Regret with Interest (Tip for sorority recruitment)

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by ucfpnm

I just called UCF Greek Life office and the woman who answered (who was not a Rho Gamma) told me that she had never even heard of the term. Ah well.

Do you have them on speed-dial??

[adpiucf]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Do you have them on speed-dial??

I'm glad to see a PNM getting the facts straight rather than going by Greek Chat gospel, actually!

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

I'm glad to see a PNM getting the facts straight rather than going by Greek Chat gospel, actually!

Yes, but would they not give her that same answer during rush orientation (or whatever UCF calls it)?? It's great to be enthusiatic...it's creepy to stalk the Greek life office.

[adpiucf]

They sure would, but there are recruitment counselors staffing the UCF Office of Greek Life all summer to process applications and to take phone calls from PNMs and parents.

Also, in my experience, the UCF recruitment counselors were trained more on how to prevent heat exhaustion than fielding important questions and scenarios-- like what to do if a PNM shows up late to the party? (Correct Answer: Send her into the party!). So if they start getting phone calls like these now, they'll be better equipped in the field during recruitment week and at Greek Forum. And while they're in the office-- they're there to work and answer questions!

[PhoenixAzul]

At Otterbein, we have "accept with regret". Since our parties are on weekends during the school year, some girls have to work/participate in "insert extra curricular here". While my honest opinion is that since the dates are given to girls when they sign up for recruitment in fall quarter they should try to schedule around those blocks of time, I know that this is not always possible for one reason or the other (religious observance, night class, whatever). After open house, you can recieve up to 6 invites, but only accept 4. If, for whatever reason, you cannot make it to the party of one of your remaining 4, you mark "accept with regret". This COUNTS AS ONE OF YOUR 4 PARTY CHOICES. Same goes for final party, only accept or accept w/ regret 2 out of a possible 4.

With having a later recruitment, accept w/ regret doesn't hurt the PNM as much as a fall recruitment, I think, since an active sister probablly knows the PNM from campus or has heard of her through campus activities, plus the connection/introduction at open house.

[honeychile]

We didn't have the option of Regret with Interest when I went through Recruitment, but I think it was between the second & third parties, I just couldn't make up my mind between two for "also rans" (I had already pegged my top one and two). So, I wrote on the invitation - knowing that they would see it, not a computer - that I would love to get to know the XYZ's more, but am torn. I actually did get an invitation to their party!

Mods, if that's inspiring anarchy on the system, please feel free to delete this post!