Yes and yes again.

I'm so glad that everyone on GC is so encouraging to the PNMs that go through recruitment. Recruitment is an exciting time BUT I think that some GCers become overzealous when it comes to the GC PNMs and, in effect, become almost blinded to what is best for this PNM. Recruitment can be a heartbreaking experience for some and to encourage someone to go through rush, COB, or to tell someone to become an AI can be futile. There are people out there who have rushed several times and they eventually become a member of a sorority but we all know that that is rare. Like amycat said, PNMs who go through recruitment several times are not looked at as prime rushees. In all honesty, while I was a collegiate member (and I know adpiucf can vouch for this), we had many girls who would go through recruitment over and over and over again even after being cut from every sorority during formal recruitment and not getting a bid during COB. Whether it was because of grades or reputation, these girls were obviously doing themselves a disservice by rushing every year. For us to encourage some girls to keep trying over and over and over again at competitive schools or when they're GPAs are low is doing them a disservice.

Be encouraging to these PNMs but know when to back off and realize that not everyone is cut out for a sorority. It's the honest truth. If a sorority were for everyone, then we'd be a club that didn't have any sort of recruitment and we'd let anyone in.

This is like from two years ago lol.

I was about to post the same thing.

tell miss bump de bump who had to get her two cents in. :rolleyes: I guess telling a message board full of strangers that someone else had an unsuccessful rush gave her a special feeling or something.

i was kinda thinking that, too.

Baby, I got your money don't you worry. :(

I would've sponsored ODB for alumna initiation if he were a woman. And alive, of course. I could see how he might not do well in formal recruitment, but really, any sorority should be honored to have the chance to snap him up!

I was having a blonde day yesterday and read all the way through this thread (somehow I missed it the first time around) before I realized it was two years old! Duhhh. I was looking for an update and all kinds of stuff and then saw the dates. Chalk one up for the blonde day!

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i know it wasnt exactly timely to bump this thread... except perhaps in terms of references to the beloved and dearly departed ODB, but...


i hadnt read this thread and when i did a few days ago i realized that i KNOW this girl, really well actually. she eventually joined APO and loves it....

so it wasn't about sharing the gory details of her particular story. i was just pretty shocked at how many people told her to COB, AI, etc... when in reality at USC that is a recipe for futility. i just wanted to gently admonish the well-wishing smoke blowers who protracted her suffering.... yes, maybe it did give me that special feeling (!)

sorry if it was more than a little belated.

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Pay no attention to those giving you crap for bumping a two year old thread. People do it all the time. :rolleyes:

Thank you for giving us an update about your friend. We're glad she found a home in APO!

I think bumping this thread is a great reminder of being mindful and knowing when to back off, especially at a campus like USC. amycat, who's been through USC sorority life both as a collegian and an alumna, knows all too well about successful and disastrous USC rushes.

So don't apologize because you didn't do anything wrong. In fact, I think you've done us all a favor.

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Well, in light of the tone of your previous posts, your motives just didn't seem all that altruistic.

and if you think THIS was a blowing sunshine thread, this is NOTHING.

She went through rush once, it didn't work out, and we - including women who are USC alums and still know what is going on with the system - told her to stay open to COB. It wasn't like this was her third or fourth time going through. And I don't think anyone on this thread called the Greek Life office to see what happened (yes, this has happened on GC before).

I am very glad that Enna is now one of my APO brothers. :)

I am glad she found her home in APO. Yay for happy Brothers!

I read about half of this thread without noticing it was 2 years old...but it read like a book! I enjoyed reading about her experience since I'm going to do informal rush this spring at my school...