identical twins, different universities, overlapping recruitments...

[SWTXBelle]

I have to go on record as wearing pantyhose in Texas during rush during the 80s. But that's just me - I don't recall what other girls did. I was just brought up to believe you always wore hose with heels, come hell or high water.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by ihr

XXXXXXX - who was Miss XXXXXXX and a runner up for Miss America, has twins.

Can we not stalk, please??

[AlwaysSAI]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Can we not stalk, please??

Sorry to double post, but Drolefille, your posts ALWAYS leave me laughing histarically loud.

[amanda6035]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Can we not stalk, please??

Well sheesh - i understand the not stalking.....but at least ihr proved that portion of her story is not false....Besides, she gave enough specific information that people COULD verify it were true, if people started to have doubts.

I'm undecided. I'm enjoying the story, far fetched as it might seem. I really hope she finishes it.

Recruitment - as you'll learn on GC (if you're not a regular posting under an alias) you have to take what some people post with a grain of salt.

[ZTAngel]

Originally Posted by amanda6035

Well sheesh - i understand the not stalking.....but at least ihr proved that portion of her story is not false....Besides, she gave enough specific information that people COULD verify it were true, if people started to have doubts.

I'm undecided. I'm enjoying the story, far fetched as it might seem. I really hope she finishes it.

Recruitment - as you'll learn on GC (if you're not a regular posting under an alias) you have to take what some people post with a grain of salt.

The person ihr posted about does have twins. A twin boy and girl. She's rather famous so her info is well-known.

[amanda6035]

Originally Posted by ZTAngel

The person ihr posted about does have twins. A twin boy and girl. She's rather famous so her info is well-known.

ooooh.

eh, I never pay attention to beauty pagents. Not my cup of tea. I doubt I could even come up with a name of someone who had won anywhere ever.

Well, whatever. The story has been fun. It'd be nice if it were real, but also a little sickening to us "normal" folks.

if she doesnt reply we'll never know what "that thing" was.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by maximus406

The length and detail is still so entertaining. I am going be ticked if she stops writing. And I have to say that as much as we jump all over PNM's warning them about being PC on here I was surprised by how rude some of the replies have been. Discussing it via PM is one thing but publicly making fun is rude.

I'm not sure anyone's publicly making fun so much as completely disbelieving. If this is really and truly someone's real story, the similarities to the Sweet Valley twins are more amazing than anything, but I also don't like what I perceive as rudeness from the poster. She made it clear she's been on GC for years, so she knows how the board is.

Originally Posted by amanda6035

Well sheesh - i understand the not stalking.....but at least ihr proved that portion of her story is not false....Besides, she gave enough specific information that people COULD verify it were true, if people started to have doubts.

I'm undecided. I'm enjoying the story, far fetched as it might seem. I really hope she finishes it.

Recruitment - as you'll learn on GC (if you're not a regular posting under an alias) you have to take what some people post with a grain of salt.

Regardless, this is posting someone's mother's name (if it's true) not just checking on the story itself. I'm touchy about it maybe, but just because you can google something, doesn't mean you should always post the results.

ETA: It didn't help that it came from a one poster.

[amanda6035]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Regardless, this is posting someone's mother's name (if it's true) not just checking on the story itself. I'm touchy about it maybe, but just because you can google something, doesn't mean you should always post the results.

That's true...

[Soliloquy]

I always give someone the benefit of the doubt until they can prove otherwise. I have no reason to not believe her, sure it seems rather idealisstic, but there are women who do have recruitment experiences like her.

Then again, maybe because I really do know 2 tiny twins that come from old money, share many characteristics as the OP, and went to separate (but competitive) schools... I'm a little more ready to believe her story. I also grew up around society much like what the OP grew up in and what she's typing is incredibly tame compared to what you'll hear in an average conversation.

Just sayin'.... *shrugs*

[Still BLUTANG]

I'm enjoying. Please continue writing!

[AlphaFrog]

I guess I'm in the group that doesn't care if she's BSing. At the end of the day, she's provided some mildly entertaining reading, and it doesn't change the course of the universe if it really didn't happen. I'm not going to cry if she stops, but I've got 4 more hours here at work to get through and am appreciative for the occasional distraction.


PS...I love how at least half of the visible readers at any given time today have been reading this thread.

[FuzzieAlum]

This thread is highly entertaining, even though I'm not convinced it's real. Someone from old money with oodles of class wore hose with sequins up the back? Even in the 80s?

But I'm enjoying it, a lot more than some of the other rush threads.

[susan314]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I guess I'm in the group that doesn't care if she's BSing. At the end of the day, she's provided some mildly entertaining reading, and it doesn't change the course of the universe if it really didn't happen.

Me too...I didn't get a strong impression that the story was fake (yet in the back of my mind I considered the possibility), but either way I don't care...I was entertained, and would like to see how the rest of the story plays out.


P.S. We had identical twins in my chapter and they had a pretty interesting rush story...if I can recall more details, I'll sum it up in a post for everyone.

P.S.S. To the person who suggested Tulsa and OU...I was thinking something along those lines too. Especially since she stated that Cowgirl Callie was from Kansas - figured not too many girls from Kansas would show up at an SEC recruitment and already know a few people in some of the houses. I'm assuming that this story is unfolding somewhere in the midwest.

[MaggieXi]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I guess I'm in the group that doesn't care if she's BSing. At the end of the day, she's provided some mildly entertaining reading, and it doesn't change the course of the universe if it really didn't happen. I'm not going to cry if she stops, but I've got 4 more hours here at work to get through and am appreciative for the occasional distraction.


PS...I love how at least half of the visible readers at any given time today have been reading this thread.

I totally don't care if its a true story or not. I read these stories to break up my day when I have a lot of data input which is really really boring. I need the distraction!

[recruitment]

just a few comments and observations. honestly, i am personally very flattered that you could think i could actually make up this thread. i would never in a "ookazillion" (isn't that your term alpha frog?) years try to do something like this again... i am far too busy and attempting to do something like this takes far too much time and effort if you want to try and give details and yet make it so that people might possibly enjoy it. in reality... it is an occupational hazard. i am far, far too analytical, i no longer have that creative abililty to have come up with something as unique as this. i just do not think that way any longer... nor does syd. this is our lives and it is the only way i know how to actually explain it. thank you, i really am flattered.

but just a few points... please actually read some of the posts, i truly believe many of you just "skimmed through them" and did not really read them and certainly did not grasp several things as a few of them were quite long and took a great deal of time to compose. i addressed many of the >flames< you are now shooting at me in the thread... actually read it, please. so, the analytical side of me wants to make a few points and i have the right to indulge myself. i certainly do not feel the need to defend myself and certainly never justify myself. i am confident in who i am and am very comfortable with that. so, ladies... here are just a few points i would like to emphasize... it is an intense day at work and i do not have time so i am taking my lunch to post this. i won't "bother" you with "pulp fiction" any longer. i thought it might be interesting because at least i thought it was so different than most recruitments i have read about on this board.

* at no point did i ever say when we went through recruitment.
* at no point have i ever said where we lived.
* at no point have i ever said where either of us went to college
* and certainly, most certainly... i know the advantages of being
discrete... i have never, never mentioned our mother's name.
she would be mortified. i have no idea how anyone could possibly
google a name that has never been posted. can someone explain that
to me?
* also please read and note that i have never even my own name...
i personally know the value of being discrete. google that one!
* at no point have i mentioned our ages... other than i specifically told
jocelyn that i was a grown woman when commenting about... jeans.
* i have never mentioned if either syd or i are even married.
* i have never mentioned if either of us have a family or any children.
* also please read the first paragraph at the top of my recuitment thread
where i specifically mention our work. please see post number 35.
* i most certainly never said i bought "bratz" jeans. i was somewhat
amused and yet irritated over that "discovery." unless you are
petite... you absolutely have no clue how hard it is to buy
clothes that properly fit without being altered. i specifically said
that no grown woman would ever wear those jeans. that has to
be the worst... thank you to the wonderful ladies who understood.
* i am sorry but i have never read the 'sweet valley twins'... so i have
no personal point of reference as to what they are or who they are
other than what has been posted on here.
* jocelyn just posted about her former user name a few months ago. it
is not hard to remember a distinctive name like that and such a sweet lady... and her posts, at least in my opinion, reflect a truly compassionate and very nice lady.
* with a reception like this... and with so many wonderful ladies who
have personally left gc... why would i not lurk? i have a life.
* again, i not not nearly creative enough to have made up someone
like callie. she literally grew up in the middle of "no where" on
thousands of acres her family owned. i was not making fun of her.
she graduated with less than fifty people from high school at the most.
she is still one of my dearest and most trusted friends. yes, she
was "rough around the edges" when she first came, all she had
socially done was rodeo... and that ladies is an entirely different
world! sorority life for callie was the most wonderful thing that could
have ever happened to her.
* yes, like several of the posters... most of the pmns at my university
wore hose. it was not mandatory... but they were certainly noticed.
i still choose to wear hose on a daily basis... it just goes with the
territory of my profession.
* i said we had a "very dressy" recruitment and i meant it. that was my
style... and every woman should have their own style. tre chic!
* recruitment infractions? please read that again. i specifically said
we were lined up by height and that lyndsay soon joined us. i also tried
to keep this from being even more confusing, so i determined not to clutter it with yet other names and people. i never said how many pmns were in any of our conversations while visiting at "meet and greets."
* a negative image of a sorority woman... you know that is really
a subjective and severe judgment. many ladies on this board know
the exact pressure i was under. most of you have no concept of an
exactly social world and living under a microscope. i most certainly feel
i personally serve my sorority well. to each their own.
* finally, my use of terms. am i supposed to change my vocabulary
and "dumb it down" for "supposedly educated" college women?
many of those are regional terms and many of those references
were specifically words that "proper young ladies" used and were
taught to use. southern women understand that...
* skiing... give me a break! purses, colors, designers, movies,
characters and made-up names? skiing is a passion and something
we have done all of our lives and still continue to enjoy. i would
leave you in the powder! honestly...

again, i truly thank you. honestly, i really am honored. i would love to be that creative. i would love to work at home. i have never even ventured to think that i could be a "fiction writer." however, when one has to critically read hundreds of pages each day at work... and you are liable if you miss any nuance... that tends to make one not enjoy reading for pleasure. i always bring work home with me. gc was one of the few "decadent indulgences" that i had enjoyed in a hectic and very busy life. it brought back many fond memories. however... the snarky women and immaturity and nastiness that is now rampant on gc just reminds me of work! truly... i sincerely am flattered that you perceive i could come up with something like this thread. so post and pm away. i really do not care. the sun will rise in the morning and my life will continue... and i love my life. i love my family... i am truly blessed. i feel sorry for those of you who must criticize everything and pick everything to death. how truly sad. and to think... i thought i "over analzed" things... ladies, i have nothing on you, you are professional experts... i curtsey to you.

cheers!