Auburn University Rush--Fall 2007

Originally Posted by elainebenice

i can only assume this was directed at me. i apologize, but i have been posting updates in this thread for several days now and have never implied in ANY way that i felt auburnmom was rubbing anything in anyone's face, especially not mine. the title of this thread is "auburn university rush - fall 2007." obviously, your interpretation of that title is somewhat different than mine b/c i thought this was the APPROPRIATE thread to post stories dealing with "auburn university rush - fall 2007."

If you read the thread about people raining on recruitment threads, you'll probably see that this wasn't directed to you.

[1908Revelations]

Thanks OTW

[Army Wife'79]

However, in paragraph 2 of the original post in this thread, she invites others to join in, so other posters didn't feel they were hijacking the thread. I assumed it was the kind that had several "sagas" on it which is why I jumped in.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by Army Wife'79

However, in paragraph 2 of the original post in this thread, she invites others to join in, so other posters didn't feel they were hijacking the thread. I assumed it was the kind that had several "sagas" on it which is why I jumped in.

It's reasonable for people to have done it, but if you look back over the thread, it seems less than ideal in hindsight. There was no way anyone jumping in could have anticipated how the negative would take over the positive, but maybe we should take a lesson from it and not do it again?

[1908Revelations]

Originally Posted by elainebenice

i can only assume this was directed at me. i apologize, but i have been posting updates in this thread for several days now and have never implied in ANY way that i felt auburnmom was rubbing anything in anyone's face, especially not mine. the title of this thread is "auburn university rush - fall 2007." obviously, your interpretation of that title is somewhat different than mine b/c i thought this was the APPROPRIATE thread to post stories dealing with "auburn university rush - fall 2007." i also stated in my first post that i was not attempting to "hijack" auburnmom's thread. auburnmom - i apologize if you felt i did this or attempted to steal your thread in any way at all. this was not my intention. i wish your daughter all the best and hope everything works out well for her.


here's a "revelation" for you - i don't belive 200pt font is necessary to make a point. it only makes you look silly, especially when you tell someone to find a thread that is "appropriate" to post their stories and if they looked for one to do exactly that......they would find THIS ONE based on the title. thanks for the helpful post though.

See.....your snarky tude if not cool. If you read the Thread about raining on other peoples parade then you will see whay I posted that. That thread was not started by me and it includes detracting from another persons story especially a positive one. I put it in larger font b/c people tend not to read whole post and that was the most important part.

So....I don't look silly as you say....maybe its you.

You can call me names if you like. I am not the one complaining about other peoples stuff.

I don't need your 'revelation'. Thanks any way!


ETA
Your post were already here; so my comment was for people who want to tell thier story in the future.

[elainebenice]

Originally Posted by 1908Revelations

See.....your snarky tude if not cool. If you read the Thread about raining on other peoples parade then you will see whay I posted that. That thread was not started by me and it includes detracting from another persons story especially a positive one. I put it in larger font b/c people tend not to read whole post and that was the most important part.

So....I don't look silly as you say....maybe its you.

You can call me names if you like. I am not the one complaining about other peoples stuff.

I don't need your 'revelation'. Thanks any way!


ETA
Your post were already here; so my comment was for people who want to tell thier story in the future.

i wasn't aware that i called you any "name," but if you felt i did so, please forgive me. i'm also not sure where i "complained about other peoples stuff" or what that even means, so maybe you could help me out there.

i think everyone is getting WAY too sensitive about this subject or maybe i just have a thick skin. as i said earlier, i posted in this thread based on auburnmom's invite and the title of the thread. if everyone thinks that rush should be made into this week of glory where everyone's dreams come true and all happy endings, then that's your perogative, but i think it should be shown in its true light. the good and the bad. if not, anyone who visits this board to attempt and get an idea of what rush is all about will certainly get a warped view. i apologize if i offended anyone, especially auburnmom. i wish kate the best and hope everything works out great for her. this will be my last post on this board, b/c it is obviously not the place for me. i wish the best to everyone's friends and family going through rush and only hope that you will give them an honest view of what rush is/can be and not just all smiles and roses.

[SECMom]

[ this will be my last post on this board, b/c it is obviously not the place for me. i wish the best to everyone's friends and family going through rush and only hope that you will give them an honest view of what rush is/can be and not just all smiles and roses.[/quote]

NO, NO No!!! I want to hear what happens with your sister! And you are absolutely right about rush (see how old I am?) being a lot about who you know.....

I am just glad that both of my daughters are "rushed and done with." This time last year I had one getting ready to go through at Ole Miss and I was a nervous wreck! I went to Auburn, my eldest went to Alabama, and frankly of the three of them I think that Auburn's rush is far more brutal than the other two!

Originally Posted by elainebenice

i think everyone is getting WAY too sensitive about this subject or maybe i just have a thick skin. as i said earlier, i posted in this thread based on auburnmom's invite and the title of the thread. if everyone thinks that rush should be made into this week of glory where everyone's dreams come true and all happy endings, then that's your perogative, but i think it should be shown in its true light. the good and the bad. if not, anyone who visits this board to attempt and get an idea of what rush is all about will certainly get a warped view. i apologize if i offended anyone, especially auburnmom. i wish kate the best and hope everything works out great for her. this will be my last post on this board, b/c it is obviously not the place for me. i wish the best to everyone's friends and family going through rush and only hope that you will give them an honest view of what rush is/can be and not just all smiles and roses.

I normally don't ask people to stay, especially when they say that they're leaving, but I really do hope you reconsider. Your posts were refreshing and worthwhile to read because it presented a POV that we don't normally get around here.

Normally I don't read rush threads because I can't stand the excessive blowing of sunshine up the PNM's/parent of the PNM's ass. I like honesty and being real, and that's why I've enjoyed [surprisingly] reading this thread so far.

Best of luck to your sister and her friends.