Spring Recruitment at UTexas

[als463]

Originally Posted by Hartofsec

Really -- where? Even the thread participants reaching to redeem your link's results cannot find current info on spring recruitment at UT. Which is probably why the OP asked -- I'm pretty sure a college student at UT knows about Google.

For all the time you have invested so far to show off snark and show up a 19 or 20-year-old, you could have linked it if it existed.

A great deal of info regarding questions asked in this forum can be located using google. But the rude and unoriginal "let me google it" served no purpose other than snark -- especially since Titchou previously answered the OP's question with the appropriate answer.

No wonder questions in this section of the forum have diminished so over time.

I wasn't reaching to find current results for spring. I noted that there may not be much information since chapters probably haven't started putting information out there for spring recruitment. If you scroll down once clicking on AZTheta's link, you'll notice one thread from GC that talks about spring recruitment at UT being almost non-existent. That was a pretty straightforward response, if you ask me. I find it ironic that you are talking to AZTheta with such disdain for being snarky and hateful yet, you feel the need to try and place the blame of few questions in this section of the forum solely on her. Aren't you being just as mean as you claim AZTheta to be? It may have, as Thetalady stated, to do with the fact that many people aren't looking for spring recruitment information in November.

[Hartofsec]

Originally Posted by als463

If you scroll down once clicking on AZTheta's link, you'll notice one thread from GC that talks about spring recruitment at UT being almost non-existent. That was a pretty straightforward response, if you ask me.

There was nothing straightforward or polite about the "let me google that for you" response. Except snark directed to a (likely) teenaged girl. You can google it.

A straightforward response like the one you mentioned actually would be appropriate -- even helpful -- assuming it came from someone with experience in UT recruitment.

Originally Posted by als463

I find it ironic that you are talking to AZTheta with such disdain for being snarky and hateful yet, you feel the need to try and place the blame of few questions in this section of the forum solely on her. Aren't you being just as mean as you claim AZTheta to be?

No. She is an adult with thousands of posts on this forum, not a young college student, who is a new member, posting her first question to the forum.

I'm not placing the blame on any one member -- more so perhaps on a culture of snark where some members show off at the expense of young PNMs and are reinforced for it by others.

Originally Posted by als463

It may have, as Thetalady stated, to do with the fact that many people aren't looking for spring recruitment information in November.

The lack of questions from PNMs was noticed last summer, prior to fall recruitment. And the manner in which new forum members (PNMs) are sometimes treated was noted as a reason. There is a thread on the topic entitled "Where to go for recruitment advice:"

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=142007

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

I can't remember a year when we've had so few new forum members asking recruitment questions.

Excellent comment by Sciencewoman on that thread:

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

Frankly, anyone who has time to post in a thread that asks you to "substitute a word with bacon," has time to answer a recruitment question that's been asked many times before!

It has been slow around here. I know what I'd rather do...answer the recruitment questions and be nice to 18-year-olds...if I'm on here, I'm interested in reading their posts and questions (as well as referring PNMs to the helpful, stickied threads).