Rush...superficial?

[blessyourheart]

So if its not about looks, then let me pose this hypothetical...

Two girls rush at the same time, have stellar GPAs, involvement, etc etc.The only difference s that one has fashion model good looks and the other is not attractive and overweight, albeit well groomed. Can you honestly say that they have an equal shot at getting in their "dream" sorority?

Just keeping it real here

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by blessyourheart

So if its not about looks, then let me pose this hypothetical...

Two girls rush at the same time, have stellar GPAs, involvement, etc etc.The only difference s that one has fashion model good looks and the other is not attractive and overweight, albeit well groomed. Can you honestly say that they have an equal shot at getting in their "dream" sorority?

Just keeping it real here

It depends on the school, I'm sure. On my campus the make it or break it would be which one was more fun to be around, mostly because the Greek system is small and not as competitive as systems at other schools. Our chapters are small and even if a girl is super hot, if she's a whiny bitch and the girl who is a little overweight is the life of the party, super-hot-girl will probably lose out on the bid. But that's not the case on every campus. During Recruitments where chapters are rushing hundreds of girls a day, it would stand to reason that personality is a little less important...how do you gauge a personality when you have to meet that many girls?

[blessyourheart]

Exactly my point. With hundreds, or even more than a thousand girls coming through in a day and only meeting girls for a few minutes, how can you really judge personality and fit? It's only natural, all other things being equal, to judge by looks. I'm not saying it's wrong to take looks into account, I just think we need to be honest here.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by blessyourheart

Exactly my point. With hundreds, or even more than a thousand girls coming through in a day and only meeting girls for a few minutes, how can you really judge personality and fit? It's only natural, all other things being equal, to judge by looks. I'm not saying it's wrong to take looks into account, I just think we need to be honest here.

But looks aren't the only wild card here.

In your example, what if the hot chick with the stellar resume also has a reputation for being a slore?

Or the hot chick is a Lesbian.

Or she's a known atheist.

Looks are certainly part of anything for which you're being selected, but there are other intangibles which you may never know had an impact on someone's selection.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

But looks aren't the only wild card here.

In your example, what if the hot chick with the stellar resume also has a reputation for being a slore?

Or the hot chick is a Lesbian.

Or she's a known atheist.

Looks are certainly part of anything for which you're being selected, but there are other intangibles which you may never know had an impact on someone's selection.

Let's not forget the schools and chapters where being from XYZ High School or being Suzy Wellknownlastname trumps ALL those things, most especially looks. Fortunately that's not the norm everywhere, but there are certainly times where the girl who looks like 200 miles of bad road is going to cruise to any house she wants.