Funky-colored hair: Bad idea for rush?

[justabeachbrat]

If I were planning something different with my hair and had events where being seen and making impressions goes with the territory, I would give myself time for a test run, having it done at a salon you're considering. That way, if something goes haywire, there is time for your hair to recover and get it redone.
I am glad we were between semesters this past week, or I would have gone around with a paper bag over my head. I've been going to a salon for awhile where they do weaving really well, but the last time, the girl was on the cell phone while cutting my bangs.They came out weird and short. I said, uhmmm, can you wait on these calls before the bangs were whacked.
Angry, I tried a new place, for weaving. My hair came out blothcy, down right odd. I went back, it was redone, but now I have to get it reconditioned.
Good luck with your coloring.

[KSUViolet06]

I caution anyone against making any major hair change right before recruitment.

Go to the salon for a "test run" a few weeks in advance so you can see exactly what it will look like and have time to fix it if it turns out badly. You wouldn't want to end up with a bad dye job and no time to fix it.

[texas*princess]

I know absolutely nothing about that school, but I will say, that recruitment is a lot like a job interview. If you would go into a job interview with purple hair, then go for it.

[jwsteele]

I have no idea what rush is like at Syracuse but I know at some schools they memorize PNMs pictures to match sisters up...if you had to send in a picture and your hair is drastically different then the picture you sent in girls may not have that "face to put with a name" when discussing, voting, etc. But like I said I don't know how Syracuse does it, just that some other schools do that. Then again, purple hair would probably eliminate the need to put a face with a name since you'd be, for better or for worse, "purple hair girl".

[Thetagirl218]

Originally Posted by jwsteele

I have no idea what rush is like at Syracuse but I know at some schools they memorize PNMs pictures to match sisters up...if you had to send in a picture and your hair is drastically different then the picture you sent in girls may not have that "face to put with a name" when discussing, voting, etc. But like I said I don't know how Syracuse does it, just that some other schools do that. Then again, purple hair would probably eliminate the need to put a face with a name since you'd be, for better or for worse, "purple hair girl".

I agree, this would be my only hesitation to dying your hair right before recruitment. That being said, you should always be yourself. If a sorority looks down upon you because of your hair color, then obviously it is not a place where you want to be!

[SWTXBelle]

Betsey Johnson - Alpha Xi Delta, I believe at Syracuse??

[AlethiaSi]

I went to school about a half hour outside SU (Cortland) and while SU recruitment is pretty different from my school (from what I can imagine) I would treat recruitment as more of a job interview, but if this is something you do on a regular basis (in fact, I wish I had the guts to! lol) and have time to do a test run and get a good response from friends, etc, then I say go for it.
SU has a thriving greeklife but I think the campus is unique enough to embrace something like this.

Good luck to you and it would be fantastic if you could post your recruitment story! I know I'd love to hear a story about a campus that I actually know!