Prospectives - Watch Out!

[AXO Alum]

Here's a note about things that prospectives need to watch out for ESPECIALLY just before recruitment begins!

Ask your Rho Chi to explain Rush Infractions (what they are, some examples, etc.) so that you will be informed before you are involved. Example...during rush last week, several prospectives were seen with ABC sorority at fraternity parties. All sororities on campus know that rush is totally dry and that we are not to be drinking (especially in public) PERIOD! Not only that, but we are not to talk or socialize with prospectives - we aren't even supposed to say "hey" and all that.

So we dropped these girls immediately and called infractions on ABC - but the prospectives were hurt because they didn't know it was an infraction.

Another infraction - if a sorority
"promises" you a bid - tell your Rho Chi (privately) immediately after the party. This is often done to ensure that many prospectives will put down ABC as their first choice (since they've been led to believe that they will get a bid). Then the prospective is let down when she doesn't get a bid.

Another thing....it is not a good idea to be out drinking before rush - especially not when you start throwing up outside a frat house. People see you and people talk. We also dropped a few prospectives for this too.

When in doubt, ask your Rho Chi. She is supposed to be completely unbiased and turn in any infractions, even if its her own sorority. If you ever feel like she isn't being unbiased go straight to the panhell advisor. You won't "get in trouble" because everything is confidential.

The point is for each prospective and sorority to get the best match ~ not for dirty tricks! I just don't want to see any prospectives get penalized for being involved in something they weren't even aware of.



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"Alpha Chi Omega - If you only had 2 wishes, what would your second one be?"

[carnation]

Amen, AXO Alum! I'd also like to add something else for the prospectives.

Your Rho Chi has had a lot of training but sometimes she may be caught off guard by a question that she hadn't anticipated. I'm remembering a couple of incidents...in the first one, a rushee asked what you did if for the second round of parties, you didn't getas many invitation as there were parties. The Rho Chi floundered and said that that would never happen, everyone ought to get at least 4. You guessed it, a lot in her group didn't, were devastated, and dropped out.

A couple of years after that, a Rho Chi was asked what you could do if everyone cut you after the first round. She said, "Don't worry, that would only happen to a real loser." Naturally, that very rushee was cut that night by all 9 groups.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that you need to not only familiarize yourself in depth with rules but maybe to visualize what you would do in certain situations and don't let anyone cut you down for your response (i.e., dropping out, suiciding)to those situations. And never let anyone hurt your sense of self-worth!

[33girl]

Originally posted by AXO Alum:
Another infraction - if a sorority
"promises" you a bid - tell your Rho Chi (privately) immediately after the party. This is often done to ensure that many prospectives will put down ABC as their first choice (since they've been led to believe that they will get a bid). Then the prospective is let down when she doesn't get a bid.

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This happened to a friend of mine - our RA, of all things, promised her a bid. She was devastated when she didn't get one and it totally screwed things up for her future in the Greek system.

Prospectives - please, PLEASE, if someone does this to you, #1, don't believe it, and #2, turn them in. It is the dirtiest of dirty rush things to do. If you don't feel comfortable telling your Rho Chi, let the Greek advisor know.

Booooo, hiss, dirty rushers.

[SoCalGirl]

Dirty rush happens all year long. One particular chapter, that I loved during rush, has continually dirty rushed. They've come up to our pledges and told them that they'd be happier in their chapter. And asked if they wanted to come join their sorority!

When I went through rush, the girl that prefed me called after the party to tell be how much she hoped that the next time she saw me that I'd be her sister. I was stoked and had no clue that she shouldn't be doing that. I was pretty pissed when they didn't give me a bid after screwing with my head like that! I wish I had known to tell the Rho Chi. Nothing probably would have happened though. The Panhell Pres was one of them.

What amazes me about that chapter most is how they're such a huge and popular chapter, yet you RARELY see their sisters in letters. I literally do double takes to make sure I'm not seeing things when I see them.