Shoot. I bet the conversation about the therapy monkeys was fictional also.

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Do I get a prize for calling it first? :D

Wow -- This thread is a trip and a half!

Yes.

As well as a prize for putting up with all the posters who were bashing those who dared called the whole thing into question.

Maybe now they will understand why we are so annoyed by these types of faux-stories.

I hope so!!!!!

When there are numerous chapters to start (usually more than 10), I won't start reading a story until some chapters have already been cut. Otherwise, I can't keep track of everything, and to go back to re-read posts is annoying. Fortunately, I didn't waste my time reading the majority of this fictional story. Hell, I was too confused to try and read it, anyway. It wasn't until KSUviolet posted Day 1's six loooong posts together that I realized how ridiculous this was to start. Actually, I take that back... I realized it was ridiculous when eaglesblondie posted this (in her very first post):

What exactly online could show you that one sorority is "better" than another? Did I miss the big "#1" at the top of DDD's website? Or the gold star on Chi Omega's?

But still, thank you for telling us this. It was for our benefit, after all.

:rolleyes:

Obviously, experienced sorority members can detect deceptive stories by paying close attention to the details. Like many lies, there is often something that doesn't add up or a lack of research that shows through.

I went back and read the "sequined pantyhose" story I couldn't resist) and I picked up on how she kept saying that she made the most competitive cheer squad at her school, yet she had to "pray" they would catch her when they threw her up in the air. College cheerleaders most often have done competitive cheer and have gymnastics skills. They are not squeamish about the prospect of being tossed in the air- especially when surrounded by other experienced stunters and tumblers. It just didn't sound right. Oh, and the sequined pantyhose sounded downright bizarre. :)

Yeah, and maybe that's why I find it impossible to be outraged by this. How many people were in danger of really believing this story happened and how many of the people who believed it would have been more likely to benefit from "real" retro recruitment stories?

I don't even think you have to be knowledgeable about Greek life. Personally, I've never, outside of teen movies and middle school, heard one girl make repeated critical comments to another girl of the kind the mean girl in this thread made. Even if you knew zero about recruitment, that would have rung false, I think.

I also think most "real" people would have either offered more information about the school or would have stopped telling it when the early claims of falsehood came in. Going days without posting anything other than explanations about not posting and promises to continue seems pretty suspicious.

Anyway, I still think the story had some entertainment value, mainly because of its being outrageous. And people really can follow up a story with commentary so it's not as if the made up stories exist on GC unchallenged.

Huh?

Exactly. The writing style is identical, the need for feedback is still there, and the join date and first post make it even more suspicious.

Some people just don't ever learn, do they?

ETA: UGA- our little attention starved faux-recruitment writer has started yet another thread! This time the houses are ice cream flavors.

Ooooh.

It does seem weird.

I leave town for a weekend and look how things fall apart!! haha

Great ending to an increasingly tedious story. When I want something to kill time with, at least make it move at a pace that is quicker than GLACIAL!! hint hint ice cream girl...

Perhaps we should make a new forum rule that all retro recruitment treads have to be posted in three days or they get deleted.

The fiction writers will at least have to work ahead.

O. M. G.

It's all rather Earp-ish too. Continuing to come back but not even attempting to change the dead giveaways like writing style or the blatant begging for attention. "Help me pick the flavors/teams/colors." "I've been DYING to write my story."

Maybe this is time for ALL retro stories to die. They were kinda fun for a while to read the experiences of regular posters that we've "gotten to know" through their other board contributions. But for randoms who are just coming in? It just opens lots of doors for perps.

I'd be the first one to point out if the ice cream thread was false... lol
[i seriously WISH i had the time to write fake rush stories]

It's my real recruitment story... I have another "real" name on GC, but I made a new one so that it wasn't ridiculously easy to find out my campus and my GLO.

Sorry if you guys think it's fake, and that's kinda insulting that you think it is- this rush story is pathetic!

I actually had ten flavors in mind, but I thought most of the retro stories do ask for suggestions, I thought it was cute, sorry!

You're probably right... as I should have waited. I've been checking this site too much anyways, and it's been messing with my finals studying =]

for what it's worth, I'm not gonna "defend" my story anymore, it looks like eaglesbaby and how she kept defending hers! =]

May I suggest HPRL? They love to hear recruitment stories. You won't get flamed/outed like you are here.

The only thing that could make this thing even more bizarre is if these stories were all being posted by Earp.

We would have caught on by post #1 not #20 with all of his :eek: and :mad: and incomplete sentences!

Looks like a whole new type of fan fiction has emerged. There's Harry Potter fan fic, Twilight fan fic, slashy fan fic, and now...SORORITY FAN FIC. The ultimate Mary Sue.

*groan*

You know, I kind of miss Earp and all the Earpisms....

then, of course, the ensuing flame posts, which were hilarious!

A little crazy can be fun :)

If I did a retro recruitment story, I would have to make most of mine up if I wanted to make it interesting, because, in reality if I did it, my story would go like this -

I rushed in the early 80's. I remember that I went to parties, but I don't remember the schedule, nor what I really thought about the houses, nor what went on at the parties except that there was singing and skits and petifores (YUM). I do remember that everyone was nice and welcoming.

I didn't keep a journal, I just kind of flew by the seat of my pants. I don't remember who invited me back or who cut me (except I do remember being cut by tri-delt, because I was a legacy there :eek:).

I had a tough time deciding between Kappa and Pi Phi, but decided Pi Phi because it would make my great aunt happy. Then I got a bid. End of story :)

Honestly, I have many more memories from the other side, when I was an active. I think I was such a nervous Nellie during my own rush, that everything now seems like a blur - or maybe it's because of the 28 years that have passed, and the husband and 3 kids along the way...

^^Mine was easier to remember because of my mother's "Thou must be in a sorority" attitude. Well, that and I found my rush notebook once I started! ;)

But, see, even if you had to embellish/fill in a few blanks that would be fine for the following reasons:
1. You actually DID rush and receive a bid
2. You know what is typical/not typical during a party OR it *was* typical during your era and of course you would acknowledge that
3. You aren't looking for validation/attention/etc
4. Your story focuses on YOU and not some silly mean girl or all these other ridiculous characters
5. You aren't including stereotypes or other comments that give Greek Life a bad name.

But most importantly- we *know* you. These stories are always so much more interesting when they come from people who have at least been on GC long enough for us to have some familiarity with the poster. Tens of thousands of women rush each year... therefore a story from someone posting for the first time is not that interesting to me. The only exception would be if there were true self awareness and personal development that come from the thread. Curlygirly and 20Something come to mind, though 20something was a longtime poster in disguise.

Personally, the only time I like to read retro stories is during the summer when there aren't any actual recruitments going on. I love reading the live recruitment threads-especially when we help the PNM-ie. I can't decide between this and that outfit, or even the millionth keep your options open post-because at the time, the PNMs can't talk to other sorority women for advice. (and then you get to see how things go with people like the gal who started the engineering sorority that went National and can really cheer) Waiting 3 weeks to get to the point of a story that has already begun just does nothing for me.