Super Competitive Recruitments 2012 Meta-Thread

[33girl]

"Competitive" is such a loaded word. You don't need recs at Penn State, but I can hardly think that it wouldn't be called "competitive." The fact is - even if it's the sorority on the "lowest tier", if there is someone getting a spot instead of you, you would still say rush is "competitive."

The only truly "non competitive" rush would be one where all the PNMs always get the sorority they want.

[28StGreek]

Originally Posted by 33girl

"Competitive" is such a loaded word. You don't need recs at Penn State, but I can hardly think that it wouldn't be called "competitive." The fact is - even if it's the sorority on the "lowest tier", if there is someone getting a spot instead of you, you would still say rush is "competitive."

The only truly "non competitive" rush would be one where all the PNMs always get the sorority they want.

I totally agree with everything you've said. Yes technically all recruitments are competitive; and from a mathematical standpoint only bed rushes are truly 'super competitive'.

But I really only titled this thread because I feel that PNMs have some idea in their heads of which campuses are 'super competitive' (ie. most SEC schools; will the term 'SEC' rush be used less now with the addition of Mizzou and A&M?)

And these schools tend to be the focus of a lot of unnecessary question threads started that can easily be answered from existing discussion.

Whether that sort of thinking that leads to some Panhellenics being 'more competitive' than others is problematic and should be changed is beyond the scope of the intention of this thread!

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by 33girl

"Competitive" is such a loaded word. You don't need recs at Penn State, but I can hardly think that it wouldn't be called "competitive." The fact is - even if it's the sorority on the "lowest tier", if there is someone getting a spot instead of you, you would still say rush is "competitive."

The only truly "non competitive" rush would be one where all the PNMs always get the sorority they want.

Well, the assumption would be that they all "get the sorority they want" since they put that group on their bid card. z

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Titchou

Well, the assumption would be that they all "get the sorority they want" since they put that group on their bid card. z

Awww, come on, you know better than that. I mean, I may not want McDonald's for lunch, but I need to eat something and it's fast & quick. So I go there and get it.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Awww, come on, you know better than that. I mean, I may not want McDonald's for lunch, but I need to eat something and it's fast & quick. So I go there and get it.

Not if you hated it. Not if you were vegan. You wouldn't go there. If you went there, you were fed with something acceptable. And you made the best of it and maybe even liked it when you were done...or found something there you didn't think you liked or wanted but you did...in the end....

[33girl]

Pickety pickety pick. Let me rephrase: the only non-competitive recruitment would be one where PNMs do ALL the cutting with NO input on the sororities' part. And then, of course, the sororities would be the ones competing.