I really don't think anyone said anything rude to you on that post; they merely informed you of the reality and gave you some helpful facts. To be perfectly honest, the best approach on GreekChat is to sincerely thank those people who have given you good advice (KSUViolet06 and some others) and let everything else go.

If we had to explain that to every single newbie that came on this site, we'd do nothing else.

Can a page of the "unwritten" rules be...well...written?

No point. It will never be read. Most of them are fairly common sense any way.

I mean, I can see how someone brand new to Greek life may not know to not ask about reputations, or won't know that no one can tell them their chances of getting a bid. Those things aren't necessarily common sense if you know nothing about fraternities and sororities. There shoud be a page when people register that says in giant letters to not ask things like that ;). Haha.

GC people get ticked when a newbie starts asking questions without reading ANY of the threads or even doing a search.
Many, many of the answers can be learned just by keeping your mouth shut and reading, reading, reading FIRST.
It gets old answering those same questions over and over and over and over.
If you're too busy to read, we're too busy to answer you seriously.


Not, however, too busy to toss you around like a cat playing with its prey!:p

I apparently am one of the "mean, snippy, angry" people because I responded like this:

Actually, a truly "mean, snippy, angry" response would be more along the lines of:

If you are even THINKING about asking such things, you are obviously a shallow, immature idiot who doesn't know what Greek life is about. You would be lucky if ANY sorority ANYWHERE gave you a bid. Do everyone a favor and don't bother rushing because you are doing it for the wrong reason.

But NO ONE said that to you, because I don't think anyone believes that. People are trying to help you before you fall on your face in real life, with real sorority members, at your real school.

Seriously, this is a message board. No one is going to fly to your side, hold your hand, and say "well honey, I don't know if you know this but...sometimes this and that...etc etc etc" and take 500 words to say something that should have been said in five.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-4o2yn0LQtO...pot-kettle.jpg

Didn't we just have one of these threads that tell us how mean we are? I didnt think we'd be due for another one for at least two months. Maybe we are getting meaner. :p

Announcement: I, AzTheta, am Mean and Evil. Yes, this is true, because a pretty precious snowflake princess told me so. I also am powerful enough to ruin peoples' entire lives and singlehandedly wreck everything for everyone.

Consequently, I claim all rights to Chairman of Mean and Evil. I will now handle it all for GC. I've got this covered. You all can go get manicures or something of the sort.

Send letters of appreciation and checks in my honor to your favorite GLO philanthropy. As a Mean and Evil person, I do not need funding or kudos.

in case there is any doubt: :rolleyes:

I read your thread. No one was especially snippy or mean. You got some good advice.

If you are not getting what you need here, you might want to check out the NPC RecruitmentPrep site:
http://www.recruitmentprep.com/

You might not need funding or kudos, but every good Chairman of Mean and Evil needs minions and maybe a sycophant or two.... consider me signed up. :D

:D:D:D:p:p:p:D:D:D

No offense to you Oh Great Leader, but I feel like the level of meanness have been lowered after reading the OP's thread. Could we raise the standards please?

Fine, I am relinquishing my title and all the rights thereof to you.

:mad:

sigh.