Former member of University of Maryland sorority Delta Gamma, Rebecca Martinson, caused quite a stir when an email she sent to her sorority went viral roughly two weeks ago.
Martinson, who sent a mass email to her sorority sisters describing her disappointment with their actions and behavior at their Greek Week events with fraternity Sigma Nu, reportedly resigned from the sorority as a result of the email’s publicity.
The email contained 41 uses of the F-word along with other vulgar claims and shots taken at her sorority sisters for what Martinson felt was a poor display of socializing with the fraternity they were matched up with.
The real story is not in the content though, but the fact that within a week of Martinson’s email hitting the web, she received recognition from late night talk show hosts, famous comedians and was even offered a few jobs from different blogging sites.
Barstool Sports, one of the most dominant sports and college blogs of today, not only posted her email onto their website, but publicly offered her a full-time writing job working for the website.
“I don’t want you to work for Barstool Sports, I need you to work for Barstool Sports,” said the owner of the website who goes by the name “el Presidente”. “I’m not joking, name your salary and you’re hired.”
In addition to the various sites including TMZ and Hollywood Life that reported the story, actor and comedian Michael Shannon from the hit TV series Boardwalk Empire, read her whole email in a comedy skit that went viral as well.
Although the email resulted in her resignation from the sorority, there is something to be said for the fact that one week later, if you type her name into Google, endless stories come up referencing the email as a form of comedy.
“There’s not a single person on campus who doesn’t know [Rebecca Martison] name,” said senior communications major [redacted] in [redacted] sorority. “The email was just brutally honest which is what people like to see.”
Despite the email’s inherent hostile nature, it’s popularity has not only become sensationalized at the University of Maryland, but has taken over the Internet in a way never before seen.
“People try all their lives to get the type of publicity that Martinson did,” said senior business major [redacted] of the [redacted] sorority. “Some may think it’s for the wrong reasons, but I say good for her for having the guts to say what she feels.”