Tinkerbellnell's PNM Experience

[LouisaMay]

I pm'd you, tink...

[PeppyGPhiB]

I'm actually surprised you were allowed to go to any informal recruitment events. It could very easily lead to "dirty rushing" I would think. But if your school allows it, definitely try to make connections with all three groups now.

[AChiOhSnap]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I'm actually surprised you were allowed to go to any informal recruitment events. It could very easily lead to "dirty rushing" I would think. But if your school allows it, definitely try to make connections with all three groups now.

Depending on the campus, sometimes sororities will have open COB events... you know like "All women are invited to come watch Grey's Anatomy at the Alpha Chi Omega House" that are REALLY informal. First semester freshmen women would be allowed to come to these events as long as they were open to everyone.

[33girl]

That's exactly how deferred rush is SUPPOSED to work, not this silly business of keeping the freshmen away from the sororities. As long as anyone can come and invitations are not sent to specific women, it's not "dirty rush" at all.

[PeppyGPhiB]

That's interesting, I guess it never ocurred to me that freshman would be welcomed at informal rush events ahead of formal rush. If this is the way it's supposed to happen, why was the OP the only freshman at one of the parties?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

That's interesting, I guess it never ocurred to me that freshman would be welcomed at informal rush events ahead of formal rush. If this is the way it's supposed to happen, why was the OP the only freshman at one of the parties?

Maybe because she was the only one who had someone encouraging her (in this case, her godmother) to do so. Also I thought she said she was "one OF the only freshmen" there.

[AChiOhSnap]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

That's interesting, I guess it never ocurred to me that freshman would be welcomed at informal rush events ahead of formal rush. If this is the way it's supposed to happen, why was the OP the only freshman at one of the parties?

My guess is that the parties were either heavily advertised toward upperclasswomen or that some freshmen women didn't think they should go to the parties if there wasn't a chance of them getting a bid OR they simply didn't know that these gatherings are good ways to acquaint yourselves with the sororities...

If you really don't know that much about COR and your school has really informal COR events, you wouldn't really "get it" that these events are recruitment. I've heard from girls that went to a COR event and were surprised when they received bids. They had no idea the open house/barbecue/O.C. watching party was actually a recruitment event. If it's that casual, I could imagine that freshmen women wouldn't know to go to these events before formal recruitment.

[tinkerbellnell]

We don't have houses on our campus, it isnt allowed. But many sisters room with each other, either on campus or in off campus apartments. I dont understand what dirty rushing is...would someone explain that to me?

[ZetaGirl22]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I'm actually surprised you were allowed to go to any informal recruitment events. It could very easily lead to "dirty rushing" I would think. But if your school allows it, definitely try to make connections with all three groups now.

At my alma mater, every chapter did informal recruitment in the fall and formal recruitment was also deferred. It wasnt uncommon at all for freshmen to come down to check out greek life and it wasnt at all disallowed or frowned upon.