FINALLY!!! Can I just say that I LOVE your signature! I just had this discussion with another co-worker the other day.

So THERE GC meanies!

So THERE GC meanies!

Ahh, I seriously didn't mean for this to turn into some sort of drama.. Thank you to all of those who think I didn't come across as snooty, and for those of you who do.. Whatever :)

also, thanks for your insight, violetpretty.

I'm not asking for your advice that is already out there on the rush process. But what is your advice for things for me to do in advance to prepare myself for this process? Not when I'm in the process of rushing.

Probably should have clarified.

Then it's a good thing your recruitment isn't tomorrow - you have TWO YEARS, start reading!

Ok.

This is when newbies need to stop while they have gotten good advice from some and move on.

I agree that the OP's original post came of as slightly snooty, and here's why:

A sweeping generaliztion - many people don't appreciate those.

A defensive assumption of GCers - again, not much appreciated.


While I don't see this as snooty, I don't agree with this. You should care. Why would you want to take advice from people not in a sorority? The women who are in sororities are the ones who will be able to guide you best.

I don't mean my post to come off sounding harsh, so I hope that hasn't happened (it's so hard on the internet), I just wanted to clarify something that I didn't feel had been yet.

With that - the advice you've been given is good. Make sure you have excellent grades, a diverse and plentiful amount of community service and involvement, and get those recs lined up in time. Good luck to you.

I can guarantee you that 90% of greekchat members have lives outside of the forum. Probably more, actually. You need to remember that we're all members of fraternities/sororties/greek organizations, which implies that we tend to be involved in things.

You are not unique in "having a life."

Lovepinkxo-I want you to know that when I saw your name, as a Phi Mu, I didn't think you were interested in Phi Mu as much as I thought you might be looking at Chi Omega. Your name gives off the impression that you are hoping to join them. Maybe you were trying to say "XO" as in "hugs and kisses" but, that is how it comes off on this board. I'm pretty surprised no one else said anything about it...maybe I'm just being picky.

As far as your comment about having a life-it DID come off as telling people on this board that you think we have NO LIFE because we choose to write back to people on the forum. I hope that is not what you meant but, in order to not feel as though you are getting eaten alive on the board, please consider what you are saying and the way in which you say it.

As stated earlier, being involved in various clubs and organizations will help you during recruitment. Knowing a girl was willing to get involved really spoke to me about her character. Keeping your grades up is very helpful and should also be your #1 priority.

Don't be THAT GIRL who writes hateful or stupid messages on her Facebook or MySpace page, thinking no one will pick up on it. Don't make a "name" for yourself in high school or while at college because it CAN and it WILL follow you. Keep an open mind.

Good Luck!

As Miss Manners would say, "Gentle Reader...." (or...uh..."Gentle Writer", I guess). I believe you mean to say "you're", not "your".

This is a new book that is soon to be relased from Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/Judge-You-When...1896277&sr=8-1

Hmm, this newbie seems a little "batty"...:rolleyes:

OP - I'm going to ditto the advice that everyone has given here: make sure you get your GPA as high as you can over the next couple of years, be active in a diverse number of extracurricular activities, and definitely make sure you network so you can secure recommendations. Start with your teachers at school, friends of your parents, members of your place of worship - the list goes on.

Also, please be aware that the tone of your initial post was rather off-putting, especially to seasoned posters. Imagine if you had said something like this to an active during recruitment - chances are, the active would not have found it amusing. Politeness gets you far in this world...

Regardless, I wish you success when the time comes for you to participate in recruitment.

als463 -- No no no. I wasn't implying any interest in Chi Omega or Phi Mu. The 'xo' did mean hugs and kisses, not meant to be taken as Greek letters.

& No, I'm not saying I am any better than all of you for saying "I have a life" I just mean with what the majority of you are saying, is that I am clearly stupid and need to read all of the other threads. I'm not saying that just because you reply to a thread means that you don't have a life. I meant that I don't have all the time in the world to devote to reading hundreds of threads.

Sorry.

Thank you, KSUViolet06.

Again, general questions will yield general answers.

Like violetpretty mentioned already, it's interesting that you've read threads so you know that some newbies get pounced on for asking silly questions and being rude, and yet you didn't read any of the content.

There are TONS (and I mean TONS) of threads about preparing for recruitment - even specifically for SEC schools - and yet instead of searching for (search feature!) & reading them, a new thread was posted asking for very general advice.

There are a few who have already given you advice on what to do between now and then:
* don't flunk out of school
* have a great GPA
* polish your resume
* community service

There's not a lot else besides that.

Can these stickies be made into automated PMs when a newbie signs up? Or block their posting abilities until they check in on a particular forum?

Cause yes, the answers are there, clearly. But there should be some reprimand for newbies (and I mean newborn newbies, 10 posts or less) asking the same ol "my situation is so unique but can you give me general advice for when I rush in 2037?"

Or maybe like Yahoo Answers, where when you type a question, and similar questions that have been asked/answered show up before you post?

Yours in being solution oriented (cause all the elements of a trainwreck is here, including edited OP and lane swerving),

tld221