Working and being in Greek Life?

[sceniczip]

Originally Posted by sarahsmilehawk

The hardest part is recruitment. Last year I was working on campus, and when I told them I had to miss work during the office's two busiest weeks, they fired me.

That really, really sucks. We were just told this past semester that work isn't an excuse for formal recruitment and I know a lot of the girls were really angry.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by sceniczip

That really, really sucks. We were just told this past semester that work isn't an excuse for formal recruitment and I know a lot of the girls were really angry.

Work was never an excuse in my chapter, even though the majority of the girls had jobs. The rationale was because we got the dates for formal recruitment in like March/April, which is 7-8 months in advance, so girls should have more than enough time to request those dates off.

[sceniczip]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Work was never an excuse in my chapter, even though the majority of the girls had jobs. The rationale was because we got the dates for formal recruitment in like March/April, which is 7-8 months in advance, so girls should have more than enough time to request those dates off.

Yeah I think it's harder when you have a permanent work schedule. It didn't interfere with my work schedule this past semester so I wasn't worried but it sucks when you have to take time off work if you work to pay for dues. I can see both sides though so I'll just hope I don't ever have to worry about it lol. I would have had problems if we had had something on the Tuesday of recruitment week because I was the only one who worked Tuesday nights so it was almost impossible for me to try and get off of work because then I'm just relying on the fact that someone will take pity on me and take my shift lol.

Originally Posted by sceniczip

That really, really sucks. We were just told this past semester that work isn't an excuse for formal recruitment and I know a lot of the girls were really angry.

We had that same rule, too. However, since recruitment dates were set in stone months ahead of time, we all were able to make proper arrangements with our employers. Most, if not all, of us were only working part-time anyway, so we had ample time to find someone to trade shifts or switch days off.

It was mostly the freshly initiated underclassmen who tried to make a big deal about it because they didn't know any better...but eventually they learned that work is no excuse to miss rush!

[Scully]

I lived at home, and therefore had no room and board. But I paid my own way as far as books, sorority events, and any outside activities. I worked part-time while in school. I was at Macy’s for 3 years as a sales associate. Luckily for me, they were very understanding and flexible about my schedule. Over the summer, I worked about 40 hours a week, but over the school year I was putting in a little over 20 hours per week. I would be at work from the store opening before 10am, stay a few hours, go to class, and then go back to work. Of course it helped that the mall was 4 minutes from my school! If I had events that I knew were mandatory, I would simply let a manager know ahead of time or switch with another coworker.

I would say that about half of my chapter worked while in school. The other half had money sent to them by mom and dad.

[Buttonz]

My entire chapter worked. None of us were able to afford not to.

Freshmen year I worked at a telemarketing firm that I left at the start of Sophomore year. I worked on campus at the Hillel then, and then in Junior year I worked at the Evening student gov't office.

After that I transferred schools and became alumnae, and still worked work study on campus.