Originally Posted by tigers01
this information is all really helpful! Im going to be rushing this fall as a freshman and am really excited but also nervous because ive heard from older friends that it is a stressful week! i have a couple questions though..
as far as recommendations go my school websites info says that its not the pnm's responsibility to get rec.'s nor is it required but you can if you know someone.. but idk if most people are going to have rec.'s and i will be the only one without any? i dont know any adults who have been in sororitys.
It doesn't really matter what the website says, but if you are going to a school with a competitive recruitment, get recs. I couldn't tell you why they tell you that it is the sororities job to get recs, but in most cases, that isn't true. Even if your school is not that competitive, get recs anyway, it can only help. Also, you say you may not know any adults in sororities, but you have no idea who may be. Ask teachers, people at your place or worship, parents friends, and you may be surprised at who is in a sorority. Adults may not wear lettered sweatshirts, but you never know who went greek in college
also i have a cousin at uga who is in a sorority, is that considered a legacy? she hasnt graduated yet though shes only a sophomore.
That depends on the particular sorority's legacy policy. In Gamma Phi Beta, that is not a legacy. Even if you aren't a legacy, try to get your cousin to right a rec for you.
im pretty clear on what not to talk about, however i AM very worried about the cost of pledging but i dont want to ask about it, do they usually inform us about the financial aspect of the sorority at some point of rush week?
Generally, sororities distribute a sheet containing financial information during one of the rounds. I know at my school it is required by the college Panhellenic.
lastly, ive heard from a lot of people that its a good idea to deactivate your facebook during rush and some people have said to do it as soon as you register for rush because they will start looking you up once they get your info.. is it really that big of a deal? ill probably look through and make sure i dont have any inappropriate pictures but ive heard that they judge as harshly as not considering girls who have red cups in their pictures or have their arms behind friends backs in pictures because apparently in college thats how they hide drinks in pictures?? i just think this sounds a little extreme, does anyone know how seriously they judge pictures??
Chances are, they won't be looking that closely, as sororities do not have time to facebook stalk every PNM in that great detail. With hundreds of PNMs going through and only a week or so to recruit, I doubt sororities will take time to look through every picture a PNM has. But it IS a good idea to edit how you present yourself on facebook. Make your profile private, edit down your info (i.e. take "I LOOOOOOVE beer bongs!" out of your About Me area). I also recommend taking down pictures of yourself doing anything illegal or embarassing (such as sitting on a toilet at some random party giving the peace sign...not illegal, but probably not great for facebook either). A general cleanup of yourself and the pictures tagged is a great idea to do in general, because it can save you a job or internship in the future as well. Also, don't be that freshman that friends EVERYONE. You never know who sees your personal information.
thanks for all the help =)
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