Honestly:why did you join a GLO,why is it special and are you still glad you did?

[CutiePie2000]

I joined so that I could become part of a "secret society so powerful, it could give me everything that I desire.....at a price".

C'mon, didn't you guys see "The Skulls"? (....huffs and walks away)

[hazelle]

Hey if you will notice most of the other posts were two years ago...until today's threads ....so I had every reason to ask and make a new one....

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by hazelle

Hey if you will notice most of the other posts were two years ago...until today's threads ....so I had every reason to ask and make a new one....

You are fine for asking. Ignore the heinous bitches on this site who get their panties in a wad because someone made a thread that has already been done before. If they get pissed.....that would be a strong indication that they have been on GC for entirely too long and have little to no social life or life in general.

I joined my fraternity to make connections, make some damn good friendships, carry on my family's legacy, be in a top chapter, party balls, meet hot sorostitutes, entertain pledges, rush trips etc. etc. etc.

[Jameswys]

I joined my society because I was bored and wanted to do something for a month. This week is the start of my 5th year of being Greek. I'm no longer bored.

[blkwebman1919]

Originally Posted by hazelle

Hey if you will notice most of the other posts were two years ago...until today's threads ....so I had every reason to ask and make a new one....

I don't think MysticCat was necessarily trying to make a point.

Maybe he was just pointing the existence of the earlier threads for information purposes. They could still be relevant.

Most people who are making the point you are referring to tend to come right out and say it, no holds barred.

"Reading too much between the lines" is often the culprit in things get blown up much more than they have to be.

[hazelle]

Ok I am learning the ways of this chat...the only reason I truly thought a new spin on this question is mainly for the fact that spring 07 brings new opportunities for membership for those interested...

For me, between just having completed reading PLEDGED and the hoopla about the possible Tyra Banks' episode on supposedly fulfilling her "dream of rushing a sorority house"--it occured to me to ask is this still special, relevant and why??

No political relevance, no deep hidden meanings, no between the lines...
just why the hell do it, did you like it, why did you select whichever house gave you a bid, and truely, why would you tell a newbie to participate in this 21st century spin of an old fashioned form of perpetual friendship and brotherhood/sisterhood???

{Answer the thread, ignore it but no more wasted time tossing it around..please not needed surely all of you have more important things to ponder.}

[JonInKC]

Because when I asked the Magic 8-Ball if I should join, it said "All Signs Point to Yes". Actually maybe it was just a normal 8-ball. But boy, was it magic.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by hazelle

Hey if you will notice most of the other posts were two years ago...until today's threads ....so I had every reason to ask and make a new one....

Originally Posted by macallan25

You are fine for asking. Ignore the heinous bitches on this site who get their panties in a wad because someone made a thread that has already been done before.

Originally Posted by blkwebman1919

I don't think MysticCat was necessarily trying to make a point.

Maybe he was just pointing the existence of the earlier threads for information purposes. They could still be relevant.

Thanks blkwebman1919. You're right. There's no problem in asking. Sometimes, however, if the same question has already been asked and there are threads on it, there may be more value in resurrecting one of the old threads rather than starting a new one. (Witness the 7 new posts in NPHC BGLOers: Why Did you Join? since yesterday afternoon.) What some people said two years ago may be two years old, but given the question, the answer isn't likely to have changed.

[RU OX Alum]

well, I wanted to, I thought it would be fun. Radford is kind of...I don't know, strange, if you've never been. And even if you have, but still, I digress.

I joined my fraternity because when I had pneumonia spring semester of Freshman year, out of all the "friends" I made, only like 4 or 5 came to visit, 4 who went to Radford, 2 girls 2 guys, they didn't come at the same time, but one of the guys was OX and went and talked to my prof. because he wasn't getting back to my emails and didn't know I was sick and he went and dropped off my papper and gave me my assignments, etc. Then the other guy and I became pledge brothers to the colony/ Founding Fathers of the IZ chapter.

I wanted real friend, not just people who only cared about me when I was getting f-ed up. Getting f-ed up is a big part of Radford, but not the only part. Some one has to care if you're hungover.

[DeltAlum]

I don't have a problem with repetetious threads unless they're the typical "Which chapter has the biggest front steps and the most columns in the whole world" type of thing.

I had no intention of rushing.

A couple of guys I worked with at the university radio station when I was a freshman are Delts and invited me to dinner and a "smoker." They (the chapter) invited me back, give me a bid, and I accepted because I really liked the guys in the house.

If that hadn't happened, I'd probably be posting on GDIChat.com.

[AlexMack]

Originally Posted by JonInKC

Because when I asked the Magic 8-Ball if I should join, it said "All Signs Point to Yes". Actually maybe it was just a normal 8-ball. But boy, was it magic.

Holy shit, no way. ME TOO!

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by centaur532

Holy shit, no way. ME TOO!

My Ouija board told me to do it. It also told me that my dorm room was haunted.

[blkwebman1919]

Originally Posted by hazelle

the only reason I truly thought a new spin on this question is mainly for the fact that spring 07 brings new opportunities for membership for those interested...

For me, between just having completed reading PLEDGED and the hoopla about the possible Tyra Banks' episode on supposedly fulfilling her "dream of rushing a sorority house"--it occured to me to ask is this still special, relevant and why??

No political relevance, no deep hidden meanings, no between the lines...
just why the hell do it, did you like it, why did you select whichever house gave you a bid, and truely, why would you tell a newbie to participate in this 21st century spin of an old fashioned form of perpetual friendship and brotherhood/sisterhood???

With your question(s) stated that way, they become much more timely and interesting...

I'm betting that if this had been part of your original post, things might have unfolded differently for you.

[Eirbear]

Originally Posted by hazelle

No political relevance, no deep hidden meanings, no between the lines...
just why the hell do it, did you like it, why did you select whichever house gave you a bid, and truely, why would you tell a newbie to participate in this 21st century spin of an old fashioned form of perpetual friendship and brotherhood/sisterhood???

Just thought I'd let you know, that you sound crazy like some of the AXD sisters in my chapter. It just made me laugh a little.

Anyway, I chose to go through recruitment mostly because I'd been hearing about Greek Life almost non-stop since my older cousin started college and pledged a fraternity there (and, at the time of my recruitment, that had been a little over four years ago). Then my other cousin pledged a fraternity, then my first cousin got a girlfriend who was in a sorority. So, basically, for four years I'd heard nothing at holidays other than stories about Greek life. Which I loved, don't get me wrong. My mom's side of the family...every person there has gone Greek (with the exception of my younger sister, but she's a freshman in high school, so she's got a few years)--both my grandparents, my aunt, my uncle, both my cousins, my cousin's fiance, my mom, and my dad. So I figured I'd check it out.

I was leaning toward AXD way in the beginning (but kept an open mind during recruitment, of course), mostly because I'm a double legacy. My grandmother is an Alpha Xi and so is my mom. During recruitment, I felt that was really the place I belonged--I got along with the sisters great, I knew a bunch of them through marching band, stuff like that. So, I pledged. I've loved it ever since. I love all my sisters, and it's so nice to have that eternal bond and support system. Each time we pledge a new class, I get excited all over again. There's just something about going through the ceremonies and stuff again from the other side that's just exciting. There are many, many times that my sisters have come to my aid, and I to theirs. I don't know what I'd do without my Big, or my Little, or even my Twin. I just love it.

Okay, so I talk too much. But that's okay too.

[blueangel]

Hazelle:

I don't mind questions being asked several times. It just means you've asked a good question since so many people have asked it before and are curious about the answer.

Why did I join? Well, quite honestly, I wasn't meaning to!

I'm a yankee who knew absolutely NOBODY in a sorority or a fraternity. It just was non-existant in my area. Sororities and fraternities were never talked about in high school... ever.

I had a rather negative opinion of the Greek system because all I knew were the stereotypes that you saw on TV and in the movies. I had no interest in joining one.

When I moved down south and starting attending an SEC school, I was amazed at how big and how popular sororities and fraternities were! But, I had a gang of friends in the dorm, and could care less about joining one.

I knew NOTHING about them. I had never heard the terms "pledge" or "rush".. and I had no idea what the Greek letters meant.

Then.. my very good friend Kelly asked me if I would go through rush with her. I remember staring at her with a blank look and saying, "What is rush?"

She explained it to me, and I wasn't at all interested. I was too busy with my sport anyway. But, she pestered me and finally convinced me to go-- just to keep her company. (Kelly ended up pledging Kappa Alpha Theta).

As I went from house to house, I was amazed at what I was learning about these groups. I had expected a bunch of plastic, snotty girls. But I learned that every preconceived notion I had about sororities was wrong!

These were genuine girls who really cared about each other.. who had a special bond. That's what attracted me the most about the sororities I visited... these girls were so "into" their groups, so "into" their philanthropies, and proud of everything about their organization. They told me of mixers, date nights, woodsers, retreats, formal dances, and just "hanging out in the house." They described their fund raising activities, and helping the community. I began to get interested!

Sometimes, you just "know" something is right. That's the feeling I had the first time I stepped through the doors of the ZTA house. I knew I had found something really special. I knew I had found my home.

I wasn't at all disappointed when I pledged. The girls were amazing.... they made my pledge period a time I will always treasure. I was able to find my way back to Zeta years later, and am so happy I have. I've met wonderful new sisters through the alumnae chapter.