What to tell overconfident PNMs

[FSUZeta]

If you are told to get recs., get them. You might be all that and a bag of chips at your HS, but you will be a small fish in a big sea at your state university, and all those other fish are also all that and a bag of chips. Do everything you can to boost yourself up.

[TriDeltaSallie]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

You might be all that and a bag of chips

Definitely going to work that into conversation this week. Like!

[carnation]

After all these years of teaching college, I continue to be shocked by all the superstars who are shocked when they get to college and--they're not the only superstars. What on earth do they expect if they're going to a competitive school? There will be zillions of valedictorians, Miss or Mr. Everythings, and state athletics winners!

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by carnation

After all these years of teaching college, I continue to be shocked by all the superstars who are shocked when they get to college and--they're not the only superstars. What on earth do they expect if they're going to a competitive school? There will be zillions of valedictorians, Miss or Mr. Everythings, and state athletics winners!

I tell my seniors that every kid going to college is smart, has activities and volunteer work. What are they going to do to separate themselves from the herd...in a good way, of course.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie

Definitely going to work that into conversation this week. Like!

Have you never heard that expression before? Perhaps it's not as common and well-known as I thought?

[tcsparky]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Have you never heard that expression before? Perhaps it's not as common and well-known as I thought?

I remember using it in the early 90s.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Have you never heard that expression before? Perhaps it's not as common and well-known as I thought?

Have heard it but in the south you're more likely to hear "greatest thing since sliced bread."

[chi-o_cat]

So for over 20 years, I have thought that “All that and bag of chips” came from the “Men On Film” sketch on In Living Color (Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier). But Googling it now, it appears there is no connection. But I think people did start saying it around that time that show was on, so I must have linked them in my mind.

[TriDeltaSallie]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Have you never heard that expression before? Perhaps it's not as common and well-known as I thought?

Never heard it before.

Sliced bread I've known and used forever.

[Remiechi]

I chatted with a mom at a high school grad party yesterday who told me her daughter will be going through Auburn recruitment. The mom wasn't Greek and the daughter will be OOS. I've known the family through sports and church for years, so I asked her if her daughter needed a rec for my sorority. The mom shrugged and said "eh, I don't think she needs that because we've got recs for three or four houses already, so I think she'll be okay"!

[FSUZeta]

oh my!

[robinseggblue]

I hope you tried to talk some sense into her. Maybe she's not familiar with the process since she's not Greek.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by robinseggblue

I hope you tried to talk some sense into her. Maybe she's not familiar with the process since she's not Greek.

Yes!
A few moms on our recruitment moms Facebook page come in thinking that.
They are quickly disabused of that notion!

[sissyintexas]

30 years ago I thought I was a very special snowflake too. Cheer leading captain, salutatorian, etc. I was so in shock when I got to my university and had to really, really try to get good grades.

SO....I give these kids a break.

[AZTheta]

Recently had a PNM tell me "I don't need recs from (and she listed several outstanding NPC sororities) because I'm only interested in (and she listed a few other NPC sororities)."

I've never been able to hide my thoughts behind a neutral facial expression.

She didn't pick up on my horror, but her friends did, and so did her mother (who is not a sorority alumna).

I politely refused to write her a rec, although my chapter was one she deemed worthy. I also informed her that it was unfortunate that she had made up her mind before going through recruitment. I wished her the very best of luck.

Stupid idiot. I have access to rec writers in 22/26 NPC sororities right here where I live. And yes, she is going to a competitive recruitment school. Somehow I don't think this is going to end up quite the way she envisions it ending.