May I also please add that while you certainly don't want to come across as uninterested during rush, you don't want to come across as way to eager either. Girls that come in talking a mile a minute and OHMYGODI'MSOEXCITEDTOBEHEREANDCANTWAITFORHOMECOMIN G are loked at (at least at my chapter) as girls who are way too eager to please and fit in right away. We would rather take in a girl who shows interest by asking questions without raising her voice to shreaking levels and smiling when it is natural to do so.
It's kind of like we want girls who have self respect and self esteem and self confindence that it will be no sweat for them if they don't get a bid from us.
does any of this make sense? I know I have posted many comments and some are probably contridictory but all of these posts and our pre rush rehersals are triggering a lot of memories.
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Originally posted by amycat412:
No one is really saying you'll be cut for having dirty nails, BUT-- if it comes down to one spot and its you and another PNM up for it--you don't want to be remembered as the girl with dirty nails. If its tight and close and competetive, this will be remembered, and its only human to nit-pick when things get intense--and it DOES get intense when choosing new members.
The job interview analogy is a great one. You wouldn't go to a job interview in a tight as all get out shirt, with dirty nails, or runny mascara. Don't rush like this. Be yourself, and be comfortable, but present your best self too. Your personality will shine through, but it is the WHOLE package--mind, heart, soul and body that is being looked at.
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