I like to read the retro rush threads during lunch. They are great entertainment. And, as a non-NPCer, I can never tell when a poster has made up her story. So, for me until she is called out, I really enjoy the story.

I've learned more about NPC recruitment from GC than I ever did at Texas A&M. I had NPC friends, but they never went into any detail about the rush process. When I was at Texas A&M all I heard was 'Yeah, I rushed, got a bid to XYZ and now I am a member.' On GC I've learned more about the entire process from rec letter to bid.

So maybe for some of you NPC ladies its more like 'Aw, c'mon!!!:rolleyes::rolleyes:' because you have been through the process yourselves. But for me, it's like 'Wow, that's a different way to recruit.'

I would too. I once asked my SO what happened when he went through recruitment, and he just said, "I dunno...these guys kept inviting me over to their house for parties and BBQs, and they were fun to hang out with, so I kept going back, and one day, we had a ceremony, and they told me I was a pledge."

Something tells me there was more to it than that. Like maybe he got a bid? ;)

So yes...I'd like to know more about fraternity recruitment...expansion too, because from what I understand, the process for fraternities is very different than how NPC expansion works.

To be honest it doesn't really get more exciting than that. For one we're usually choosing from much fewer groups(which equals a less exciting story), most guys will have figured out which groups they're interested in well before Rush Week. The thoughts of a freshman guy are usually "These guys seem cool, they have good parties, I could hang out with them." I would say that most guys miraculously stumble upon brotherhood and all of the real reasons for joining a GLO while they're pledging and less so when they're rushing, so the though process is less conducive to a story.

Oh, and I died when I read that line about the "GC Kitchen"

See, perfect example of a Kitchen GChatter. Thanks!

i REALLY like this thread.

well not always. alot of schools have more fraternities then sororities. However from what I have seen, fraternity rush is a lot less structured then sorority rush.

This has nothing to do with the original intent of the thread, however...

The number of fraternities is irrelevant. What I said was that guys will narrow down the list which makes for a less exciting story than formal recruitment where you see every chapter and the field is narrowed down each day.

As to fraternity rush being less structured...duh.

Oh, for heaven's sake. I agree with Anchor Alum and violetpretty. If you don't like them, don't read them. There are bigger problems in the world - and if you don't have anything more pressing to worry about, I envy you!

I'm amazing, I know. Thanks.

ETA to everyone in general: GC is so fucking anal retentive lately. I remember when the H&A, Rudey, Cashmoney, etc. used to post. You might not have agreed with them. You could even start a whole thread about how you disliked them. But, you weren't so fucking uptight that you suggested everyone hold hands and sing songs about rainbows, ponies, and getting along. Hell, dealing with Earp was even better than dealing with the dumbasses that have joined in the past year or two.

The thread was started to deal with an issue I (and others) find to be important. The stories are getting more and more "out there" and fake. People are posting shit from 20 years ago that they can barely remember. And, like KD said, if it's people who are regular, known members it is one thing. But, people are crawling out of the woodwork to post stories that are ridiculously long who have really no connection to GC.

And, I would like to take this opportunity to educate those who seem to be new to GC... This is place where you are free to talk about anything. And, if you do, I am allowed to laugh at it, parody it, or just bitch about it. Like y'all have mentioned -- if you don't like it, ignore it. You're no better than I am for coming in and adding your two cents.

Honestly, have some class. You're embarrassing.

Really? I see it as low train-wreck lately, but I haven't seen a lot of rainbow preaching either.

What threads are you reading?

I will admit that I'm of the if-you-don't-like-it-don't-read-it mindset and I think I always have been. If that make me Kitchen GC, that's cool. I wasn't on here when GC was cool, so I don't miss it.

Ouch. Really? I am so hurt.

Fuck off. (And, I mean that in the sweetest, most ladylike way.):rolleyes:

It's the general attitude of new members who think that GC is here for everyone to be nice. I have seen several comments from newer members.

You know, Tippie, I enjoy your shenanigans as much as anyone these days, seriously, but you do make the who gets banned and who doesn't policies really perplexing.

Why do you think you get away with this stuff?

ETA: Seriously, I'm not saying you SHOULD be banned; I'm just interested in how you keep doing it with impunity when others have fallen. What do you think? What's the TC magic?

Could be because John has stated previously that FUCK is not a banned word on this site. And, I ask you what "stuff" you are referring to? Telling someone to "fuck off?" Starting threads that don't just go over smoothly? What EXACTLY is it you don't like?

Oh, it's not that I don't like it. It's pretty entertaining really.

I would characterize it as the kind of insulting provocation that seemed to get Rudy banned.

Do you suppose there's an entertainment to insult ratio that John considers, and Rudy just feel short on the entertainment?

First off, Rudey was a complete asshole who chose to insult people racially and liked to cross a line I would never even get close to. Second, I am not a mod or a super mod. You'd have to ask them.

This.

Really? I thought he was an equal opportunity offender. I don't think I saw what immediately preceded his banning then.

ETA: Is there a thread I should look for?

When you look at people who have been banned -- their shit has been deleted and/or cleaned up most of the time. You'll probably NEVER see what went down unless you were there to see it before it was removed.

Oh geez.

My opinion on the matter is that I don't mind the recruitment story threads so much (I read some, skip others, and particularly like the train wrecks) but I do get annoyed with the "can't wait to hear more!" and "where's the OP? I want more!" I think we should comment when the story is OVER OR if someone is full of shit. Comments like that just feed into the narcissistic "Is anyone reading????" crap.

ETA: I don't mind the word "fuck" or telling people to "fuck off." I'm a big girl. I've heard it before.

That makes sense, and I guess I didn't seem many real time posts by him anyway. I think I just saw the stuff that was left later.

I agree with this including the ETA although I'm over considering it particularly expressive most of the time too.

About the threads, I can understand wanting some indication that people are reading so you know that you aren't posting it for nothing and nobody, but I get annoyed by big delays.

I can't figure out why you'd start a big autobiographical thread and then fail to update it in 48 hour installments tops.

Maybe it's just me, but GC has always been like that ("anal retentive" or however you want to put it). The only time when I remember GC not being like that is when I first joined back in 2001, and that was mostly because there were so few people (comparatively) on site.

As the site got bigger, there were more interesting conversations and threads, but it also gave way to more drama and more of the "let's all just get along and hold hands" stuff that you're talking about. Maybe it's just me, but it doesn't seem like all that new of an issue.

I didn't want an official reason. I just wondered what you thought.

I don't care about all getting along in the sense of actually agreeing, and I'm as guilty of being a jerk in the political threads as anyone (maybe in other threads as well).

But I have always questioned completely going off on people in the recruitment sections where I feel like there's a legitimate reason to consciously think about making Greek life look bad. It's the one area about which people, I think, have an acceptable reason to be completely clueless.

I know I've flipped out on people too and that some people get under your skin and are doing it deliberately. But I'm not sure that asking for politeness in some areas is a bad thing.

Sweetie, don't you know you're in TEH CULT with me, lol.

I think we were kind of hoping it would be that kind of thread.

Do you all still have the daily snark PM thing? Maybe it was a briefly lived thing in the era of ________ but perhaps it reduced the overall public snark to boringly low levels.

Yes, we still communicate. No, not daily. And, no to the second part. _________ ran a lot of fun people off with her stalking. I can think of several. And those people were fun people.

LOL, awesome. This is why Kevin cracks me up sometimes.

I've never really given two craps who writes a recruitment thread or not. I'm over them at this point because there's so many fakers. Some were fun to read, but then we were flooded with bad writers, perps, and just r-tards. I'm so over it mainly because it seems like a not so thinly veiled show of "my org is better than yours because we got more NMs via GC".

Long live Chuck Norris' recruitment thread though...that was GC comedic genius.

And you know what else is creepy? Sorority shoppers who pretend that they are not....thank goodness that crap has slowed to a trickle.

Seriously, no one cares that you don't care about retro rush threads.

"Wanna hear my rush story?" > The sounds of tiny violins against your bitching and moaning. you definitely are that bitch.

And I want you to come at me with something better than GC Kitchen. Its up there with "I know you are but what am I."

Really? You mean, your heart didn't stop for this thread like ours did?

Can you apply your post to your choice to read and respond to this thread? Try to.

Very strange and random post here. Axe to grind much?