UIUC Rush Story

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Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Wow, LMV, I was remaining pretty impartial all this time and really believed you were mainly a misguided PNM at first, a little too excited and missing your edit button, no big deal, college is the time to make mistakes. But I just checked back in here tonight to see if you did get your bid, and what happened? You are being unbelievably snippy and self-righteous. There is such a thing as respect, especially for alumnae, and if you are indeed an NM, now is the time to get that idea straight in your mind. You may not be on GC when you're an alumna but I can guarantee that no matter where you are, you will darn well feel you have earned the respect of anyone following in your panhellenic footsteps. We alumnae have all been there before, done that, have ALL the t-shirts and many are still serving their fraternities (sororities) with their free time just to make sure the newer generations enjoy the bonds they did and still do. So please don't think for one second that now that you have a pledge pin on, you get to speak to anyone any way you like and presume you "are" one now. The time between pledging and initiation is still a trial period and don't think your behavior doesn't reflect even more now on your character and, by default, the character of the sorority whose bid you accepted. You have an obligation to present yourself at the highest level at all times and represent your sisterhood to your best capacity at all times. The tone you've taken tonight is not flattering and if I were one of your new sisters (or an alumna of the chapter/sorority to which you are now pledged), I would be sure to flag this behavior and make sure this is an aberration and not how you will continue to represent my house. Your chickens are not fully hatched yet, so don't go countin' 'em. Your time would be better served learning your sorority's history, getting to know your sisters and earning your right to eventually initiate than trying to put the alumnae on this board you may not have hit it off with so well "in their place." They've already earned their place, now you go earn yours.

** off soapbox **

VERY nice.....