Don't bash me because I'm a newbie..

[lovepinkxo]

I'm a female, upcoming junior in high school. I plan on going to a large SEC school, and I know I really want to go Greek.

(Okay, I know all of you mock people like me in the newbie threads, but hear me out, please.)


I don't care if you're a girl, (or a guy looking through this thread), were in a sorority/frat, wanted to be in one, or just weren't a part of one.

What are genuine pieces of advice you can give me on this entire process?

And no, I'm not totally clueless. I won't be posting to multiple boards asking the same thing, saying "I LOVE XYZ!", requesting recs from random strangers, or posting something that has clearly been posted again.

What advice would you give me? I have about 2 more years until this whole thing actually happens, and I want to be best prepared as possible for this process, no matter where I go to school.

Thanks ya'll

PS: My user name is NOT associated with any sorority, (I realized this after reading posts, specifically from Chi Omega's/Phi Mu's..) Just clearing up any confusion.

Thanks again!


EDIT -- I'm sorry if some of you thought that my tone had come off as 'snooty' What I meant from the "I don't care if you're a girl, (or a guy looking through this thread), were in a sorority/frat, wanted to be in one, or just weren't a part of one." Meant advice from ANYONE WHO HAS RUSHED. What pre-requisites helped them in the process? Did they get a bid yet not join? (i.e,: "weren't a part of one") Seriously. I'm not trying to sound snooty at all, just from previous browsing of the GC forums I see that newbies are the targets of jokes/rude comments (much like I am getting now!) And I just wanted to set a straight forward question while trying not to get the rude, idiotic comments directed to me being associated as a newbie.

For those of you who have left nice comments, thank you. I appreciate your .2 cents.

& for those of you who don't, I don't really care.

Thanks.

Ps: By me saying that "I have a life" I'm not implying that all of you don't have lives by being associated with the GC posts/threads. From some of the comments that I have received have been directed to me being dumb and that I need to read the forums. I meant by saying "I have a life" by meaning that I don't have all day to devour the hundreds of threads on this board.

[knight_shadow]

You should be focusing on graduating high school, but you seem to have a good head on your shoulders (since you actually READ the threads lol).

Check this link out: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=54403

I'm sure some NPC-ers will pop in to give you some more advice.

Good luck.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Focus on school first. You have years before you have to even consider going Greek, but you need to do well enough in HS to get into a school of your choice. So don't even worry about rushing yet at all, not like it would do you any good at all.

[Smile_Awhile]

Use your last two years to polish your resume- community service, leadership positions, etc.

Put out your feelers now for those who could write you recs for each group. Ask teachers, those at your church, friend's mothers. This will make the summer before your entrance into college easier.

However, focus on getting into school first. Sorority comes later.

[lovepinkxo]

Haha, all of this is true.

Thank you though

[ASTalumna06]

Your question is very broad and probably won't be answered with any great detail.

Take the advice that's been given to you, and take some breaks from all of that schoolwork and community service you'll be doing to read posts here. I've been a member of Greekchat for about a year now, and I now know a whole lot of information about the Greek system that I never learned in the 5 years since I first became a part of it. If you just read, use the search function, and learn, I'm sure you'll be well-informed come two years from now when you start recruitment.

Good luck

[Penguin08]

Originally Posted by Smile_Awhile

Use your last two years to polish your resume- community service, leadership positions, etc.

Put out your feelers now for those who could write you recs for each group. Ask teachers, those at your church, friend's mothers. This will make the summer before your entrance into college easier.

However, focus on getting into school first. Sorority comes later.

All very good advice! Just don't get too caught up in getting into a sorority that you mess up in school

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by Smile_Awhile

Use your last two years to polish your resume- community service, leadership positions, etc.

Put out your feelers now for those who could write you recs for each group. Ask teachers, those at your church, friend's mothers. This will make the summer before your entrance into college easier.

However, focus on getting into school first. Sorority comes later.

what she said. plus, keep your grades up.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Also you might change your mind about going Greek in between now and going to school. People can change quite a bit in two years.

[kddani]

Originally Posted by lovepinkxo

I'm a female, upcoming junior in high school. I plan on going to a large SEC school, and I know I really want to go Greek.

(Okay, I know all of you mock people like me in the newbie threads, but hear me out, please.)


I don't care if your a girl, (or a guy looking through this thread), were in a sorority/frat, wanted to be in one, or just weren't apart of one.

What are genuine pieces of advice you can give me on this entire process?

And no, I'm not totally clueless. I won't be posting to multiple boards asking the same thing, saying "I LOVE XYZ!", requesting recs from random strangers, or posting something that has clearly been posted again.

What advice would you give me? I have about 2 more years until this whole thing actually happens, and I want to be best prepared as possible for this process, no matter where I go to school.

Thanks ya'll

PS: My user name is NOT associated with any sorority, (I realized this after reading posts, specifically from Phi Mu's..) Just clearing up any confusion.

Thanks again!

QFP.

Honestly, this isn't a particularly endearing approach when you're asking people for help and advice. Newbies don't get bashed unless they're rude or incessantly stupid. I don't think your questions are stupid, but I do think your approach is quite rude. You may want to rethink your tone and approach because you'll get more helpful answers.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by kddani

QFP.

Honestly, this isn't a particularly endearing approach when you're asking people for help and advice. Newbies don't get bashed unless they're rude or incessantly stupid. I don't think your questions are stupid, but I do think your approach is quite rude. You may want to rethink your tone and approach because you'll get more helpful answers.

Glad I read ahead.

Yet another "OMG, meanies, I really need help" thread.

[Kaydeeannie]

Originally Posted by kddani

QFP.

Honestly, this isn't a particularly endearing approach when you're asking people for help and advice. Newbies don't get bashed unless they're rude or incessantly stupid. I don't think your questions are stupid, but I do think your approach is quite rude. You may want to rethink your tone and approach because you'll get more helpful answers.

Do you just read posts in hopes of finding the ones that you can answer in a rude manner? You are not a credit to KD at all.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Kaydeeannie

Do you just read posts in hopes of finding the ones that you can answer in a rude manner? You are not a credit to KD at all.

QFP, just in case.

[indygphib]

Originally Posted by Kaydeeannie

Do you just read posts in hopes of finding the ones that you can answer in a rude manner? You are not a credit to KD at all.

Hmm, this newbie seems a little "batty"...

OP - I'm going to ditto the advice that everyone has given here: make sure you get your GPA as high as you can over the next couple of years, be active in a diverse number of extracurricular activities, and definitely make sure you network so you can secure recommendations. Start with your teachers at school, friends of your parents, members of your place of worship - the list goes on.

Also, please be aware that the tone of your initial post was rather off-putting, especially to seasoned posters. Imagine if you had said something like this to an active during recruitment - chances are, the active would not have found it amusing. Politeness gets you far in this world...

Regardless, I wish you success when the time comes for you to participate in recruitment.

[libelle]

Ditto grades. Too many times I have had to tell lovely young women (including family members) that they are at grade risk. The minimum grade to participate in recruitment is far lower than the minimum grades sought by many of our chapters.