Bookish Babe -

I'm in very much the same position as you are.... I know very, very few girls in my city (I just moved here about a year ago), and the ones I do know and have talked to about Beta have been rather negative

(I apologize if this turns into a bitch session, but just think of it as commiseration )

The problem I'm running into, is that most people see me as fitting the traditional sorority stereotype. I'm tall, blond, skinny, and I'll be the first to admit I'm not the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree. So I'm getting two different responses... from the girls I talk to who beleive that they "aren't the sorority type", no matter how much I try to explain how Beta is different, they see me, and therefore Beta, in that stereotyped light - even moreso if my prior affiliation comes up.

Then from the girls who are interested in sororities, the feedback I've been getting is that Beta seems "fake", because we aren't based at any particular school, that I'm out of college and should get past sorority life, that "why would I/you want to join another sorority, I'm/you're already in one", etc.

So, that pretty much took care of all my girlfriends (who really are great people, I'm making them out to sound awful here!!). I'm only taking one class at the school, and that's almost all guys, and I don't really feel comfortable with the girls that are in there - they're all, well... just kind of scary.

So now, I guess I'm going to move on to trying to recruit strangers, which I'm actually a lot more confident in my abilities with. Right now I'm playing everything by ear... as I might have mentioned in my own thread, I got a concussion a few weeks ago, and (while this might sound superficial) I have some cuts/bruises on my face and I want to wait to start recruiting until I can look my best.

end bitching.

So, bookishbabe... I feel your pain!!!