EXCLUSIVE: TikTok influencer Sydney Thomas claims she was kicked out of the Bama Rush sorority because she was ‘too popular’ online

• Sydney, 20, was recently ‘terminated’ from Alpha Phi Club in Alabama
• She spoke to DailyMail.com to reveal why she was kicked out of the group
• The university student also revealed what comes after employment in a women Club

A former sorority member has candidly revealed the bizarre reasons why she “terminated” her membership in the fraternity.

Sydney Thomas has gained over 378,000 followers on TikTok by documenting her daily life at the University of Alabama’s Alpha Phi sorority.

But she has since spoken exclusively to DailyMail.com to reveal she was kicked out of the group — which costs $8,000 a year to join — after other members deemed it a “liability” because it was popular on social media.

The 20-year-old university student also spoke about the recruitment rituals and the secrets of Greek life.

Speaking to DailyMail.com, Sydney revealed that her impressive social media presence meant people knew who she was even before she got to university – adding that she was more popular online than the other girls in Alpha Phi from the start.

She claimed that as a result, she had a target on her back from the moment she arrived – with the older girls criticizing her as being “responsible” for their organization’s reputation.

Sydney was in her freshman year at the University of Alabama when she “rushed” and said her experience was unusual because everyone was “on edge” about the rumored documentary about the Alabama rush that would expose the darker side of Greek life.

And she ended up joining Alpha Phi which costs a freshman more than $8,000 a year to be a part of — not including a room in the sorority or tuition.

Ignoring the cost, the student said she liked the other girls a lot but that the club leaders and older members had “all these rules” that they had to follow.

But Sydney was adamant that she didn’t want a girl a year and a half older than her telling her what to do.

The rules included not going out to bars and not allowing them to stand on “high roofs”.

Unfortunately, Sydney and some of her sorority friends are stopped on stage at a party saying that “the bosses didn’t like it.”

She was then called to a meeting where leaders said she was considered a “liability” due to her “large number of followers” and only 72 hours later received an email to say she had been “terminated”.

Sydney told DailyMail.com that she believes she was discriminated against after finding out other girls who broke the same rules got away with a warning.

HBO’s recent documentary Bama Rush revealed the darker side of Greek life and sorority recruitment at the University of Alabama.

Often, what comes after enlistment remains quiet as the sorority’s newcomers are sworn to secrecy about hazing rituals and initiation assignments.

But Sydney did reveal some facts including that they had to make “swaps” with the fraternities.

This meant that new members of Alpha Phi were pressured to “hook up” with their new fraternity in front of everyone.

She said that before going to the “barter”, sorority members would also shout inappropriate chants downstairs to arouse their interest in the event.

One of the chants the newcomers had to chant was, “We’re the freshmen, we’re the best guys.”

Alexis Gorin, 18, is another popular TikToker user who teaches at the University of Alabama.

She recently opened up in a video she shared to her 12,000 followers that she has “stopped rushing.”

Alexis said she hasn’t found her “sisters” and “home away from home”.

She described the rush as “mentally draining” and said many girls, including herself, “just can’t do it”.

The social media star said 18-year-old girls should not be criticized for what they wear, what they do and what they say.

Morgan Cadenhead, of Florida, also recently talked about how difficult the lunge process is.

She said spending hours in the “crazy” heat made her exhausted and that she could not afford the fancy brands that so many other sorority girls were wearing.