Any ASU Greek Girls Out There? Need Advice Please

[AZMOM]

Not to nitpick? Then how do you define nitpick darlin? I was born and raised in Oklahoma and we call it both. All my siblings graduated from there and they call it both. Go figure? We find more important things to nitpick over....
Thanks for the reply though.....

[kstar]

Originally Posted by AZMOM

Not to nitpick? Then how do you define nitpick darlin? I was born and raised in Oklahoma and we call it both. All my siblings graduated from there and they call it both. Go figure? We find more important things to nitpick over....
Thanks for the reply though.....

You're talking to a 4th generation Sooner, getting my 5th degree from the University of Oklahoma, who was also born and raised here, so you should know better than to call it Oklahoma University, unless you're from the sticks.

Also, you don't ask that question, which predisposes people to not be nice.

ps. Daughter has the g before the t, so to abbreviate it would be dgtr, not dtgr.

[_Lisa_]

Originally Posted by AZMOM

Lisa,
As tactfully as I know how to ask this question. Why is there such fear in asking a simple question that girls here seem terrified in answering? Is it just this forum or this the way the Greeks live? Don't ask and don't answer? This is rather shocking to me....

This has already been answered for you, not once, but twice:

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I think I can speak for most GCers when I say we don't like to characterize sorority chapters - it is too easy to stereotype or to be biased. Plus, unless you are talking to a current collegian, the odds are that the opinion being offered is based on an analysis of members who aren't even there anymore. Things can change quickly in the Greek world - one or two great pledge classes can turn a chapter around.
So my advice is to have your daughter poke around here and especially read the stickies on the recruitment pages. If she visits the campus, she should try to meet some sorority members if possible. And above all else, she should try to keep an open mind as she goes through recruitment.

Originally Posted by kstar

Also, you don't ask that question, which predisposes people to not be nice.

(I bolded what you should commit to memory, but the rest of each of the above quotes are just as important.)

Its about being polite & tactful-and not asking others to speak poorly of an organization's chapters.

[texas*princess]

AZMOM -- It's really sweet of you to try to help your daughter, but you really must let her make the decision on her own.

During recruitment, she will get the chance to speak to all current sorority members about their experience in their houses and she can then make her decisions from there.

It shouldn't matter what others think about the chapters there, it should only matter what the pnm thinks. Tell her to go into recruitment with an open mind and if it's in the cards, she'll find a house to call home.

[rufio]

I go to ASU and am quite familiar with the sororities here. while each sorority has its own reputation it is completely inappropriate and unfair to divulge this information. Rush just finished up here and my brothers and i have had to refuse giving our opinions of houses to many of the new frosh we've met. we have alot of friends in different houses and it would be unfair to say don't join xyz b/c they party too much etc. etc. Let your daughter go through formal rush and decide for herself which chapters she has the best connection. I will give this advice, make sure her GPA is up, it is a big deciding factor on who gets called back here at ASU. Some friends of mine connected excellently with alot of houses but were not called back due to grades.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by rufio

I go to ASU and am quite familiar with the sororities here. while each sorority has its own reputation it is completely inappropriate and unfair to divulge this information. Rush just finished up here and my brothers and i have had to refuse giving our opinions of houses to many of the new frosh we've met. we have alot of friends in different houses and it would be unfair to say don't join xyz b/c they party too much etc. etc. Let your daughter go through formal rush and decide for herself which chapters she has the best connection. I will give this advice, make sure her GPA is up, it is a big deciding factor on who gets called back here at ASU. Some friends of mine connected excellently with alot of houses but were not called back due to grades.

Thank you for taking the high road on this issue, Rufio! It's refreshing!

[ASUADPi]

OMG what is up with people on GC lately. Seriously, maybe it's because I'm super stressed at work and way more emotional (and taking things "personally"), but WTF?

Seriously, all this mom did was come on and ask questions and the next thing she knows is she's totally getting "dissed" and "yelled at" by other members of GC. Does Barbara need to come to this thread and remind everyone of the TOS?

What is with people on GC? People have gotten so incredibly mean this recruitment season, it's downright sad.

Go ahead and flame me, yell at me, I'm used to it having been on GC so long, but why are we (GC members) attacking new GC members.

AZMOM- I pm'd you

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

OMG what is up with people on GC lately. Seriously, maybe it's because I'm super stressed at work and way more emotional (and taking things "personally"), but WTF?

Seriously, all this mom did was come on and ask questions and the next thing she knows is she's totally getting "dissed" and "yelled at" by other members of GC. Does Barbara need to come to this thread and remind everyone of the TOS?

What is with people on GC? People have gotten so incredibly mean this recruitment season, it's downright sad.

Go ahead and flame me, yell at me, I'm used to it having been on GC so long, but why are we (GC members) attacking new GC members.

AZMOM- I pm'd you

You obviously didn't read her posts attacking Dani in the Fraternity Recruitment forum. Barbara even had to clean up one of AZMom's posts.

With the exception of one or two posts, there's nothing wrong with telling the OP that questions of this nature don't get the best responses here. I've been watching this thread from the beginning and I have to admit, GCers usually known for being snarky have been playing nice and Barbara hasn't had to come in here yet.

Try and get the whole picture before you decide to come in here screaming bloody murder! And don't take your personal and emotional issues out on us. You don't want to be like some other people here. You're better than that.

[AZMOM]

Thank-you ASU....Finally someone who the question was intended for an ASU student. Your answer was great and your support even better. My original ? has been misread and no matter how many times I correct it they just aren't getting it. Ladies, go back and read the original post. Where does it say anything about girls living in the sororities? It doesn't and never did. I don't give a rats ass about what the girls are like living in these sororities I want to know about the chapters. What are the fees? What are the GPA requirements? Volunteer requirements? ETC. ETC. ETC. Man, some of you ladies, not all have got to get a life. You are scaring me. lol Is this how my daughter will turn out? Wow...scary. Again, some have been incredible. Thank-you. If she turns out like you, that's awesome.
Ladies, your making a mountain out of a moe hill. Go back, Go back Go back. Read the original post.......nothing is mentioned about the girls living there. GEEZ!!!

[AZMOM]

Rufio, thank-you. Your GPA input was very helpful. Again, like a broken record this isn't about the girls living in the house. It's about the info. you just gave me. Thank-you......

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by kstar

You're talking to a 4th generation Sooner, getting my 5th degree from the University of Oklahoma, who was also born and raised here, so you should know better than to call it Oklahoma University, unless you're from the sticks.

Also, you don't ask that question, which predisposes people to not be nice.

ps. Daughter has the g before the t, so to abbreviate it would be dgtr, not dtgr.

Honest question from a non-OU person who lives in Oklahoma - why is it shortened to OU? I went to the University of Illinois, which would never be called Illinois University, and we always shortened it to U of I or UIUC.

[kstar]

Originally Posted by irishpipes

Honest question from a non-OU person who lives in Oklahoma - why is it shortened to OU? I went to the University of Illinois, which would never be called Illinois University, and we always shortened it to U of I or UIUC.

Because it just is. Maybe because it is easier to yell in a chant.

[AZMOM]

Some people call it Oklahoma University which is why they chant OU and some call it the University of Oklahoma. It's truly no big deal to the people who live there. They just love the school regardless of the formalities....
Hope this helps....
Sincerely,
AZMOM

[irishpipes]

Originally Posted by AZMOM

Some people call it Oklahoma University which is why they chant OU and some call it the University of Oklahoma. It's truly no big deal to the people who live there. They just love the school regardless of the formalities....
Hope this helps....
Sincerely,
AZMOM

I live here and I don't love it. Not at all... Ha ha (OSU grad)

[FSUZeta]

azmom, if you go to the recruitment forum and do a search for asu sororities you may be able to find some recruitment stories that would give you some answers to your question.