So it made an impact.
*Wow! This Mallory sure is a different side than what I saw in Act Like You Know. She mellowed A LOT!
*So sad! My mother is in a sorority and she never pushed joining one or the one she's in on me. She even supported my decision to join an opposite sorority to hers. Because she realized it was MY decision to make and I was my own person. Just like if I had a daughter I'd do the same. Even if she didn't want to pledge anything. I'd be cool either way!
*It's crazy though but this shows you how messy pledging undergrad can be. In an ideal world being a part of a "sisterhood" wouldn't have you judged on petty things like being blackballed for getting with someone's man -that really wasn't there's, to begin with. It'd be based on character right? But unfortunately, I have been a victim of that unfairness.
*Then hazing? HELL NAH! Joining a group of females for the sake of doing good in the world and community, to wear someone's letters on your back and colors, to have someone beat you down and make you do illegal acts just isn't worth it to me. And it certainly isn't sisterly. Although (but that's another topic for another day). You can definitely do good in this world without that. So I probably would have done the same thing Malloy did. I was thinking are those girls CRAZY? Pledging underground just seems like a way to be made a fool out of. Then things have to get that out of control before you realize it's wrong is just a damn shame. I'm sorry I don't want anything that bad I have to die for it. No disrespect to any sorority but it's not worth that.
* Hmm. Now granted I don't know that much about sports but Kade doesn't seem like a very good player to me. This is the second book I've read where he's gotten banged up on the field. Yeah I know it's a hazard of the game and all. I'm just saying.
*I wanna feel bad for Sharon after everything that happened to her. I'm not saying you shouldn't fight for the people you love, but you can't MAKE a man love you. They either do or they don't. TRUST ME. No amount of begging or pleading or crying or guilt trips is gonna make them stay with you if they wanna be with someone else. It hurts but eventually you just get over it.
*I have a soft spot for those women at the center and Hayden from being involved in similar situations! Words can't say how terrible it is to be in that position.
*Really? It took them that long to figure out it was the crazy neighbor? I realized that halfway through the book.
RATE 10. This was a great book! It really took you on an emotional rollercoaster experiencing the highs and lows of sorority life. There were some bad events that shouldn't be overlooked or condoned and it was good that those things were dealt with in the end. Still, it showed how joining a sisterhood can make you transition and mature (which Malloy did through the process). It also showed the pride in belonging to a tradition and a legacy started years ago and the respect that comes from what was created by strong African American women!
July 7, 2011
Personal note (that made me grab the book): As an author, I got a dream to possibly write a YA book about sororities or joining certain groups and see this author and a couple others have already did it. I assume it is also based on their experiences or backgrounds of being in a sorority which I was never enthused to join in college, although my grandmother in NY begged/told me to do it and still throws in my face imagine how many jobs you could have gotten or networked with now if you did.
*The opening, she explained the colors, meanings, and traditions/customs/rites of Beta Gamma PI and made me want to join this group because I love purple (lavender) and blue (turquoise) colors, more importantly, the sorority pin had five stones and loved what they all signified or stood for.
*The opening, she explained the colors, meanings, and traditions/customs/rites of Beta Gamma PI and made me want to join this group because I love purple (lavender) and blue (turquoise) colors, more importantly, the sorority pin had five stones and loved what they all signified or stood for.
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April 4, 2015Great story that every teen needs to read, Christian or not.
February 3, 2016
My favorite book in the Beta Gamma Pi series. Well written and engaging.
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