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07-27-2011, 10:02 PM
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Did you choose the wrong sorority?
This is the flip side to the new "how did you know" thread. I don't know how many people will want to publicly answer such a question, but it is thought-provoking.
Did you choose the wrong sorority? Do you think you would have been happier in a different group? Even if you are committed to your own sorority, have you ever admitted to yourself that if you had it to do over again you would have switched the order on your preference card?
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07-27-2011, 10:04 PM
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No.
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07-27-2011, 10:11 PM
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Nope, not once.
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07-27-2011, 10:22 PM
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I would switch the order on my preference card...only because I didn't put Chi Omega first originally, which, in retrospect, was bad judgement. Luckily I still ended up in Chi Omega and it is without a doubt the best fit for me.
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07-27-2011, 10:26 PM
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Oh, HAIL no.
Actually, I knew after the first day. And it was completely unexpected, too. I had heard lots about some other houses among people in my hometown, but nothing about the house I pledged. I think it was because the chapter lots of girls from other parts of Florida.
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07-27-2011, 11:00 PM
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Being totally honest here...
I LOVED the close friends I met in GSS. I had great experiences and overall I consider it a great choice...
However...I always wonder what would have happened if I had gone through NPC recruitment. I signed up but chickened out since I was so shy. Who knows if I would have even got a bid? But sometimes I wonder.
So if you are debating on going through recruitment or not...I say go for it!
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07-27-2011, 11:36 PM
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yeah, I know I didn't choose the wrong sorority, but I do wonder if things might have been different
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07-27-2011, 11:45 PM
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I wonder if women who go through informal recruitment or COB are more prone to wonder "what if"? Because they didn't visit every house during formal recruitment, once they are on the other side they realize they probably would have fit in and enjoyed other chapters as well.
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07-27-2011, 11:55 PM
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Just because you go through informal rush doesn't mean you don't get to visit every chapter. It simply means you aren't COMPELLED to do so. If you choose to limit your options, that's your choice.
As far as women who join through COB without ever having gone through any other form of rush, or without knowing any other sorority's women, they are few and far between.
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07-28-2011, 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by ElieM
yeah, I know I didn't choose the wrong sorority, but I do wonder if things might have been different
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Same here. I love my ritual and it is so special to me, but I have considered transferring to a different school's chapter of my sorority.
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07-28-2011, 12:51 PM
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I did informal recruitment with one chapter. Never once did I wonder if I made a mistake by not checking out anyone else. In hindsight, it was crazy because I didn't have any other options to "fall back on", and I would have seriously been crushed if they didn't want me. Luckily, it worked out and I haven't looked back.
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07-28-2011, 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie
I wonder if women who go through informal recruitment or COB are more prone to wonder "what if"? Because they didn't visit every house during formal recruitment, once they are on the other side they realize they probably would have fit in and enjoyed other chapters as well.
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I never have.
But it's OK, I'm not supposed to comment on recruitment at all because I went through dirty, rotten, informal recruitment. I'll just sit on my hands now.
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07-28-2011, 01:07 PM
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I never have.
But it's OK, I'm not supposed to comment on recruitment at all because I went through dirty, rotten, informal recruitment. I'll just sit on my hands now.
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Um, I'm not sure what your point is. I went through informal recruitment as well. I don't consider myself any less of a sorority woman than those who went through formal recruitment.
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07-28-2011, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie
This is the flip side to the new "how did you know" thread. I don't know how many people will want to publicly answer such a question, but it is thought-provoking.
Did you choose the wrong sorority? Do you think you would have been happier in a different group? Even if you are committed to your own sorority, have you ever admitted to yourself that if you had it to do over again you would have switched the order on your preference card?
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No to all of the above.
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07-28-2011, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie
Um, I'm not sure what your point is. I went through informal recruitment as well. I don't consider myself any less of a sorority woman than those who went through formal recruitment.
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I don't think that was directed at you. It was likely directed at all of the folks who scream "You have no idea what you're talking about because you went through COB. Don't comment and stay in your lane!" in some of these threads.
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