GreekChat.com Forums

GreekChat.com Forums (https://greekchat.com/gcforums/index.php)
-   Sorority Recruitment (https://greekchat.com/gcforums/forumdisplay.php?f=217)
-   -   Wisconsin (https://greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=103675)

badgergurl 03-11-2009 05:15 PM

Wisconsin
 
Hey ladies, I am going through recruitment at the University of Wisconsin- Madison next August and I was wondering if anyone could tell me what it's like (how competitive it is, how important recs are, etc.) I do not know anyone in a sorority there. I just want to know what I am in store for and should expect for as well as if I need to start hunting down recs now. I'm very excited and of course am planning on going in with an open mind. I tried searching but couldn't really find any old topics about Wisconsin. Any information that anyone has to offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!! edit: i put in enters between paragraphs but they are not showing up. i'm sorry if my post is hard to read.

KSUViolet06 03-11-2009 05:18 PM

I have heard that Wisconsin is a little competitive so recs would probably be a good idea.

violetpretty 03-12-2009 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AOEforme (Post 1789244)
Also, it is strongly suggested you rank all houses at pref or don't sign the card at all. I'm 99% certain you are ineligible for snap bids if you don't rank every house.

This is an important place to point out the difference between snap bids and COBs. Snap bids are offered before bid day if a chapter does not match quota. The women who a chapter may snap bid are women who went through formal recruitment but released the chapter in a prior round because she had more invites than spaces for a round, or who dropped out of recruitment (who were not released by the chapter in question).

If a chapter does not meet quota by bid day via snap bidding, if they decline to snap bid, or if they match quota and have a NM decline her bid, they may fill her spot via COB. Anyone more familiar with Green Book rules correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think a campus Panhellenic can restrict who a chapter may bid via COB. As in, a woman who suicides and is unmatched is eligible. As long as a woman has not matched with another chapter/accepted a bid to another chapter within the last year and she meets all campus requirements, a chapter may offer her a bid.

If chapters that don't match quota the normal way fill all their spots with snap bidding instead of COB, this may be where the Panhellenic-suggested strategy comes in.
Quote:

Originally Posted by AOEforme (Post 1789244)
All 11 (well, 12 with my sorority) PHA chapters here are filled with really fantastic women, so I hope you'll give them all a try during formal. Keep an open mind! Ignore the tent-talk. There will be a lot, especially about which sororities are Sconnie, which are Coastie, which Jewish, etc. All 12 groups are diverse, so don't listen.

Those are new words for me.:)

Xidelt 03-12-2009 08:46 PM

What do Sconnie and Coastie mean?

violetpretty 03-12-2009 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xidelt (Post 1789811)
What do Sconnie and Coastie mean?

I love Urban Dictionary.

PenguinTrax 03-12-2009 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by violetpretty (Post 1789813)
I love Urban Dictionary.

this had me lol

Xidelt 03-12-2009 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by violetpretty (Post 1789813)
I love Urban Dictionary.

:( Damn. Guess I'm not gonna get spoon fed...

Blue Skies 03-12-2009 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xidelt (Post 1789811)
What do Sconnie and Coastie mean?

Sconnie = native Wisconsin, Coastie could mean the same, or not. Clarification, please?

Madison was on my short list of prospective schools when I was researching colleges as a teen. I ended up going elsewhere, but I still take an interest. :cool:

The state school I ended up selecting was (at the time) composed of half out-of-state students (it's still pretty close.) It was so much fun to interact with people from all over the country. To this day, I still don't get why certain chapters at certain schools have a preference for in-state students, but that's just me.

Xidelt 03-12-2009 11:32 PM

From urban dictionary, Sconnie sounds like somebody from the rural areas, while Coastie is city/preppy. Or all those kids from Chicago?

TigerOwl 03-13-2009 01:25 AM

Sconnie/Coastie
 
Okay---let me brush the cobwebs off----

Sconnie--- A Wisconsin native/high school graduate. Someone who claims Wisconsin to be their home state. Sconnie is parts of the state name.

Coastie---- Well, originally the East Coast (Atlantic Ocean), but has evolved to mean, east coast AND Chicago area students (coast of course being Lake Michigan!!) and even if you are from the suburbs of Chicago, you are still considered a 'Coastie.'

I'm still waiting to hear what, if any name, applys to the small number of Coast students from the Pacific Coast!!!!

OHNOITSJESS 03-13-2009 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AOEforme (Post 1790045)
Coastie is tossed out when girls wear leggings, long t-shirts, Uggs, messy hair, big sunglasses, North Face Jackets, etc. (Even girls from Milwaukee will be called a Coastie if dressed like that.)

crap. i guess i'm a coastie too, i meet all those requirements... minus the messy hair. :(

badgergurl 03-15-2009 07:51 PM

thanks everyone! from what has been said so far i am guessing the answer is no, but are you guaranteed a bid if you maximize your options?

KSUViolet06 03-15-2009 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgergurl (Post 1790747)
thanks everyone! from what has been said so far i am guessing the answer is no, but are you guaranteed a bid if you maximize your options?

I'm not sure if Wisconsin has guaranteed matching or not.

Generally speaking (with most schools), if you make it to Preference night, attend a full schedule of Preference parties, and RANK ALL of your final choices (this is the key), chances are good that you will get a bid from one of them (though of course it may not be your #1 choice).


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:37 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions Inc.