Is it weird to join a colonizing sorority?

[navane]

Well, here's the thing -- even if Greek life is really low-key on a campus, colony recruitment isn't conducted by the campus staff or students.

Colony recruitment, for the most part, is organized by national representatives of the sorority's headquarters. That is, colony candidates are assessed and interviewed by national officers and specialized recruitment team members. They're not going to pick the "scraggly leftovers and losers" to found their chapter. They are going to look for winners....the cream of the crop. If it were me applying to be in a colony, I'd be nervous to have to face an interview with national representatives.

[jolene]

Originally Posted by navane

Well, here's the thing -- even if Greek life is really low-key on a campus, colony recruitment isn't conducted by the campus staff or students.

Colony recruitment, for the most part, is organized by national representatives of the sorority's headquarters. That is, colony candidates are assessed and interviewed by national officers and specialized recruitment team members. They're not going to pick the "scraggly leftovers and losers" to found their chapter. They are going to look for winners....the cream of the crop. If it were me applying to be in a colony, I'd be nervous to have to face an interview with national representatives.

THIS ^ They are looking for leaders and doers. They are looking for fabulous young women who can make a chapter happen and thrive. It's actually pretty competitive to get ask to be a founding sister or a recolonization sister. With the Kennesaw State U chapter, most of the women who chartered weren't people who went through formal recruitment (So, no, they weren't leftovers). They were ladies who saw a unique opportunity to make an impact on campus. I attended their pre-initiation stuff and the actual chartering. They are funny, smart and beautiful ladies.