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[Drolefille]

I'm a little uncomfortable with this since it breaks the "don't out the PNM who doesn't out herself" rule. I agree that I don't quite buy it, but I think this pushes it.

[dgdramadawg]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I'm a little uncomfortable with this since it breaks the "don't out the PNM who doesn't out herself" rule. I agree that I don't quite buy it, but I think this pushes it.

I wouldn't have posted anything about school requirements if anything would have given away the PNM's school. Since most of the schools don't list anything specific and none list a 2.2, all we know is that the PNM is attending an SEC school.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by dgdramadawg

I wouldn't have posted anything about school requirements if anything would have given away the PNM's school. Since most of the schools don't list anything specific and none list a 2.2, all we know is that the PNM is attending an SEC school.

I know but it's just one of those things, you know? Then the next post is people narrowing it down from their own personal knowledge, etc. I thought I'd mention it now rather than wait til it was (IMO) too late.

[dgdramadawg]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

I know but it's just one of those things, you know? Then the next post is people narrowing it down from their own personal knowledge, etc. I thought I'd mention it now rather than wait til it was (IMO) too late.

Ah, I see. Kind of "snowball effect prevention."

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by dgdramadawg

Ah, I see. Kind of "snowball effect prevention."

Yeah

[UGAalum94]

OP,

Really if you want to be Greek, you have a couple of options:

1. Go through this year, be honest, cross your fingers, get all your other ducks in a row like recs, etc, and hope for the best, but know that we don't think it looks good.

2. Wait until you can earn some college grades, and then go through either COB/COR if your campus has it.

3. Wait until you can earn some college grades and then go through formal next year.

Personally, I'd recommend the third option because I think that if you make good grades it will give you the best shot at the most groups. Be aware that recruitment can be harder as a sophomore. But, IMO, the same groups that would COB/COR this year, would probably take sophomores in formal and some of the groups who can't COB/COR because the met quota and are at total (they are bigger and likely perceived as "more desirable*" groups) may also take a few sophomores next fall.

But I will mention something else that will sound bad but may have some truth: some groups are financially elitist. Your having to work will indicate to some groups that you aren't from the same kind of family background that they want in pnms. Not all groups are this way, but some are. So, when you explain that you have lower grades because you worked, you could be further hurting your chances. And before everyone jumps all over me, my chapter was not one of these chapters, but you're probably delusional if you say that no SEC chapters are this way.

* and again, not more desirable to me, but if they were perceived as so freaking desirable to all 1000 girls who went through recruitment, would they be COB/CORing? Notice I said "perceived as desirable."