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Originally Posted by carnation
LOL!
I hope that any PNMs who are reading these retro stories are paying attention to those of us who are proclaiming "Don't do rush like I did!" Because recruitment counseling was in its infancy, some of us made decisions to exclude wonderful groups, drop out when we shouldn't, come close to shooting ourselves in the foot. Yes, we got bids where we wanted but we could have just as easily been dropped.
You could get an unskilled or uncaring RC (not common these days) and you may have to make major decisions without help, so please err on the side of choosing to go to as many parties as possible!
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I'm quoting this to emphasize it. I truly had no idea that my grades, previous/current leadership positions, etc. had anything to do with whether I'd get into a sorority. I had no idea that some women would get cut from all the chapters or go to Prefs but not get a bid until I was halfway through rush. I was really afraid at that point that I'd cut off my nose to spite my face. I truly didn't know if I was going to get a bid or not that night.
I also want to say that the face of each sorority at Eastern Michigan changed dramatically within a few years. With only 30 or so members, my chapter lost 3 members who all had 4.0's all in one semester. We no longer had the highest GPA on campus after that. We had one large group of members turn into wild party animals whom we had to constantly keep in check. THEN, those of us who were keeping them under control graduated and within two years, the chapter was almost shut down. I was the Chapter Advisor then and couldn't believe the crap that they started doing right under my nose. It was a living nightmare to see them go downhill so fast. Then, they were back up again and doing great, stayed at Total for several years in a row, which was very unusual and were chugging along pretty well. But, they were a very different chapter in 1990 than they were in 1984! The Sigma Kappas too... they went from very few members to Total in about a year and a half and were a really wonderful chapter. The Tri Sigmas stayed consistently solid and, from what I understand are still very solid today. The others have ebbed and waned. The point? Going by fraternity men's opinions is really stupid. They don't really know the ins and outs of a chapter. And, the stereotypes today may be very different than the stereotype in a year or two.
This was a lot of fun. I hadn't thought about my recruitment in a very long time and the more I thought about it, the more I remembered. I'm surprised how much came back to me. Those were the best of times... <clicking heels> There's no place like college, there's no place like college, there's no place like college...