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[barnard1897]

My impression of guys like this is that they are always the ones the house had the toughest time deciding whether to pledge or not. And little do they know how close the vote probably was. It's nearly always the guys who think so highly of themselves who usually came the closest to NOT getting in.

It's a little disappointing he happens to be a FIJI, which is also my husband's fraternity. Way to NOT represent an otherwise great fraternity.

[LionTamer]

I believe those close-to-not-getting-in pledges were referred to as "House Bill Pledges" as in "we need 12 to cover our house bills, and only have 11 we like, so John was sort of our House Bill Pledge"

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by LionTamer

I believe those close-to-not-getting-in pledges were referred to as "House Bill Pledges" as in "we need 12 to cover our house bills, and only have 11 we like, so John was sort of our House Bill Pledge"

There was a sorority on campus that actually referred to their pledges as the "Pretty [last letter of GLO name]'s" and the "Quota [last letter of GLO name]'s".

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by LionTamer

I believe those close-to-not-getting-in pledges were referred to as "House Bill Pledges" as in "we need 12 to cover our house bills, and only have 11 we like, so John was sort of our House Bill Pledge"

Wow, brutal! But

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

There was a sorority on campus that actually referred to their pledges as the "Pretty [last letter of GLO name]'s" and the "Quota [last letter of GLO name]'s".

Sheesh, even brutal-er! (but still kinda )

I also like the OP's rule of replies from "Fraternity members only". (I envision the little scrawled on hunk of wood the boys in the neighborhood would tack to their "fort" of the week...) I assume he meant males-only, forgetting that many women's GLOs are also fraternities.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

I also like the OP's rule of replies from "Fraternity members only". (I envision the little scrawled on hunk of wood the boys in the neighborhood would tack to their "fort" of the week...) I assume he meant males-only, forgetting that many women's GLOs are also fraternities.

Yeah, and many of us here on GC are like naughty teenagers anyway, if you tell us NOT to do something, we're probably going to do it. On purpose.

[chitownxo]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

There was a sorority on campus that actually referred to their pledges as the "Pretty [last letter of GLO name]'s" and the "Quota [last letter of GLO name]'s".

Then they'd wonder why their retention rates were horrid. My personal favorite was the sorority who would tell one or two pnms that they were getting a bid because they needed bigger girls for Greek Week tugs. Gotta love WIU.

[SthrnZeta]

Originally Posted by barnard1897

My impression of guys like this is that they are always the ones the house had the toughest time deciding whether to pledge or not. And little do they know how close the vote probably was. It's nearly always the guys who think so highly of themselves who usually came the closest to NOT getting in.

It's a little disappointing he happens to be a FIJI, which is also my husband's fraternity. Way to NOT represent an otherwise great fraternity.

Yeah, but don't call the OP a FIJI cuz he thinks it sounds goofy

[AlphaFrog]

I remember one of the advisors here on GC telling a story about hand-bidmatching, and then watching the girls at the very bottom of the bidlist who barely squeeked on to the pledgeroll of the "elite" (in their eyes) sorority look down at those who got into less "elite" groups and thinking "If only you knew how close you were to NOT getting in your group." I want to say it was carnation who posted that, but I can't remember for sure.

[SthrnZeta]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I remember one of the advisors here on GC telling a story about hand-bidmatching, and then watching the girls at the very bottom of the bidlist who barely squeeked on to the pledgeroll of the "elite" (in their eyes) sorority look down at those who got into less "elite" groups and thinking "If only you knew how close you were to NOT getting in your group." I want to say it was carnation who posted that, but I can't remember for sure.

That's why I'm glad as a Rho Gamma, we didn't partake in that - all done by computer. It was bad enough having to call girls who didn't get bids.

[barnard1897]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

I remember one of the advisors here on GC telling a story about hand-bidmatching, and then watching the girls at the very bottom of the bidlist who barely squeeked on to the pledgeroll of the "elite" (in their eyes) sorority look down at those who got into less "elite" groups and thinking "If only you knew how close you were to NOT getting in your group." I want to say it was carnation who posted that, but I can't remember for sure.

I was a recruitment adviser at a school that did bidmatching by hand, so lemme tell ya, I saw it ALL. And it is so true that the ones who thought so highly of themselves were very often the ones who barely made the quota list during FR. I'd sit in MS with the chapter the following year and watch these squeakers come down so hard on whether certain PNMs were worthy of membership. There I was, thinking all the while, oh no you DIDNNT. But maybe, deep down, they were just terribly insecure.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by barnard1897

and watch these squeakers come down so hard

LOL!! Favorite new term.

[adpiucf]

Anyone else ever notice that most productive members and leaders were from the middle of the list? The tops and bottoms seemed to fall off the radar before very long. I've heard this comment from other sororities before... not sure if it's just a UCF thing...

[barnard1897]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Anyone else ever notice that most productive members and leaders were from the middle of the list? The tops and bottoms seemed to fall off the radar before very long. I've heard this comment from other sororities before... not sure if it's just a UCF thing...

I never really thought about this before. That's a really interesting observation! I guess the bottom line is that the people who might make the strongest first impression are not always the ones who walk the walk. They shine at FR because they know what to say and how to say it. They look put together.

Depending on how far down a chapter had to go on its bid list, those from the "bottom" who got in might feel less accepted because they weren't everyone's favorite, and as a result, they aren't as included. OR the fact that they are lower on the list reflects some other issues, such as they are less outgoing, maybe aren't leaders, etc.

The ones in the middle are probably the ones who are dedicated to the house with a lot of spirit, but maybe aren't the "stunners" of the house in terms of looks or leadership. Just the "give me a job and I will do it well" girls.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Anyone else ever notice that most productive members and leaders were from the middle of the list? The tops and bottoms seemed to fall off the radar before very long. I've heard this comment from other sororities before... not sure if it's just a UCF thing...

Haha, oh no it's not. It never fails that the girl that everyone is "like so in love with" ends up causing the most drama and issues within the chapter.

Every year, there is one girl during recruitment that EVERY sorority is just nuts over. The sorority that ends up with her is like "Yay we're so awesome, we pledged Jane Doe that everyone wanted!" Then she wreaks havoc on the chapter and usually ends up quitting sometime shortly after initiation.

During my last recruitment as an active, there was a girl who was the younger sister of a very popular fraternity guy. She was a champion HS gymnast, and an accomplished model. Everybody wanted this girl. I mean everybody. I remember being a tad upset that she didn't come back to us.

The 2 sororities she preffed both attempted to dirty rush her and got infractions it was so bad. Well, she ended up pledging her top choice, ABC. ABC was sooo happy that they'd snagged the most "wanted" PNM in rush, they couldn't stop talking about it at Bid Night.

Well, about 2 weeks in, Miss Everybody Loves Me starts showing her true colors. I have a friend in ABC, and everytime we'd talk, she'd have something new to say about this girl and what she was doing.

First she got caught by a sister playing strip beer pong at a fraternity house. When she was disciplined for it, she started a fight in the chapter house which ended in property damage. The final straw was when she came to the house drunk and fell down the living room steps. When sisters tried to help her, she started fighting them, and the cops had to be called.

She ended up quitting about a week after initiation (I honestly don't see why they kept her around that long). She then moved home and went to community college. So there's my story about the PNM that everybody loves, "beware".