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Originally Posted by ZTAIUalum
I am sorry, but Silver Blue...you had a BAD experience, it is QUITE obvious. But you transferred, you need to let it go. Every system is competitive...I have friends who rushed at Bama, Purdue etc, and they are all tough and leave MANY with no fate. It needs to be improved no doubt, but to say that without Greek you are nothing is so untrue. I had so many friends who went to all our parties, and are living great lives, happy with families, successful careers etc, who weren't Greek. I get you had a bad time, but to say don't go to IU if you want Greek?? That is just a bad idea.
Unfortunately, this is life, this is the world. You win some you lose some. You get a great job, you lose a job, you get a promotion, you get overlooked. This is all life. LET IT GO...you obviously transferred for a reason, Greek cannot be the only reason. I am so sorry for those that didn't get in who wanted to, I was on pins and needles for friends going through this year.
I wonder, did you accept all your bids?? What house did you get into eventually at this "transfer" school.
Many girls are great girls, in a sorority or not, my best friend didn't get in her freshman year. So you know what I did...I invited her to everything! She knew everyone and got in sophomore year. Today she is still like a sister to me...
But the way you talk you have unresolved issues that are not going to be resolved by you taking it out on this thread!
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And you had a charmed experience and therefore cannot understand what it's like to be in my shoes. It should be obvious based on my username that I am a Pi Beta Phi, but I'm not sure how that matters to the topics discussed on this thread.
I would absolutely say don't go to IU if you want to go greek. Bully for you that you had a successful recruitment and ended up in a highly sought after house. But how sad for you that you lack the empathy and reading comprehension to grasp that IU's recruitment is UNIQUE. I'm sure your friends at Bama and Purdue did have competitive recruitments, nobody disputes that. Do you even understand that IU's bed quota system is NOT the norm? Can you explain how traditional quota works? I can, I served as Vice President of Recruitment.
How nice that you were able to get ONE girl in that you knew as a sophomore. At any other school, a girl who gets into a chapter as a sophomore at IU would have gotten into one as a freshmen at any other school.
I have "unresolved issues" because it breaks my heart to see this happen to PNMs year after year after year, because I was once in their shoes. YOU have no idea what it's like to be on the losing end of IU hunger games recruitment.
Sit in your ivory IU sorority tower all you want and claim it's just as competitive at other schools, but while you're up there you might want to take a look at placement statistics at every other school.
It's cute that you tell people "win some lose some" and to "let it go" while you get to prance around in your letters at IU. Again, empathy. You don't know me, but I LOVED IU, but I couldn't stay at a school that had dealt me nothing but heartbreak. Every girl I knew as a freshmen joined a sorority and being in other clubs and groups couldn't replace that.
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