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05-20-2008 01:29 PM |
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Originally Posted by nittanyalum
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I agree with you, srmom, he seemed like a nice kid on here, it sounds like he just got a little ahead of himself. So is there no recourse for him? No forgiveness among the guys that he's just a high school senior that still has a lot to learn and might turn out to be a great pledge/brother some day? That's pretty brutal.
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I think how this all played out could be seen as brutal, but I do not think it affected certain options.
When he first started posting here, a few UT people- including me- PMed him and offered to answer questions etc. Those offers were largely ignored but the questions kept coming- and all of a sudden he became an "expert" on UT Greek Life in a few posts.
If he was truly top tier material and destined to go to a top tier house, as a senior in high school he would have already known about the top houses (plus they would have known about him) and probably even had a good idea where he might end up. The top tier houses fill their pledge classes every year with people who come to UT already knowing what they need to know- so they have no need to seek out candidates who are new to all this. And so it is just naturally harder for someone who starts late in the game- even if they might actually be suited for a top tier chapter.
In the long run, this little internet episode did not really change anything for top tier options- it just made for some interesting reading. However it most certainly damaged his chances with many mid tier houses.
That is a shame, but he kind of brought it on himself. There were several people here, including some really good top tier contacts, who were willing to help him out early on- and he was given many chances. |
