I agree, prospectives deserve respect. Remember, when they come here for the first month or so..they probably no virtually NOTHING about greek life. So you can either choose to educate them about how great Greeks are, and how great Greek Life is, or say "Search" and let them think that us Greeks are a bunch of mean people.
Read Bubbles' post again--she is a prospective, and at least she isn't scared away--but it's sad b/c other prospectives have e-mailed her about this animosity. Do you really want prospectives to have a bad image of us just from a messageboard? Many of them have no access to Greeks...don't know any Greeks...only have heard about them...so perhaps a Messageboard is their ONLY way of communicating with Greeks. Do you want them to change their minds about Greek Life after seeing some rude posters?
C'mon people--be more respectful of them and say more than "Search." or "I'm sick of these questions." For example, DZRose93 has been EXCELLENT in responding to those types of posts. She has said something like 'I don't think this will be answered here' or 'You should go into Rush with an open mind' etc. She does not just say "Search." Really--please be nicer. It would make us Greeks look a LOT BETTER.
We were all once HS students, or prospectives...and most of us knew very little about Greek Life...so put yourself in THEIR SHOES...you and I were just as "clueless" as them once upon a time...
Jacqueline
[This message has been edited by carrot (edited April 25, 2001).]
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