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Originally Posted by fantASTic
I never said we friend random people. What I said was that it's rude to deny people you know, and that remains true. Even if you explain it, what do you think their reaction is? 90% of the time, this is how it goes:
Me: "Hey, sorry I had to deny your friend request. I'm in a sorority and we aren't allow to do that until after recruitment, which is on ________ this date. It's just a rule to make sure no one influences potential new members until after they get a chance to meet all the sororities."
Friend: "Oh...really? That's really weird. I guess all that stuff about Greeks only wanting to be friends with other Greeks is true. Sorry to waste your time."
No matter how you explain it, they get offended...because they don't understand our rules, and they won't unless they come from our side.
Besides which, you STILL haven't addressed the issue with communication and group projects.
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Then you have crappy friends. I'm being serious here. I've had to explain it many times and I have YET to have a single person get offended by it. Some of them think it's a little weird, but I've never had one insult me like that or be such a baby as to not be mature enough to understand, even if seems weird and unecessary to them. It's really not that big of a deal not to friend someone on facebook for two weeks.
And if your Panhellenic council will not allow communication during class or work, maybe y'all need to do some serious re-prioritizing. For us school and work are ALWAYS ok. School is the reason you are there in the first place.