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Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie
I don't think this is necessarily an urban legend in every case.
I'm well aware of one chapter where the father's occupation, the car the rushee drove, and the high school attended were deciding factors. The chapter had no qualms about asking this directly during parties which shocked more than a few rushees.
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LOL...our house was across the street from the "rich girls" house, so on open house day (our first day of recruitment) we normally got groups who had just passed through there. Those items were clearly discussed and/or interrogated about at their house, as the PNM's seemed over-eager to offer those details. Example:
Me: "So, how did you pick your major?"
PNM: "Well, as my father is a LAWYER with a BIG FIRM in St. Louis, I felt elementary education was a natural choice..."
Me: "Have you had time to get the bus system down before classes start?" (note: a MUST at our university)
PNM: "I checked it out when I moved into the dorms. Since my parents got me a TOYOTA Z-28 for graduation, I really am nervous about driving it around too much..."
Me: "What does your schedule look like for this fall?"
PNM: "Well, I have biology lecture three mornings a week, and it will be wierd, as at <super expensive girls' private school in St. Lous> we never had more than 15-20 girls in a class..."
Finally: The urban legand I heard about continually: If you were not seated in the front row on skit day, you were as good as cut. I saw girls (who we really wanted) in tears several times for that reason. Hello ladies...you are lined up alphabetically, it is easier to seat you that way after you are greeted at the front door...(usually)