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Originally posted by 33girl
If she's rushing before her freshman year, before she's even had one class, no, maybe not.
I think the reason some people are saying "don't mention alcohol at all" is that there are some people who don't understand MODERATION and if you tell them it's OK to talk about it, they'd go on about it for 20 minutes.
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Yeeeeeeeeeeppp. We all know the Recruitment Babble, where a girl latches onto a topic that she thinks is OK to talk about and won't shut up about it.
My POV from a Southern but small-rush school is that the topic of alcohol should be avoided. If you say, "I like to go out a lot," I'll know what you mean. Heck, I've probably even seen you already that semester around town if you're big on going out. You just being there won't prevent you from getting a bid... but your behavior when I see you will, and the extent you talk about it during rush will.
Surely we can find something else to talk about.
During rush, there are two kinds of PNMs who ask about alcohol and drinking and going out: the ones who think that drinking is what sororities DO and are trying to make themselves look cool, and the ones who think that drinking is what sororities DO and they are terrified that they won't fit in if they like to stay at home. I always stress to sisters that they need to play up the diversity in our chapter, saying, "We have some sisters who love to go out with each other, and some sisters who would rather stay on the hall and watch movies together. Whatever you're into, there's a place for you in Phi Mu."