MISTAKES

Originally Posted by dreamingbeauty

thanks for TRUE advice that will most likely help me in the future (axid angel)
and to whom it may concern i'm still in highschool...2 more dull years if you must know
I plan on joining a NHPC organization

There's no such thing as an NHPC organization.

If I were you, I'd worry about the 2 more years of high school before worrying about joining a sorority. If and when that day comes, make sure you bring your snarky attitude to the interest meeting.

What sorority are you interested in, by the way?

[mystikchick]

Originally Posted by OTW

There's no such thing as an NHPC organization.

What sorority are you interested in, by the way?

Oh this should be good...*sits back and watches*

[dreamingbeauty]

Originally Posted by mystikchick

Oh this should be good...*sits back and watches*

i'd rather keep this to myself...some things are better left unsaid

[Animate]

Originally Posted by dreamingbeauty

i'd rather keep this to myself...some things are better left unsaid

+1 for not taking the bait! LOL.

[dreamingbeauty]

Originally Posted by OTW

There's no such thing as an NHPC organization.

If I were you, I'd worry about the 2 more years of high school before worrying about joining a sorority. If and when that day comes, make sure you bring your snarky attitude to the interest meeting.

What sorority are you interested in, by the way?

sorry that was a typo i meant NPHC
and i respect your opinion about worrying about the present instead of the future & all but i have my mind set on this and it's not taking away from my education neither has it become a hinderance, so why should furthering my knowledge about something i have my mind set on be pushed aside?
also i dont mean to come off as having a "snarky" attitude...my guards were just up from reading other posts where people have serious questions and are answered with useless & petty remarks

[mystikchick]

Originally Posted by dreamingbeauty

also i dont mean to come off as having a "snarky" attitude...my guards were just up from reading other posts where people have serious questions and are answered with useless & petty remarks

Kudos to you for having read other posts, but read a bit more and see if you can figure out why "serious questions" sometimes get answered with useless and petty remarks on this site. There is a reason for it, and it'll go a long way in making this site useful to you in your attempts to glean information about maybe joining an NPHC group when you get to college. If you do this, you will truly be wise.

[James]

Probably because people are irritable and in bad moods. I doubt jovial happy people are snarky very much at all.

By the way, thats a general comment. I only skimmed this thread. So I haven't really gotten a snarkiness rating from it.

Originally Posted by mystikchick

Kudos to you for having read other posts, but read a bit more and see if you can figure out why "serious questions" sometimes get answered with useless and petty remarks on this site. If you do this, you will truly be wise.

[aephi alum]

OK, cut the poor girl some slack, folks!

If you've got two years to go in high school, then worry about high school, not sororities. You can't actively pursue sorority membership right now anyway. Focus on your grades, extracurriculars, community service - make yourself an attractive candidate for both colleges and sororities.

[12dn94dst]

Ms. dreamingbeauty,

What my lovely GC cohorts are trying to say is you aren't going to get the answer to your question here, ESPECIALLY since your hopes are set on an NPHC organization. You have at least two and a half years to get yourself together. As I'm sure you know, the D4 sororities value scholarship and service, among other things. I suggest you start, and continue, there. Most importantly, get to know a member of the organization of your choice who lives in your community so you can direct your questions to her.

But of course, had you checked out the boards of the NPHC sororities, you'd know all that.

12dn94dst

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by James

Probably because people are irritable and in bad moods. I doubt jovial happy people are snarky very much at all.

Nope. Silliness deserves lighthearded responses. Anyway, to everyone giving useful responses, no one has answered her question. She's not asking about what to do to be noticed or what to do when pursuing an organization. She asked "what should you avoid doing when pledging?" I don't know that this question has ever truly been answered on GC.

[SWTXBelle]

I think the problem is the way the question is worded. It is far easier to discuss what you should do than what you should not.
For instance, I could say that a big mistake to make in pledging would be burning down the chapter house. Technically I'm right, but how helpful is that?
I think the op should check out the threads on what TO DO for recruitment and pledging - and then get ready to do the absolute best she can in school and in her community for the next two years.

[12dn94dst]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I think the op should check out the threads on what TO DO for recruitment and pledging -

Valid point re: burning down the house, but considering the OP is considering an NPHC organization, the recruitment and pledging threads here aren't really going to be accurate to what she may experience if she is selected to pursue membership.

[12dn94dst]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

She asked "what should you avoid doing when pledging?" I don't know that this question has ever truly been answered on GC.

I can safely say "no", the question is not going to get an answer here, either. We do not, and have not in 6 or 7 years, discussed anything related to membership intake. I doubt that is going to change.

[summer_gphib]

Remember that the greek community is very small. If you make unflattering comments about XYZ to ABC, you will make yourself look bad to both chapters.

Also try to represent the best of WHO YOU ARE. Don't make things up, or pretend to be something you aren't. If you aren't the most athletic, don't play along and act like you are. Show your strengths, but don't be afraid to laugh at yourself a little either. When intermurals came up in conversation, I remember telling one girl that I ran like a duck. (It's true!) but that I loved playing volleyball. This made us both laugh. (She was later my big sister!)

Remember that the girls in the chapters are a little nervous too. They want to make sure that they are making a good impression as much as you are wanting to make a good one.

If it's off color, don't say it. If you wouldn't repeat it in church... don't say it. I'm not saying that you have to act prudish, but rush isn't the time to tell "band camp" stories.

It IS a competition, and you ARE being judged. But guess what, you are judging them too. IMPRESSIONS matter. If you don't bathe or brush your hair... it MATTERS. You don't have to be physically perfect. (Who is?) but do the best you can with what you have. Show a graceful poise.

AND BY ALL MEANS USE MOUTHWASH. (Sorry, rushed a girl with FOUL breath once.... )