Cutting or pledging a group for dumb reasons

[FSUZeta]

I dropped a house due to their ice breaker activity. First off, they were the only chapter out of the 18 to have an ice breaker, so I thought it was very odd. We PNMs were each handed an oddly shaped piece of felt as we entered their foyer and were then escorted by our hostess into the dining room. We talked for a while and then the president called the room to attention and gave a short speech. She then invited us, one by one, to stand up, introduce ourselves, and come up to the front and place our puzzle piece ( the weirdly shaped piece of felt) on a big board. I understand now that the purpose was to illustrate how we could all fit together in that sorority, but at the time all I could think about was how uncomfortable I was feeling and how I did not want to participate. I told my hostess that I would rather not participate and she told me that I had no choice. Well, I did participate but I did not accept their invitation to the next round. I was not the only one who felt that way. This activity bombed for that chapter. Not a good idea to make PNMs part of your entertainment.

[carnation]

Forced rushee activities? Wow, what a terrible way for them to attract new members!

At MS State, I remember that one sorority got dinged by almost everyone the first day because they decided to call each other Sister Brown, Sister Jones, etc. We got word of this up in the office about halfway through open house parties and called to warn them. They assured us that they were creating an atmosphere of sisterhood and they'd be okay.

They weren't okay the next day.

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by carnation

Forced rushee activities? Wow, what a terrible way for them to attract new members!

At MS State, I remember that one sorority got dinged by almost everyone the first day because they decided to call each other Sister Brown, Sister Jones, etc. We got word of this up in the office about halfway through open house parties and called to warn them. They assured us that they were creating an atmosphere of sisterhood and they'd be okay.

They weren't okay the next day.

Lol!

[FSUZeta]

At another house my hostess was a very sporty girl whose name was Billie Jean, so I made a bad joke that she must enjoy tennis (Billie Jean King had defeated Bobby Riggs a few years before). I look back now and shudder at my opening statement, but it actually was the right thing to say to her. She was majoring in PE, had played on several sports teams in HS, and played on all her sorority's intramural teams. Now I love sports, but am not a fanatic and this girl was. She already had me on the flag football team and it was the ice water round! I realize now that she was just trying to make me feel at home and was trying to show me how I might fit in there, but she took it a little far, so I did not accept the invitation to the next round.