Sorority portrait
Eta Hiss Hiss, often shortened as HSS, is one of the six sororities of Monsters University. Its members adopt the Goth and Emo style for their appearance.
| “ | The Eta Hiss Hiss (HSS) sorority has been around since the beginning of Monsters University and the members are as mysterious as they are terrifying. The HSS sisters might be pale, mysterious and sullen, but these intimidating Goth girls are fierce competitors and tough as nails. Fittingly, their most distinguished alumna is one of the most powerful, Scary monsters on campus who every new Scare student strives to impress—Dean Hardscrabble. | ” |
Members[]
- Rosie Levin (leader)
- Nadya Petrov
- Sonia Lewis
- Susan Jensen
- Rhonda Boyd
- Nancy Kim
- Abigail Hardscrabble (alumni)
Trivia[]
- Their abbreviation, HSS, is a reference to the sound 'hiss'. Hissing is often associated with creatures such as spiders and snakes, which links to the sorority's dark style.
- It is parodied from either one of these Greek abbreviation: "ΗΞΞ": Eta Xi Xi, or "ΗΨΨ": Eta Psi Psi.
- Eta Hiss Hiss is the only sorority who did not laugh when Oozma Kappa was humiliated.
- In the Scare Games, HSS was the fourth team eliminated. During the Hide and Sneak event, they failed to find better hiding places and instead hid in places where they could easily be caught, such as behind a curtain next to a window, underneath a table, and up a chimney, thus were declared off limits.
- According to the Monsters University Fearbook and Monsters University Essential Guide, it is revealed that the HSS members are also an award-winning a cappella group, but this was never shown at all in the film. If it was, they would have acappella-ized the Monsters University alma mater during the intro of the Scare Games finale between Oozma Kappa and Roar Omega Roar. Also, their singing parts would be consisting of Rosie singing lead vocals due to her trademark snake tongue and hissing sound and her being iconic of the sorority as well as being the leader, Nadya singing alto and high tenor, Sonia singing normal tenor, Rhonda singing bass, Susan singing baritone and Nancy singing countertenor and providing vocal percussion.
- Rosie and Nadya are the only HSS members to speak in the film. All of the other HSS girls were only heard hissing.
- In early concept art, it was revealed that Claire Wheeler was originally going to be a member of the sorority.
- HSS is a possible reference to the band KISS, due to the dark styles and similar sounding names.