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Originally Posted by tigers01
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?
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I'll give you the non-sugar-coated answer. If you ask about finances, it may stick out negatively to some sororities. If they are in a position where they have a zero accounts receivable, they may not want to risk that with someone who mentions early on that she'll have trouble paying. Conversely, if they are in a position where their A/R is astronomical, they might be looking to correct that and won't want to pledge a new member who can't pay.
GammaPhi88 mentions that some schools ask the sororities to distribute this information. Some Panhellenics do it on their behalf. If you haven't received the information or at least know that you will receive it, I suggest you ask the Greek Advisor for it prior to recruitment. Then review it and your budget carefully. Remember that the accounting you get might not include extras like tshirts, socials, required fundraising, etc. Sorority membership is a financial commitment - one that you should carefully consider before getting in too deep.
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Originally Posted by tigers01
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??
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I feel like there may be a discussion of this somewhere on GC - I vaguely remember replying to it. Here's my take. Too often we hear from PNMs (and their mothers) who are upset that they got released after just one party or that they are soooo awesome and don't know why the sororities couldn't see their fabulosity. I say leave your FB up and open to the public and display your awesome qualities and achievements for the members to see. Depending on your school and the size of the chapters, there just might be a couple of members assigned to research FB and MS and anything else they can find.
Personally, I think a very nicely done FB with tasteful pictures and well written content is a MUCH better tool than PNMs realize. Use it like a photo-resume. In my experience, chapter members like to see FB profiles and actually fall in love with PNMs that way. I've even had active send me emails - prior to women even signing up - requesting them as little sisters based on researching FB profiles. They liked what they saw, they recruited them hard, pledged them, and yes - got them as littles. Private profiles lead to the question, "What does she have to hide???" Not necessarily anything, but the question could be legit.
Cliffs Notes: If you rock, make your FB profile clean and awesome - it can't hurt and can only help. If you suck, make it private.
Good luck with recruitment!