Better Late Than Never...My Philly Fall '08 Recruitment Story

[Merci11]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

I agree that there are certainly many similarities that can arouse suspicion here. However, one key difference is that the OP for this thread did actually join last December. Not saying that that is near enough to refute the suspicion, just pointing out a small difference.

I can't believe none of us realized that. You don't have to be a member to read gc, so why would eaglesbaby join 5-6 months before posting a fake story using a different name? (and then creating a bunch more names and fake stories before defaulting to one she made months ago)

I'm suspect of some of these stories myself, however just to point out, there are several retros from years back that color code their GLOs (I've been re-reading a bunch of old stories to avoid homework for my summer class) and several GLOs on campus do tend to attract different stereotypes of people.

Also, every school's recruitment and chapters are different. When reading recruitment stories, there are many things that are similar and bring back mostly good memories (okay and a few that I'd like to forget) and then there are other times when I have no clue exactly what is going on. Unless we're from the school in the story, we can't completely say we know exactly what goes on there.

I'm defending anyone or anything, I'm just pointing a few things out.

And Blondie93, when I went through recruitment, during the 1st round one of the houses did have food for us. I think it was just cookies though, but I definitely remember there being food.

[LadyLonghorn]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

I agree that there are certainly many similarities that can arouse suspicion here. However, one key difference is that the OP for this thread did actually join last December. Not saying that that is near enough to refute the suspicion, just pointing out a small difference.

I did express shock early on in this thread about her behavior in one of the houses. One thing GC has taught me is that my personal experience with Greek Life does not translate to everyone else's. So my question:

Are there any campuses, and specifically the one the poster is referring to in this thread, for which the scenario that she paints about not being with an active during a party, and FOOD being served during Round 1 are plausable? That is absolutely *not* the way it is done at any school I am familiar with, but then again, like I said, I have learned that there is plenty of variation from campus to campus.

Well eaglesbaby also claimed she'd been lurking for a long time. Maybe she decided that the first id she created in December was too personal since she was making the whole big fat lie of a recruitment story up. She might have been worried about getting found out.

I don't know about the food thing, but I imagine it would be possible for some pnms to drift away from actives if they were being double or triple rushed by a chapter struggling with numbers.

It is really curious that neither of these philly girls has been back to continue their stories or explain/defend themselves.

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

I agree that there are certainly many similarities that can arouse suspicion here. However, one key difference is that the OP for this thread did actually join last December. Not saying that that is near enough to refute the suspicion, just pointing out a small difference.

I did express shock early on in this thread about her behavior in one of the houses. One thing GC has taught me is that my personal experience with Greek Life does not translate to everyone else's. So my question:

Are there any campuses, and specifically the one the poster is referring to in this thread, for which the scenario that she paints about not being with an active during a party, and FOOD being served during Round 1 are plausable? That is absolutely *not* the way it is done at any school I am familiar with, but then again, like I said, I have learned that there is plenty of variation from campus to campus.

Oh well, that theory's gone. Good job! All of this Philadelphia stuff might just be a coincidence a la eaglesbaby - italiachica. In any case, eaglesbaby has succeeded in burning a place in our memories. Clearly my boring job leaves too much time for sleuthing!

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

I agree that there are certainly many similarities that can arouse suspicion here. However, one key difference is that the OP for this thread did actually join last December. Not saying that that is near enough to refute the suspicion, just pointing out a small difference.

She probably joined so she could read the "recruitment" stories of everyone else from her creative writing webgroup that's been posting here. I stand by my theory that this is a large-scale field trip.