Random: Recruitment

[NUBlue&Blue]

Originally Posted by dgdramadawg

Myth #3: Girls go into recruitment open-minded.

Even if a girl knows nothing about the houses going in, she is going to hear tent/bus/sidewalk talk about the houses. Even if she doesn't pay attention to that, she's still going to be able to figure out, to some extent, which houses fit into which groups. Being open-minded at the start will not stop this from happening, and if things like "old row" and "top tier" matter to a girl, she's going to take note of these things whether or not she has an open mind on day one of round one. It's nice to think that a girl will give every house an even shot, but I cannot name for you one girl from my own rho chi group or from any of my rec-writing experience who gave EVERY house a chance.

Sometimes I just want to smack high school girls up side the head! A girl posted a big long "the reputations of each sorority" list on the girls housing site on Facebook for my younger daughter's school. Another girl in my daughter's class has been going to fraternity parties at the school and asking "which one is the best sorority?" and then talking about it with everybody she knows and telling everybody which one she is going to join.

The one thing that I have always, always, always stressed with my daughters and any of their friends with whom I have any influence is this.....KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!!!

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by NUBlue&Blue

The one thing that I have always, always, always stressed with my daughters and any of their friends with whom I have any influence is this.....KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT!!!

Good advice....unfortunately some of these girls can't fathom that the group they want may not want them, especially after going around bragging that they are a lock for a bid!

[MSKKG]

I often hear these kinds of comments:

"I don't know which ones I want to rush." You want to rush all of them! It's OK to have favorites or lean towards one over another, but consider all of them.

"I'm interested in ABC and XYZ." That's fine and dandy, but give the others a chance. Once you get into the process, your feelings may change, or ABC and/or XYZ may release you.

[Ocalagirl]

Originally Posted by MSKKG

I often hear these kinds of comments:

"I don't know which ones I want to rush." You want to rush all of them! It's OK to have favorites or lean towards one over another, but consider all of them.

"I'm interested in ABC and XYZ." That's fine and dandy, but give the others a chance. Once you get into the process, your feelings may change, or ABC and/or XYZ may release you.

Actually I get this question alittle backwards from older women, "What sorority are you rushing for?" Then I have to explain that I am not rushing just one group then all of them.

And I know at the campus I will be going to I don't know how the individual chapters are, but I know there are certain nationals I admire mainly because of their philanthropies more than anything. But I think it doesn't matter how much you admire the nationals, you have to be able to fit into the specific chapters. And chapters vary my campus. I know in Florida, most chapters of one GLO are pretty different at each school.

[dgdramadawg]

Originally Posted by NUBlue&Blue

Sometimes I just want to smack high school girls up side the head! A girl posted a big long "the reputations of each sorority" list on the girls housing site on Facebook for my younger daughter's school.

That list gave me a chuckle. Especially funny that the list wasn't even generated by a student at that school, but a current college student at another university.

I have seen way too many girls post on facebook/myspace profiles the names of the chapters that they are hoping for at UGA/Auburn/Bama/Ole Miss/LSU/You Get the Idea and it ends in tears more often than not. Why can't anyone keep her mouth shut?