How do you get shirted?
 

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weird! I've never heard that term either

Sounds almost like COBing to me.

Would this be a local sorority practice?

Not at all familiar with this.

This must come from "red-shirting" or another similar term.

If ALL your weekends are booked for the dance team, plus you have RA duties (I'm betting that if you have a weekend off from the team the res life staff is going to be putting you on call) I honestly don't know how you're going to fit a sorority in. You're in two campus groups PLUS the pro dance team. That really is a lot. Unless you're at a campus where the Greek system is super, duper, uber laid back, with very few mandatory activities, either get rid of one of the activities or forget Greek life.

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In all honesty, really intense groups on campus like the ones you described are almost effectively unhoused local GLOs without rituals but with a very specific purpose. If you want to join an actual GLO, you're gonna have to drop one or two of them so you can actually fit it in.

Now, about being "shirted" -- I've never heard that term being used either, but AFAIK, on most campuses, the sororities who do not reach quota will do COB and informal recruitment in the other terms. That's when they all have their individual recruitment events. However, it's up to you to find out about them unless you have a friend in a sorority, etc.

I actually have heard of shirted, from a woman where at least two members who have posted in this thread have Alpha chapters and there are some cute jumpers involved. I only knew of it in a bid day context though.

do you become a member with a bid and everything, or do just get a t-shirt?

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Yikes! That term trivializes the entire process and purpose of Greek life. Receiving letters is not about the "act". It's symbolic and so much more. Everything boiled down to "a shirt"? That makes me sad.

The way it comes across, the OP is saying "I want to get a (letter) shirt" versus, I want to join a sorority. There's a difference.

OP - do you understand the process of recruitment? (Not a snarky question!!)

No need to be sad or think anything is being trivialized if "shirting" is simply an informal term for offering a bid outside formal recruitment. Wouldn't it fall in the same category as "pinning," "ribboning" and "lavaliering"?

I don't think she's saying she just wants a shirt; at least, I don't read her that way. I assume she is just using the terminology that is common on her campus.

I thought that might be the case. It's just odd to hear the term "shirting" when referring to going through recruitment and receiving a bid. Like I said, if she's referring to "the act" of getting letters on bid day, that's one thing, but asking "How do I get shirted" is kind of a different question. Does that make sense? Again, no snark intended. Thanks for the clarification. :)

Edited to add this quote so that people understand why I asked my question. The part I wasn't sure about is in red.