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Too much information....

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...highlight=Elon

This thread has links to several Elon recruitment stories.

You may want to not put as many personal details about yourself on this site. I doubt that there are many gals from LV at Elon. Good luck! You should be really proud of what you've accomplished.

Please change your name on GC. You don't want to disadvantage yourself before you even get there. I think that Elon is fairly expensive for Greek life. Do you have the ability to pay for school, room and board, as well as sorority dues? It sounds like you have come so far without the advantages of family! I hope you are able to find a way to participate. Good luck!

Hmmm.

Congrats on going to Elon! Its a wonderful school!

I'm an active alum and sorority alumni member, there are also a few other current GC'ers that are current students and alums. I will caution you now, not to scare you, but you may want to keep details about yourself to a minimum. Although, I don't think you've posted anything that could hurt you right now.

First off, Elon has got a great greek system! The school also supports the greek system, which has helped it grow tremendously, especially over the last 20 years.

I suggest that you check out all the "stickied" threads because much of the advice given applies to Elon.

Elon holds two types of recruitment :COB (continous open bidding) in the fall (usually second week of Sept, I think). And Formal Recruitment (FR) in January during "Fake Break" (the week between the end of Winter Term and before Spring Term begins). As it stands right now, I believe only some of the sororities who are not at total are participating. I do not know which chapters those are. COB is ONLY for upperclassman and/or transfer students who eligible.

Formal Recruitment is more competitive, but not as competitive as an SEC school. Recs are not necessary, but they can be helpful in setting a PNM apart from the crowd. I know people say it time and time again to "keep an open mind", but really - its really the best advice!

As for your background, no one here can tell you if it will hurt chances. And unless tell someone about your background, they may not know about it (ie saying to much on Greek Chat). Being 20 probably won't be that big of a deal unless someone asks you why you waited to go to school. You should frame answer to be honest, but optomistic and positive.

I will caution you though, sorority members (and fraternity members for that matter) start watching PNMs in the fall for recruitment. Its best to be on your best behavior when you are at a bar, an off campus party or a fraternity party. I'm not saying not to enjoy yourself, but you don't want to be "that girl" in the fall, because it will follow you through recruitment.

Good Luck and Enjoy yourself!

Because you thought it was her real name, or because Taylor Hayes is the worst psychiatrist in the history of psychiatry? LOL

Porn-themed recruitment story?

HA HA !!! So curious as to why the OP used this name....

ps. On another note, Elon is GORGEOUS and you are so lucky to be going there..and in addition, they seem like they have a tremendous Greek system! Best of luck, can't wait to hear where you end up!

Here's a recent recruitment story from Elon: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...odlek%27noodle

Good luck! Elon has gotten a little more competitive since I graduated in 04. Recs aren't required, as others have said, but it definitely helps you stand out. Maggie gave you some great advice. Get to know Greeks in your classes as this will help you the most.

Greek life isn't terribly expensive. The houses only sleep around 12 and don't have large kitchens, so we never had any parlor fees for my organization (I don't think others do, either).

Good luck!

I don't know the name from psychiatry, but I found the link to a porn actress on Google as a disturbing reference for a PNM!:eek:

Thanks to everyone for all of the encouragement.

I decided to delete what I originally wrote, because there certainly will not be too many PNM's with my kind of story.

A quick Google of Taylor Hayes shows she was (is?) a porn star. Yuck.

My Taylor Hayes is from a soap opera. She may not have done movies, but she has come back from the dead more than once!

It will be great to go to school. I hope it opens up a whole new world, beyond the "family" that I had over the years.

Thanks.

Good choice, Taylor Hayes. Glad your weren't referencing a porn star!!

lol

Just googled psychiatry...I get it! I never knew that Taylor was a psychiatrist. I didn't think she had a job.

Also, one thing I forgot to mention that is important to a successful recruitment at Elon - your grades! Elon's min GPA is a 2.75 to go through recruitment, but many of the sororities achieve much higher GPAs and PNMs are cut early who do not have good grades. I believe the GPAs that each chapter achieved in the fall 2008 semester is here:
http://www.elon.edu/docs/e-web/stude...e%20Report.pdf
This should give you an idea of what the target GPA for the PHC sororities are. The only GPA that is looked at during recruitment is your fall GPA.