Duke Recruitment Jan. 2007

[exlurker]

A feature story about sorority recruitment at Duke from the Feb. 9 Chronicle:

http://media.www.dukechronicle.com/m...epublisher.com

[indygphib]

Originally Posted by exlurker

A feature story about sorority recruitment at Duke from the Feb. 9 Chronicle:

http://media.www.dukechronicle.com/m...epublisher.com

Very interesting. I wonder how the "Core Four" felt about seeing that article?

[exlurker]

Originally Posted by indygphib

Very interesting. I wonder how the "Core Four" felt about seeing that article?

Hard to guess. In the last year or less, there've certainly been other articles about the core four that were much (oh yeah, much ) worse.

[proudmom]

That is an extremely interesting article...and it sure does take me back! I was Greek at Duke way back when (my GLO is no longer there) but I think the author did a great job of capturing the two-headed monster than rush can be. Here you have young women - extremely bright, probably very savvy and socially aware (and I'm not trying to say students at other schools are not...as an alum interviewer I'm simply acutely aware of what applicants to Duke bring to the table to begin with) and how they struggle with the process. They know, inherently, of the system's flaws and yet they want to still be an "insider."

I thought this was a very good inside-the-mind "view" of girls going through recruitment - especially those trying to stay true to themselves while still trying to fit in and knowing they're being judged constantly. It's a fine line to walk and you can see how they struggle with it.

[AnchorAlum]

I thought this article was very interesting, but just a bit cynical. That's easy enough to be as regards the process, however.

Funny. I guessed the Core Four before I even read the article! And I'm not anywhere NEAR Duke!

[Jimmy Choo]

When you think about it isn't there some variation of the "Core Four" on every campus? I felt like the writer of the article tried to make a mountain out of a molehill.

[aabby757]

Can someone PM me and tell me what groups are in the "core four" please?

Thank you.

[MSKKG]

The link to an article in exlurker's 2nd post lists them.