Cutting

thetaprincess · #1 07-20-2007, 06:28 PM

I want more retro recruitment

ThetaPrincess24 · #2 07-20-2007, 06:39 PM

I would guess if someone was cut from every chapter after the open house round of recruitment it's most likely an issue with grades. Most chapters wont take grade risks so if a PNM's GPA is below that chapter's minimum requirement and/or below the NPC grade requirement for that campus (if there is one) then you can expect automatic cuts from each house.

DeltaBetaBaby · #3 07-21-2007, 10:10 AM

I have seen normal women get dropped from all chapters after second or third round, but never after the first. In our rush, there were about 1200 PNM's. Usually this would happen to about 10 of them. Sometimes chapters would find this out and invite them back to later rounds, sometimes the GL office would encourage chapters to consider them for snap bids, sometimes they would COB.

dgdramadawg · #4 07-21-2007, 01:56 PM

I knew a girl who was cut by all but one house after round one. She was an on campus legacy to this house (her sister was a current member in the chapter). I think the assumption of the other chapters must have been that she would pledge her sister's house; she did, but ended up depledging because it wasn't the right choice for her.

That's the closest story I've heard to being cut by everyone after round one. I have known girls who were cut by every house at UGA or Auburn, but this was not until after rounds two and three. It can happen that a girl is cut by everyone after round one, but I can't imagine that it happens much...

honeychile · #5 07-21-2007, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dgdramadawg

I knew a girl who was cut by all but one house after round one. She was an on campus legacy to this house (her sister was a current member in the chapter). I think the assumption of the other chapters must have been that she would pledge her sister's house; she did, but ended up depledging because it wasn't the right choice for her.

This isn't the first time I've heard of this happening. What's sad is, there was probably a chapter where the sister WOULD have fit in, but because of a possible defeatist attitude, she never got a real chance.

It should serve as a lesson to those chapters who would cut legacies to other houses without giving them a shot. In my chapter, one sister had two in-house sisters in another sorority, but still went ADPi. Two others had sisters who had just graduated from another chapter, and at least two of us decided not to pledge our legacy chapters. That's five woman right there who wouldn't have gotten a second chance on another campus!

IndieGirl · #6 08-04-2007, 10:01 AM

I was at a big southern college where Greek organizations dominated the campus. Rush was hell. (It was 1992, when it was still called Rush) I was a stellar student, involved in lots of other extra cirricular activities and had recs to all eleven houses. I even had a rec from the National President (family friend) of one very southern very big house and was cut by ALL houses after the second round of parties. It was devastating to me.

Rush was the week before the semester started so I knew no one on campus and felt very alone during the process. We were basically on lock down in the dorm and the only thing I did was eat, sleep and breathe sorority. We had no telephone privileges and college students didn't have cell phones back then. I wish I would have had family and friends to talk to during the process.

The worst was the sorority dorm was right next to my Freshman dorm and I had to hear all the chanting, running and screaming when all the other girls got bids and got to run to their new sorority.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Be sure that you pick a school for other things other than a sorority.

I will say that I was overweight and definitely wasn't rail thin. Maybe things have changed but 15 years ago it was VERY cut throat. It didn't matter how great my grades and activities were, it only mattered that I wasn't a size 2/4.

Zillini · #7 08-04-2007, 11:00 AM

IndieGirl, I'm sorry to hear your experience with Recruitment was so negative. It breaks my heart every time I hear stories like this.

However I have to say this, if we had a pnm with a fabulous resume, outstanding GPA, plus a glowing letter of Rec from our Grand Pres and the actives still want to cut her, then they'd better have a better reason than she's not a size 2/4. That's not going to fly either with me or our GP. Even when there is undeniable just cause that's not an enjoyable conversation when our GP calls -- and she will. Actually, I'd probably call her first. I've had it happen before, though not with a GP but other members of Grand Council.

IndieGirl · #8 08-04-2007, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Zillini

IndieGirl, I'm sorry to hear your experience with Recruitment was so negative. It breaks my heart every time I hear stories like this.

However I have to say this, if we had a pnm with a fabulous resume, outstanding GPA, plus a glowing letter of Rec from our Grand Pres and the actives still want to cut her, then they'd better have a better reason than she's not a size 2/4. That's not going to fly either with me or our GP. Even when there is undeniable just cause that's not an enjoyable conversation when our GP calls -- and she will. Actually, I'd probably call her first. I've had it happen before, though not with a GP but other members of Grand Council.

I don't think it mattered about the rec. This sorority was HUGE on campus and had the pick of the litter. I begged my mom to not ever mention it to her, and my Mom didn't and when the dreaded questions about what sorority I did pledge came about when home for Christmas break I spun a tale making it sound like *I* made the choice not to join any sorority.

My only point in bringing up this 15 year old wound is hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. No one really ever talked to me about not getting accepted.

I also hope that other current sorority girls think about looking past the superficial. Looks fade (check out some of your alums) and you won't all be model thin, dewey skinned and tanned forever.

For those wondering, I changed school after the first year and went to a school where Greeks were still prominent but never wanted to risk that heart break again.

KSUViolet06 · #9 08-04-2007, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by IndieGirl

Don't put all your eggs in one basket. Be sure that you pick a school for other things other than a sorority.

Thank you for sharing. There are a few young ladies on this board who have shared similar stories of not receiving bids. I'm so sorry to hear about your experience. I'm quoting this because I think it's important for girls to know.