Recruitment Advice from my 86 Year-Old Grandma
 

My amazing grandma was in a sorority at the University of Illinois quite a while back. When I was going through recruitment she sent me an email that I think I should share with this awesome community.

Although some of it may be dated, I thought it was cute and helpful :)

From Grandma Ruth:
"Always make sure that there aren't any runs in your pantyhose.

Don't ever discuss anything racy.

You are a young lady. Please act like one. No bodily noises of any kind and don't apply makeup where someone else could see you.

Please don't wear sneakers. I know that you like them, but buy and wear a decent pair of flats. Your mother will like that too.

Smile all the time! You should be happy to be going through this process! Plus your parents didn't pay all of that money on orthodontia for no one to see it.

Wear a nice necklace. Just about every girl loves necklaces. Plus it will give you something to talk about.

Don't refer to the process as 'rushing'. You shouldn't be rushing. You should enjoy every second of the experience, even it it's very overwhelming.

Practice your answers ahead of time.

Eat a good breakfast!

We all love you, the right group will you love too."

Isn't she adorable? :)

Love it. Some messages are timeless.

Aww! What a sweet granny! what sorority was she in?

Adorable. Extra points for 86 year old Grandma using email!! Love it!

That is totally adorable!

I'm so happy you all love her wise words. :)
She was a Kappa Alpha Theta, and I completely agree that her words are timeless.

I also love that she told me to wear flats - I'm a converse girl!

perfect!
 

Love this advice and thank you so much for sharing it with us. Timeless, indeed!

TLAM to your grandmother.

Such great advice...both for recruitment and for life!

Grandma Ruth sounds just lovely, and she gives great advice. This was so cute to read!

So sweet! Thanks for sharing.

Ditto! :)

ROTFL at 'no bodily noises of any kind'!

thanks so much for sharing-this made my day!

So cute and WOO for a U of I grandma!!!

priceless

awwwwww....

Awwwww! The love that Grandma Ruth is giving you is priceless! Cherish it because even though she's not standing next to you, the love can be felt through the miles.

If you don't mind, I'm saving this for my great niece when she goes off to college!

Absolutely! I'm just so happy you all like this so much.
My Grandma actually just learned about email in the last year... I printed this out right after she sent it and taped it to my mirror.

I told her about how I put this on GC, and she said, "Wait, so there is a sorority on the internet? How do they meet?"

Bless her heart! :)

I think we should start a thread about cute things our grandparents say. :)

I love this! I wish my gram weren't so scared of computers!

You didn't tell her about Gamma Chi, did you?

my favorite part. This should be told to every single woman going through recruitment.

Your grandmother must be a very special lady!

Timeless Advice
 

Thank you for sharing and with your permission, I plan to share this timeless advice.

I don't know what that is... is it the sorority of GCers? :confused:

Some of us are already grandparents, so you will have to quote us.:D

*BUMP* due to the recent influx of PNMs...with high school graduations imminent it's about to be the busy season on GC!!!

PNMs- take this advice to heart!

Timeless advice from a wise women. I think all of these are still relevant today except for the panty hose:)

oh, i love this! still very fitting!

Awww I'm happy this was bumped. I totally missed this thread the first time around and it put a much-needed smile on my face today.

This is so cute! Made me smile :)

I loved this! It is so priceless! :)

How darling! I am the first in my family to go Greek, so I would have loved to have some advice. Your grandmother must be very proud of you.

That is so super cute!!!