Need to leave early for a day of recruitment? Advice??

swimming24 · #1 06-01-2010, 09:10 PM

Hey everyone..
I'll be a sophomore transfer rushing at the University of Arizona, and I already know that being a sophomore might work against me. I need to leave early during a day of set one because I have a job that I absolutely cannot get out of. The schedule says it's supposed to go from 8 AM-7 PM and I need to leave at 4:30 PM. I'm worried that I will miss a chance to visit some ideal houses! I asked a greek leader and she said I could do something called "speed rushing" for set one. What does that mean, and who can I talk to so that I can do speed rush? Also, will this work against me? Sorry, I'm new at all of this.

Thanks!

violetpretty · #2 06-01-2010, 09:42 PM

I've heard of some schools letting PNMs go to half parties to condense their schedule to go to all chapters. For example, if there are 12 parties and you need to leave after the 6th party, you would go to 12 half parties in the same time.

Though I do have to wonder how it could possibly take 8am-7pm for TWO days to see only 11 chapters. Panhellenic has most likely added more parties to reduce party size. Keep in contact with the Panhellenic Advisor/Panhellenic VP Recruitment/your recruitment counselor and perhaps they can schedule your parties earlier so you don't miss anything.

AXiDa22 · #3 06-01-2010, 09:43 PM

I think I would try to contact the Panhellenic council and ask them what you can do. I'm assuming speed rushing is where you cut each house time in half so you can visit all of the houses instead of some of them. When I went through some of the girls in my Gamma Chi group had to miss a day. We did our recruitment in 4 days.. the first 2 nights were Philanthropy and they were divided 4 sororities one day and the rest the next day. The ones that had to miss that day were allowed to write each chapter a letter explaining why they had to miss, and some of them were invited to the next day rather than cut completely. I don't know exactly how yours works, but this is how my school did it. I think your best bet would be to contact Panhellenic.

AZ-AlphaXi · #4 06-01-2010, 10:10 PM

Absolutely contact the greek life office and let them know your situation. Given that there were 17 event times for 11 sororities during the first two days of open house round last year, I would suspect that they should be able to adjust your schedule to accomodate your situation. But the sooner they get that information, the easier it will be to help you.

AZTheta · #5 06-01-2010, 10:17 PM

Great advice, AZ-Alpha Xi. Here's my $.02:

I greatly encourage you to work with your employer now to see about adjusting your schedule for that week; recruitment is a few months away. You want to maximize your chances, coming through as a sophomore. (Aside: by the way, all the houses at UofA are ideal houses, so you don't want to miss any of them.)

Last year approximately 1200 PNMs signed up for recruitment at the University of Arizona. It is not unheard of for sophomores to receive bids, but keep an open mind and be prepared to be cut or not invited back to some houses simply based on your class standing. If your GPA is less than stellar, expect first round cuts as well.

Good luck!

bear_down · #6 06-01-2010, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by AzTheta

Great advice, AZ-Alpha Xi. Here's my $.02:

I greatly encourage you to work with your employer now to see about adjusting your schedule for that week; recruitment is a few months away. You want to maximize your chances, coming through as a sophomore. (Aside: by the way, all the houses at UofA are ideal houses, so you don't want to miss any of them.)

Last year approximately 1200 PNMs signed up for recruitment at the University of Arizona. It is not unheard of for sophomores to receive bids, but keep an open mind and be prepared to be cut or not invited back to some houses simply based on your class standing. If your GPA is less than stellar, expect first round cuts as well.

Good luck!

What she said. As a sophomore you will be at a big disadvantage and a shortened party schedule will hurt you even more. I know it isn't fair, but you should try your hardest to find an alternative to working then. You have a couple of months to make alternate plans.

bear_down · #7 06-02-2010, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by swimming24

I go to a state school right now, and I'm thinking of transferring to University of Arizona and joining a sorority. My question is, will that be hard to do since I'l be a sophomore?? I'm dead set on joining one, and I want to be in a good one. I want to be in Phi Phi or Theta. Do you think this is unrealistic? Any advice would be great. Thanks!

Scratch what I said earlier. I just read your previous posts on this topic. Good luck becoming a Theta or Pi Phi. I'm sure those "ideal" chapters will give you a bid no matter how much time you have to spend there.

33girl · #8 06-02-2010, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by bear_down

Scratch what I said earlier. I just read your previous posts on this topic. Good luck becoming a Theta or Pi Phi. I'm sure those "ideal" chapters will give you a bid no matter how much time you have to spend there.

Just had to do this cause the bear thing fits together so well.

KSUViolet06 · #9 06-02-2010, 12:13 AM

Oh snap indeed.

I went to a pretty non-competitive school, and most of the time, if a girl had to speed through chapters on the first day and only stayed for like half the party, she was not invited back to those chapters.

This is a good question for your Greek Life office because your school has a larger recruitment and they may be different concerning changing schedules.

PS. you're a soph with potentially missing parties here. I hope you're keeping your options more open than just Pi Phi and Theta or you're likely in for a rude awakening.

bear_down · #10 06-02-2010, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Just had to do this cause the bear thing fits together so well.

Ha ha that's hilarious, even though it's not that kind of bear. This girl will be lucky to get a bid at all as a sophomore. It's hilarious that she's got her heart set on two of the top chapters. I can't believe she doesn't have Gamma Phi and Alpha Phi in her dreams too.

AZTheta · #11 06-02-2010, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by bear_down

Scratch what I said earlier. I just read your previous posts on this topic. Good luck becoming a Theta or Pi Phi. I'm sure those "ideal" chapters will give you a bid no matter how much time you have to spend there.

what did I miss???? *runs to search function*

eta: Oh. Wow...

Good luck.

AOEforme · #12 06-02-2010, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by violetpretty

I've heard of some schools letting PNMs go to half parties to condense their schedule to go to all chapters. For example, if there are 12 parties and you need to leave after the 6th party, you would go to 12 half parties in the same time.

I had chemistry lab in the afternoon when I went through first rounds and this is what Panhel arranged for me. I just e-mailed the Greek Life Office with my conflict and they arranged the half-parties for me.

ETA: Didn't read everything she had posted. Looks like she has more problems with recruitment than a work conflict....

swimming24 · #13 06-02-2010, 03:11 AM

Sorry everyone, about my previous post a few months ago. I wrote that when I had no prior knowledge to any of the other sororities at UofA. I was kind of just going off what one friend told me, but now after going through orientation and hearing about everything I have all 11 houses in mind and am open to any of them. Sorry if I offended everyone, obviously I know I'm at a disadvantage as a sophomore but I DO have a 3.4 transfer GPA from college so hopefully that will help me a little. Sorry again for being so ignorant and close minded, I should have had more information before my first post.

AZTheta · #14 06-02-2010, 09:42 AM

Giving you the benefit of the doubt; however, twice now, several months apart, you've made references to "ideal" or "good" chapters. That does not sit well with me, and I believe I can safely say it rubs other GC members the wrong way. That might not have been your intent, but for the majority of people, perception is reality.

UofA is competitive. Empty your mind of any pre-conceived ideas or beliefs about ANY of the chapters. Go into recruitment with a positive attitude and a completely open mind. Do not listen to the trash talk, the tent talk, the rumors, the gossip, because trust me, about .01% of what you will hear or read is true. I have the good fortune to interact with many actives and alums from many chapters. EVERY house at UofA is incredible, full of bright, involved women, and (I've said this before) I'd be thrilled to wear any house's letters.

Joining a sorority (or a fraternity) is a lifetime commitment that will impact your life in ways you can't even conceive of during your very short tenure at a college or university. It was one of the most important and best decisions I ever made. There is a bond that is shared among NPC and (for me at least) NPHC women, which I can't begin to articulate.

Good luck.

AXOrushadvisor · #15 06-02-2010, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by swimming24

Hey everyone..
I'll be a sophomore transfer rushing at the University of Arizona, and I already know that being a sophomore might work against me. I need to leave early during a day of set one because I have a job that I absolutely cannot get out of. The schedule says it's supposed to go from 8 AM-7 PM and I need to leave at 4:30 PM. I'm worried that I will miss a chance to visit some ideal houses! I asked a greek leader and she said I could do something called "speed rushing" for set one. What does that mean, and who can I talk to so that I can do speed rush? Also, will this work against me? Sorry, I'm new at all of this.

Thanks!

I didn't see where you specified specific groups? I agree with the previous poster who told you to work with your employer. Something to think about if your employer is not flexible with your schedule- a lot of sorority activities are mandatory when your an active including recruitment. You will not maximize your options in my opinion if you miss parties. I'm going to assume that you'll be missing parts of round 1 which I think would negatively impact your schedule for the next day. Typically the biggest releases are done after round 1 and if you don't show up or are there for a limited amount of time I think your chances of an invite back could be impacted.

On a side note, keep an open mind going through recruitment. Very few girls down there have perfect recruitments. The Chapters are all very strong down there and there really isn't a stinker in the bunch. Don't believe every thing you hear about specific sororities- they all have their highs and lows. I have a niece down there in a Chapter right now and she LOVES it. Good luck.