Do sororities do background checks?

[50ccerfan]

Alright, before I ask my question, I don't need anyone to call me out for being stupid for doing what I did and that I don't even deserve to join a sorority anyway. I know what I did was stupid and wrong.

A few nights ago, I got caught by excise police for using someone else's ID to get into a bar, got arrest, got a ticket, and I'll have to go to court, and this is going to be on my record for 6 months.
Sorority rush is a few months away (I'm going to rush NPHC sororities)
I hear the rush process is only a few days to a week, but will I not be able to join b/c of what I did? I have other positive attributes, a decent GPA and have done community service. But will this one stupid thing I did mess me up? You can be honest as possible, but please no unecessarily rude remarks as I know plenty of girls already in sororities who used fake IDs to get into the same place and were lucky. I just need to know, will sororities do background checks?

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by 50ccerfan

(I'm going to rush NPHC sororities)
I hear the rush process is only a few days to a week

[MexicanMami0286]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I was thinking the same thing...

[50ccerfan]

ok, so does that mean they won't?

[Benzgirl]

^^^This!

[50ccerfan]

BUMP

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by 50ccerfan

BUMP

Ummm..why?

[ellebud]

Since I come from the time of the dinosaurs where computers couldn't check people out I have no idea whether the houses will or won't check people out. But since I am a mother let me offer this advice (which I think you understand based on your question): People make mistakes. If asked, own up to it and tell them (briefly) what you have learned from this experience. Why it won't happen again. And what you would do for your sister, if needed, to make sure that she won't make the same mistake.

Good luck with rush!

[Senusret I]

Each NPHC sorority has a memorandum of understanding with national and state law enforcement agencies which allows them to run your social security number (or sometimes just full name) through a database. This gives the sorority access to your police records. They WILL find out. Three out of the four immediately disqualify applicants for such offenses, and the fourth has pending legislation on the matter.

Good luck, though.

[50ccerfan]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Each NPHC sorority has a memorandum of understanding with national and state law enforcement agencies which allows them to run your social security number (or sometimes just full name) through a database. This gives the sorority access to your police records. They WILL find out. Three out of the four immediately disqualify applicants for such offenses, and the fourth has pending legislation on the matter.

Good luck, though.

which is that fourth one?

[epchick]

Originally Posted by 50ccerfan

Alright, before I ask my question, I don't need anyone to call me out for being stupid for doing what I did and that I don't even deserve to join a sorority anyway. I know what I did was stupid and wrong.

A few nights ago, I got caught by excise police for using someone else's ID to get into a bar, got arrest, got a ticket, and I'll have to go to court, and this is going to be on my record for 6 months.
Sorority rush is a few months away (I'm going to rush NPHC sororities)
I hear the rush process is only a few days to a week, but will I not be able to join b/c of what I did? I have other positive attributes, a decent GPA and have done community service. But will this one stupid thing I did mess me up? You can be honest as possible, but please no unecessarily rude remarks as I know plenty of girls already in sororities who used fake IDs to get into the same place and were lucky. I just need to know, will sororities do background checks?

Originally Posted by 50ccerfan

ok, so does that mean they won't?

Originally Posted by 50ccerfan

BUMP

Originally Posted by 50ccerfan

which is that fourth one?

LMAO, that last post is hilarious!! Just give up now!

[50ccerfan]

Originally Posted by epchick

LMAO, that last post is hilarious!! Just give up now!

Cool b/c now I realize I don't want to be a part of a community full of assholes anyway...loser.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by 50ccerfan

Cool b/c now I realize I don't want to be a part of a community full of assholes anyway...loser.

Yeah. There are no assholes in our courts. You should be safe from them there.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by 50ccerfan

Cool b/c now I realize I don't want to be a part of a community full of assholes anyway...loser.

Ask a stupid question...........

[Jhawkalum]

Originally Posted by epchick

LMAO, that last post is hilarious!! Just give up now!

If you look back at this post, it was EPChick's sarcastic post that caused 50occer to post something that was out of bounds.

But, as CallingYouOut pointed out, a lot of people continued to post sarcastic remarks. This poster is right, you can take the high road and not respond further instead. Also, calling someone out because they don't know the difference between NPC and NPHC, if they new to the system is pretty trivial. I highly doubt that 95% of the non-greek population actually knows the difference.

Also, if I recall correctly, I remember two famous twins of a former president who also were members of a sorority, got caught using fake IDs when they were in college. And as a person who sorts resumes on a daily basis, I would not overlook a candidate for this, I would look at the whole person and their contributions, as I hope and greek organization would do.

Bottom line, taunting and talk-back is for bullies.