Seriously, peeps. No one REALLY cares about your stupid rush story.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

I have a legitimate question. For us non NPCers, what are some of the ways you can tell a story is fake?

Oh, and also the whole Mary Sue thing of "I was a very shy girl in high school, and most of my shy friends went to CaCa Community College, but I decided to spread my wings and go to Batshit U. Once I pledged the sorority who I thought I failed at impressing, I blossomed and am now the Governor of Alaska!" I hate to do this to you, but find some fanfic sites and read a story or two. The faux rush stories are written pretty much the same way.

There ARE some schools where rush is more laid back and might seem fake to other people who aren't used to that style of rush. For example, I didn't necessarily think the Drexel thread was fake - I just thought the writer was thoroughly unpleasant.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Oh, and also the whole Mary Sue thing of "I was a very shy girl in high school, and most of my shy friends went to CaCa Community College, but I decided to spread my wings and go to Batshit U. Once I pledged the sorority who I thought I failed at impressing, I blossomed and am now the Governor of Alaska!" I hate to do this to you, but find some fanfic sites and read a story or two. The faux rush stories are written pretty much the same way.

There ARE some schools where rush is more laid back and might seem fake to other people who aren't used to that style of rush. For example, I didn't necessarily think the Drexel thread was fake - I just thought the writer was thoroughly unpleasant.

I did notice that in a couple of them. I actually RP online, so I am well aware of what Mary Sue is. lol.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by ellebud

But shall we mull over the possibilities of this whole section: Posting realtime truth (as the pnm sees it) the pnm is threatened with identity exposure and flamed. Post a thread right afterward and you are under scrutiny for the truthfulness if everything was perfect. (and rightly so) Post it years later, with a point (or without) and people are bored and/or suspicious.

Has anyone noticed that in the old days at the end of the thread the writer would reveal the school and sometimes even the key to the code of names? And life as we knew it went on.

The thing that has pissed people off is that people use not naming the schools as an excuse to be "brutally honest" which really means "insulting and degrading." I read one of the old threads (by UCLAgirl if you want to look for it) last night, and she was honest but never, ever rude. Oh, and I remembered another reason people started using the code names - the "shameless plugs" that people used to do for their group. I'd rather see "go Milky Way" than a certain poster's relentless, huge fonted, multi colored shameless plugs. It made some people uncomfy - they thought it might be dirty rushing - and it was just downright obnoxious, especially since for all the pluggers knew, the girl writing the story could have had 3 heads.

I don't think "threaten" is the right word - obviously people like to figure out what school and which group is what, that's human nature. But posters on here are for the most part good at not outing others even if they do get it. Where they have gotten into trouble is when people from their school read the story (without necessarily registering or making themselves known) and there's repercussions for them down the line.

[elusive47]

Originally Posted by BackAgain

Aw, Tippie, sweetie. You try so hard. You make up all of these silly stories because it just drives you "batty" that our forum has celebrated it's 2nd year anniversary. Success is your best revenge.

But, do soldier on!

Get some professional help, lady! IT AIN'T THAT DAMN SERIOUS!

[LadyLonghorn]

Originally Posted by BackAgain

Aw, Tippie, sweetie. You try so hard. You make up all of these silly stories because it just drives you "batty" that our forum has celebrated it's 2nd year anniversary. Success is your best revenge.

But, do soldier on!

Two whole years of crickets chirping. Now that's an accomplishment!

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Where they have gotten into trouble is when people from their school read the story (without necessarily registering or making themselves known) and there's repercussions for them down the line.

Right. What people fail to realize is that recruitment threads come back to bite PNMs because SOMEONE FROM THEIR SCHOOL was reading it. Alot of the time, it's not a registered GCer, but just an active who just happened to be reading. Folks forget that you don't have to register or post to read stuff.

[UGAalum94]

The shameless plug thing makes me have a little distrust for all recruitment threads, even the ones we hold as basically true.

Didn't we talk about this angle once before, (not that we can't talk about it again)? But I kind of remember talking about real time threads vs. retro threads, and some of us had a distinct preference for the honestly that retro threads lost in how the OP presented the results.

If you know you're an XYZ you might be a whole lot less likely to discuss how awkward you felt there second round.

Not that it's a big deal or a reason not to write them.

[Psi U MC Vito]

I just realized something. do you think a coed fraternity would take place in sorority formal recruitment? I'm actually curious to see what people would think the answer would be.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

I just realized something. do you think a coed fraternity would take place in sorority formal recruitment? I'm actually curious to see what people would think teh answer would be.

Absolutely NOT - I thought that co-ed groups (and I mean purely social co-ed groups) usually did bids at the same time as the regular fraternities, since it's a more laid back sort of thing. Does anyone know for sure?

[VUG1]

I thought Rush stories were the most important and vital for most second pre-Sorority/Fraternity Applications? Is this guy a Joker?

[Psi U MC Vito]

^^^ HUH?