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MysticCat 05-29-2013 07:26 PM
Because I'm feeling a little soft-hearted tonight:

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Originally Posted by Old_Row (Post 2218828)
How can you be interested in only certain sororities when you haven't even met them yet?
Is it really that surprising when a high school student who may not know better (and may not have had reason to know better) expresses attractions to specific sororities based on things colors or symbols, particular history, sororities they've heard of, or other reasons that may seem superficial to someone who does know better? I have no clue whether st OP should know better, but in general I can easily imagine this being an aspect of sorority recruitment that many if not most high school students have a earning curve with.

/soft-heart

carnation 05-29-2013 07:48 PM
Does anyone remember a thread I started eons ago--something about "Dumb Reasons Why You Wanted to Pledge (or Cut) Certain Groups"? A lot of us answered with our ridiculous reasons, like we hated certain mascots or colors--probably due to our being teenagers. Who knows, maybe that's it.

DeltaBetaBaby 05-29-2013 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by MysticCat (Post 2218891)
Because I'm feeling a little soft-hearted tonight:



Is it really that surprising when a high school student who may not know better (and may not have had reason to know better) expresses attractions to specific sororities based on things colors or symbols, particular history, sororities they've heard of, or other reasons that may seem superficial to someone who does know better? I have no clue whether st OP should know better, but in general I can easily imagine this being an aspect of sorority recruitment that many if not most high school students have a earning curve with.

/soft-heart
Except that there are nine groups and a colony there, and she named seven of them. That comes off way more as having spent too much time on that other site than having fallen in love with one group's philanthropy or having admired a teacher who was in XYZ or something.

MysticCat 05-29-2013 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby (Post 2218896)
Except that there are nine groups and a colony there, and she named seven of them. That comes off way more as having spent too much time on that other site than having fallen in love with one group's philanthropy or having admired a teacher who was in XYZ or something.
Fair enough.

SWTXBelle 05-29-2013 08:31 PM
Not to mention - if you READ THE STICKIES in sorority recruitment and lurk a little bit you will quickly learn that saying you are rushing only a certain number of the sororities on your campus is a bozo no-no.

MaryPoppins 05-29-2013 08:33 PM
It is a faux pas of immense proportions.

carnation 05-29-2013 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle (Post 2218910)
a bozo no-no.
Hahahahaha! I haven't thought about that phrase for years!

Old_Row 05-29-2013 09:35 PM
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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby (Post 2218896)
Except that there are nine groups and a colony there, and she named seven of them. That comes off way more as having spent too much time on that other site than having fallen in love with one group's philanthropy or having admired a teacher who was in XYZ or something.
Yes to this. I do have to give her points for broadening her horizons since she posted to that other site last week. Then she was only interested in DDD, KKG, Phi Mu and Pi Phi. She had lots of recommendations then too!

MysticCat 05-29-2013 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle (Post 2218910)
Not to mention - if you READ THE STICKIES in sorority recruitment and lurk a little bit you will quickly learn that saying you are rushing only a certain number of the sororities on your campus is a bozo no-no.
Sometimes I wonder if people notice that there even are stickies, especially when there are a bunch of them -- like the 15 in the Sorority Recruitment forum. I'll admit I often don't notice that a thread is a stickie, and it took me a while to notice they were there to begin with.

WCsweet<3 05-29-2013 10:06 PM
Occasionally when a thread comes up like this, I wonder if things could be solved when people sign up. Like they have to choose "are you an alumni, looking for NPC formal recruitment info, NPHC," etc and then being forced to read something before posting. I doubt it would ever work, but hey, it's a dream.

JonInKC 04-21-2017 01:31 AM
Wonder how it turned out? Did she get into one of the top tier sororities on Greek Rank, as judged by anonymous 18-21 year olds who may or may not even attend college?


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