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Originally Posted by ree-Xi
I think it might be helpful to people are are very clueless about recruitment to the point where they don't know anything other than what they see in movies. Books like this are often just a compiling of info you can find elsewhere, and often contain a lot of common sense disguised as "tips".
These are people who might even come here and ask very basic and general questions (What is a bid? Do I have to rush all the sororities?), then fail to read any of the stickied or suggested threads or use the search button.
These are the people who post "I don't know any greeks and I want to be in a sorority. Give me your advice". If you spent a couple of hours, you really can find everything you need to know here, for free. A lot of people also don't realize that they can look in their own back yard (campus Panhel or chapter websites, Greek life office, Greek friends) to get general and specific information.
Aryelle, if you are really interested in checking the book out (I don't see any reviews on Amazon), see if your local bookstore has it and read some if it there, or check your library. That might be the best way to see if it has enough information for YOU to justify purchasing it.
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That's what I was planning to do.
And ironically, I was the girl you described a few months ago. I am a child of a greek-less family and only knew of what I saw in movies. I hope I didn't come off as pathetic as you described. I mean, I used the search function, read the stickies and tip threads, and contacted the local offices. So I was a step ahead of the curve there I guess.
Either way, thank you everyone for your advice and thoughts on the book. I'm going to check my local bookmans to see if they have it since my library doesn't seem to.