Sorority Wars (2009 TV Movie) User Reviews

War was never this much fun

[Resi-Novak · 7/10 · 1 March 2010]

Sorority Wars is one of those movies that will surprise you. Its a fun and entertaining story that takes you on the journey of a rushee caught between 2 feuding sororities. The character development of the main character is great, its easy to stand behind her as she goes through every moment. Great performances by the core cast, especially Lucy Hale and Faith Ford.

I found myself truly enjoying this movie and following the story every step of the way. Its not in the ranks of some of the great teen movies, but it stands on its own, and stands tall. The best way i can describe this is...its fun.

Decent family movie to watch together, cute and new.

[devondejarnett · 6/10 · 17 April 2011]

-- It's about what you can expect from one of these kinds of movies, but it was very cute and the acting was good. If you're bored and want to find a cute family film, you found it.

It of course has the personal lessons, stand up for what you believe in and know who your true friends are but I tend to like movies where the main character is easier to relate to, the one in this film seems perfect.

She's pretty, speaks her mind, has the loyalty thing going, great family, talented, incredibly intelligent, gets attention from "like the hottest guy ever". So over all, average.

Better Than the Average College Movie

[tiffanytallent1981 · 7/10 · 29 December 2021]

This one infuriates me every time I watch it, but I also love it and keep going back. Childhood best friends, Katie and Sara are heading to college and plan on rushing the Kappa sorority. Katie is a legacy, so is basically guaranteed a place. She convinces Sara to do it with her. Kappa all the way. However, when the pledges visit all of the other sororities, Katie decides to choose Kappa AND Delta. She gets a bid to both, but overhears and witnesses dirty rushing by Kappa. She confronts the sorority president, Gwen, but a lot of other people overhear the allegations. The Kappa house gets punished by the cancellation of a major formal. Apparently that's a huge deal, because almost the entire campus turns against Katie for snitching, even Sara. And that's why this movie angers me so much. The students, alumni, and her mom all turn against her for speaking up. And her best friend stabs her in the back and joins Kappa to spite her. Basically, parts of this movie show that the mean girls from high school just get meaner.

Other than that, the movie goes on with Katie trying to find her way back to SOMETHING. She's completely lost and even her former Kappa mom won't help. She decides to join Delta as a late entry, because they were actually decent to her. She also starts seeing a guy, Beau, who sticks by her too. Anyway, a war basically starts between Kappa and Delta, but I love how it all ends. Katie makes amends with her mom and Sara, plus she makes some terrific friends.

Mean Girls meet American Pie Beta House ...but for TV

[destroyerwod · 6/10 · 15 March 2024]

I have a soft spot for college movies involving fraternities or sorotities, especially when they get raunchy with parties, booze and wars among them. This movie incorporate a tiny bit of that but its very minimal.

Its more of a Mean Girls in college kinda movie, and even tough there is indeed a competition between the 2 houses, it didn't felt like the center stage at all. There is only 3 different events in the competition and they breeze trough pretty fast. I never felt any tension in the competition.

Movies is under 90 minutes and spend quite a while introducing us to the characters and following Lucy on her "scouting" of the sororities and such. So there is so few times to have the actual "war" in Sorority War.

When it comes to the characters a lot of their decisions and actions look a bit weird. Im not gonna spoil anything but the best friend and the mom especially, i don't think anyone would behave like this. I get that these movies are not meant to be realistic and i can suspend my disbelief over slapsticks, gags, and college sheninagans but these 2 "relations" and how they evolve felt off to me.

We also spend very very few times with any sorority sisters beside the "leader" of the Kappa, the best friend and the Delta "leader" wich is pretty much the main antagonist.

Overall i didn't find the same fun as in either the original Mean Girls (only one i saw so far), American Pie Beta House, Van Wilder 2 or The House Bunny.

But thats not to say i disliked the movie. I think it was alright. Good for a viewing. Since its a made for TV movie im fine giving it a bit of slack as well. I just finished it and taught "yeah well.. that was alright" but nothing more.

Shameless Mean Girls Ripoff

[Flywiththeowl · 2/10 · 3 September 2018]

30 minutes in & after I was done laughing at the boat load of college film cliches & tropes, it occurred to me how much of a huge Mean Girls ripoff this is. & WHY does Lifetime perpetually cast actors who look like 30 to pass for high school teens??

About what you'd expect

[mysense · 3/10 · 1 November 2009]

The "On Demand" synopsis pretty well told it all. The questions weren't what was going to happen, only occasionally when. Lots of pretty people, although generally cardboard, even prettier campus housing/sorority houses. The hope is that this was all silly fiction, from the incredibly huge dorm rooms (two people in a room four times the size my daughter shared with three), to the silly trivia quiz, to the only course anybody seems to have gone to being art. To think that there could be people that actually pay $50K a year to have their children go to such an institution says things about our society I'd rather not address (gratuitous comment added to make the ten lines--this film isn't worth that many on its merits).

If you have nothing better to do, and you don't actually think about it, it isn't overly painful, but be warned, the banality oozes.

surprisingly good

[mattkratz · 8/10 · 13 September 2010]

I rented this because of the actresses in this movie (and the plot appealed to me), and the resulting product surprised me. The daughter in the movie goes to college and agrees to pledge her mother's sorority. Unfortunately, the girls in this chapter turn out to be shallow snobs who care little about her, and she also checks out another one. After overhearing two sisters talking about "illegal stuff", she reports it, the sorority gets stripped of its upcoming formal, and she gets shunned by the campus population. Her best friend stays in the other sorority and becomes a "mean girl." She finally gets into the other sorority as a "late pledge," her mother is not too happy (as you can imagine), and an all-out war between the two sororities begins. I think this says something about our society and becoming our own person. I recommend it.

*** out of ****

Being a Delta

[lavatch · 1/10 · 22 August 2023]

This film included some of the most unpleasant characters imaginable. The film's conceit is that of a rivalry between two sororities at the fictional Tate University. But the result is a head-scratching study in human depravity.

The most troubling relationship in the film was that of young Katie Parker and her mom Lutie. The mother was a member of the Delta Beta Theta sorority, and Katie is on the threshold of joining during pledge week as a "legacy" recruit. But after reporting ethical misconduct on the part of the Deltas, Katie is ostracized both the university, and her mother takes the side of the sorority!

It was never made credible that Lutie would not be proud of her daughter for taking a stand against the underhanded tactics of Delta. The film's ending was especially smarmy when young Katie attempted to "honor" her mother by inserting her video from two decades earlier into the talent show.

Lutie should have supported her daughter, and she should have resigned as president of the alumni sorority group. For her part, Katie should have pushed back against the mother and dumped the old VHS video of her mother in the trash! What a couple of hypocrites!

From start to finish, "Sorority Wars" was a misfire due to the misplaced ethical values of two generations of shallow women who lacked a moral compass in their lives.

"Sorority Wars" is much more than "Mean Girls" go to college

[blinnjo · 10/10 · 14 January 2012]

"Sorority Wars" is a made-for-TV movie that, in many ways, is much better than many commercial motion pictures. The writing is sharp and well-developed, advancing the story, sometimes in humorous ways. The directing and editing move the storyline along smoothly and naturally without effort on the viewer's part.

While it may appear that girls and women would comprise the audience, the film has a great deal to offer males, namely an understanding of female competition, while seeking one's acceptance into a social network. The movie explores revenge and spiteful treatment of those ostracized by the college Greek system.

One of the most important elements deals with parental influence as freshmen attempt to establish themselves as independent individuals. Failing is often a major part of succeeding, and determines what group peer pressure elements are acceptable.

The last reason this film is excellent is Lucy Hale. She appears in nearly every scene, so consistency of her character is vital to the film's success. While her career is just getting started, Lucy's delivery and enthusiasm in acting, dancing, and singing demonstrate multi-talent that, a few years from now, may remind us of Doris Day.