General Advice - Page 7

Alumiyum · #1 09-20-2010, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I'd forego the bikini pic. If you took senior pics/portraits, and had a nice headshot taken, I'd upload one of those.

Agreed. As for class rank you can probably find that on your high school transcript. Contact your high school.

southbymidwest · #2 09-20-2010, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by leejihyungrace

Hey guys i have a question. I'm filling out my application at the moment but i've come across a problem. I don't know how many people graduated from my school and I don't know what place I came in. Is it okay if I left it blank. Also, it asks to upload a picture. Would it be okay to use a picture of me at the beach? I'm in a bikini, but you can barely see any skin because i'm lying down. Would that be inappropriate still?

Does your school district have a website? They often have enrollment figures for schools. OR, do you know how many students approximately were in your graduating class? Multiply that by 4 (unless freshman are still in the junior high). Some high schools do not have class rankings, your high school might be one of them.

AZTheta · #3 09-20-2010, 02:36 AM

/swerve

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Originally Posted by southbymidwest

Does your school district have a website? They often have enrollment figures for schools. OR, do you know how many students approximately were in your graduating class? Multiply that by 4 (unless freshman are still in the junior high). Some high schools do not have class rankings, your high school might be one of them.

Excuse me; but if she doesn't know how many people graduated in her class, and she doesn't know what place she was in her graduating class, how is what you're suggesting going to help?

It's kind of like when Yogi Berra said, "If you ask me anything I don't know, I'm not going to answer."

kfraz811 · #4 09-28-2010, 01:00 PM

Thanks so much for all this information! It answered any possible question I may have. I'm preparing already for next fall recruitment when I become a sophomore.

southbymidwest · #5 09-28-2010, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by AzTheta

/swerve

Excuse me; but if she doesn't know how many people graduated in her class, and she doesn't know what place she was in her graduating class, how is what you're suggesting going to help?

It's kind of like when Yogi Berra said, "If you ask me anything I don't know, I'm not going to answer."

Arghh-I plead insomnia and fuzzyhead syndrome. I SHOULD have said take the total enrollment figure from the school website, if available, and divide by 4 (if freshman-senior classes enrolled there) to get an approximate class total. But a moot point now.

missblonde · #6 10-17-2010, 09:55 PM

Here's my situation. I will be rushing next fall at a major sec school. I'm currently a freshman at a small college that does not offer many clubs and organizations. I do have good grades (Currently a 3.1 GPA; trying to get it higher) but I feel like that is not enough. What would you suggest that I do so that I will have a GREAT resume' for sorority recruitment?!

PS: I have posted this question before on other threads but I have never really gotten a straight up answer!

KSUViolet06 · #7 10-17-2010, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by missblonde

Here's my situation. I will be rushing next fall at a major sec school. I'm currently a freshman at a small college that does not offer many clubs and organizations. I do have good grades (Currently a 3.1 GPA; trying to get it higher) but I feel like that is not enough. What would you suggest that I do so that I will have a GREAT resume' for sorority recruitment?!

PS: I have posted this question before on other threads but I have never really gotten a straight up answer!

Um, find something to get involved in? Seriously.

Even if your SCHOOL doesn't have anything that interests you (which is hard to believe because most universities-even the small ones-have a variety of activities), the local community might.

For example: You like animals? Volunteer at a shelter.

We can't tell you what to get involved in (because not everyone is interested in the same things). Just find something you like.

I CAN tell you not to just run out and sign up for a bunch of things just to "have an awesome resume for recruitment." That is a waste of both your time and the organizations'.

missblonde · #8 10-17-2010, 11:30 PM

Yeah, I go to a college that mainly has non-traditional students. And we do have clubs and orgs, but they never meet because there is not enough people interested in them! I've tried to get involved on campus but nothing is working out for me.
And I do love animals and volunteering at a shelter would really be something I'd be interested in. I do volunteer at a hospital though, I've been volunteering there since I was like 12! haha
Besides good grades, would volunteering at a shelter AND the hospital be enough to impress a sorority?

KSUViolet06 · #9 10-18-2010, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by missblonde

Besides good grades, would volunteering at a shelter AND the hospital be enough to impress a sorority?

I can't tell you how impressed a chapter would be by your activities.

I can tell you that at an SEC school, you'll be in recruitment with some women who also have great resumes. So there has to be more to you than just that.

Also, while activities are important, a lot of recruitment is going to focus on your conversations and how you interact with sorority members.

Think of it this way: a chapter isn't extending bids to resumes, they're extending bids to PEOPLE.

prettygirlie · #10 11-18-2010, 05:29 PM

I don't know if this is the right place to ask my question, but how does a girl find out if her school's chapters are doing COB, Spring rush or not?

KSUViolet06 · #11 11-18-2010, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by prettygirlie

I don't know if this is the right place to ask my question, but how does a girl find out if her school's chapters are doing COB, Spring rush or not?

The Greek Life/Campus Life/Sorority and Fraternity Life office.

kent1309 · #12 11-19-2010, 12:11 PM

what do you do if you missed your chance to rush in the fall both freshman and soph year, but want to do informal in the spring?

how does informal work?

33girl · #13 11-19-2010, 12:34 PM

Define "missed your chance."

kent1309 · #14 11-22-2010, 08:45 PM

freshman year i decided to not rush because i didn't think it was for me. i met some girls and know some in greek life and i've had a change of heart. soph year fall i had family personal issues and was not able to be on campus the weekend of rush.

sunnydcq · #15 02-18-2011, 07:52 PM

Dumb question alert: GUEST LIST

For my commitment ceremony I was asked to provide a list of names and addresses of sorority sisters I wish to invite from other chapters. I have a list of 6 ladies so far and my question is should I invite people I am only acquainted with? Is it a snub not to invite like every single person I know who is a member? (For example: sorority members who are friends with my mother at church, aunts or grandmother's of friends, friends of friends, HS facebook friends and so on.) Is it deemed showy or flashy to have a long guest list or impolite not to ask everyone you know?