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Different Recruitment Styles between GLOs

Re: Different Recruitment Styles between GLOs

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Originally posted by AXiD670

I understand that in the NPHC you go to a "tea" to sort of declare your intent to join that group. I also understand it's a faux pas to try to show interest in another group after having attended the tea of one group...so what happens if the group who's tea you've attended doesn't want you?

Well you can a) brush your shoulders off and try again next year. b) apply for membership into another organization and be ridiculed.

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Originally posted by AXiD670
Okay. I didn't realize you could try again with that group...I guess I just thought that since it was kind of bad to try to join another group, I assumed it would be bad to try to join the original group again. My mistake!

Next question: in the NPC we have "total" and we have "quota" - total being the # of girls allowed to be in our chapter, even though sometimes chapters go over this #. Quota is the amount of PNMs you are allowed to pick up after recruitment.

In the NPHC, do you have a maximum # of sisters you're allowed to have, or a maximum # of PNMs you're allowed to pick up? Like, say I went to XYZ and they reject me...could it be because they only have a certain number of spots to fill and they'd rather pick up someone else this time around?

If all of these questions have been answered elsewhere...please forgive me. It just seemed that a lot of people have mentioned this process w/o knowing the full extent of how it works. Also, if this touches on something you're not supposed to share, I'm sorry!

I've noticed that some schools place a limit on how many women a chapter can take. I'm thinking this happens primarily at HBCUs but someone correct me if I'm wrong. But for Zeta we don't have regulations on how many women go through MIP or can be in a chapter.

What is PNM?

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Originally posted by TheEpitome1920
What is PNM?

Potential New Member.

Rushee used to be the term, but that is no longer a correct term.

It's Potential New Member.

Makes sense since ya'll don't use Rush anymore! See I'm hip! lol.

My fraternity has lavish rush parties where the men must dress in the finest white clothing. We have skits and videos. In fact I sing to them a little diddie or two.

-Rudey
--I love RUSH!!! WOOOOO

We are an NPC affiliate. We don't participate in formal recruitment. So every semester we have our own recruitment which is the equivelent to NPC's COB period. Except instead of 1 or 2 days, we have 4 and a bid day.

Our beta chapter runs a little different because I am not sure if their school does formal at all. Their recruitment runs for about 2 weeks but there are only like 2 events per week. They have nationals at Sonoma... but I know when they started there wasn't an actually 'greek advisor,' so I don't think the greek system is very big out there.

What would a man do if he were interested in joining an NIC fraternity as an alumni intiate?

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Originally posted by TheEpitome1920
Makes sense since ya'll don't use Rush anymore! See I'm hip! lol.

Well....it's hard to not use it! I know I still do a lot of the time without even thinking about it. Just like sometimes I still say pledge to describe a new member. :eek: But I promise, I really do try really hard not to.

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Originally posted by AXiD670
Do you have a little dance that goes along with the singing? Or is it just singing?

OK well I can't divulge all our secrets because I'm scared of dirty rushing, but let's just say I shake my butt to the return of the mack (great song).

-Rudey

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Originally posted by Senusret I
What would a man do if he were interested in joining an NIC fraternity as an alumni intiate?

I don't know how many other fraternities do this and I think it's more of a sorority thing.

In my fraternity we don't do alumni initiation but we have honorary initiations. I don't even think we claim them as famous AEPis though.

-Rudey

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Originally posted by Senusret I
What would a man do if he were interested in joining an NIC fraternity as an alumni intiate?

I think Rudey's right...it does seem to be more of a sorority thing. However, I think that Pi Kappa Phi has alumni initiation, but I'm not sure. I don't want to state something that isn't correct, so if someone knows this to not be true, please let me know. But that's the only fraternity that I've heard of (so far) that does it.

I guess you could look on the website of the group or groups you were interested in joining and see if they have any information there. Also, you could ask that group (if they're on your campus) or if they have an alumnae chapter nearby you could ask them.

ETA: Does the NPHC have alumni/alumna initiation?

ETA: Does the NPHC have alumni/alumna initiation? [/B][/QUOTE]

Yes.

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Originally posted by Phasad1913
ETA: Does the NPHC have alumni/alumna initiation?

Yes. [/B][/QUOTE]

I've even see alumni Ques "step". They had heart, but one of them was a little too old to be doing anything too strenuous [sp?]. I have to applaud them for getting out there and doing it. These were mature men with wedding bands, who had just crossed, and they were sharing their Que love with ev'ry body!:)