Rush - What to NOT do or say

[denimeans]

Originally Posted by kchaptergphib

At Minnesota, we as sorority members were ABSOLUTELY NOT ALLOWED to discuss those famous B's:
Bible (religion)
Booze (drugs of any kind)
Bank (how much/little money your family has)
Bed (sexual habits)
Bush (politics)
Bash (dirty rushing/dissing other sororities)

We are actually supposed to (subtly) ask them about money to make sure they can pay, as do most chapters on campus

We live by SAM
Support- do their parents, boyfriend, siblings etc. like/hate the idea?
Academics/Activities-Is this girl already involved? We want campus leaders. Does she study? Skip class?
Money- Does she have a job? Scholarships? Is she already struggling to pay for school?

Money is flat out the #1 reason why girls drop....and our dues are only about $500 a year.

Point being there's a reason to ask/tell about money. If you can't pay your bills before rush, how are you going to be able to handle them and a sorority.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by denimeans

We are actually supposed to (subtly) ask them about money to make sure they can pay, as do most chapters on campus

I'm really glad we were all required to hand out financial info brochures during recruitment so we never had to try and figure out if they could afford it. If a girl coudnt afford it, she dropped out of recruitment.

[denimeans]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

I'm really glad we were all required to hand out financial info brochures during recruitment so we never had to try and figure out if they could afford it. If a girl coudnt afford it, she dropped out of recruitment.

We do do that too, but most girls don't just drop out of recruitment. You still have to kind of read them to find out if they can pay....most girls stay in recruitment even when they're not quite sure how they're going to pay for it.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

Originally Posted by denimeans

We do do that too, but most girls don't just drop out of recruitment. You still have to kind of read them to find out if they can pay....most girls stay in recruitment even when they're not quite sure how they're going to pay for it.

We have that same problem on our campus. We talk about dues on Philanthropy night and we'll basically say something along the lines of "Is this a realistic amount for you?" We're allowed to ask pretty much flat out. But still we get girls dropping because they are broke. Or continuing through rush and then not accepting the bid cos their broke. I mean really, it's very obvious who's the cheapest on our campus, if you must join and you have limited funds, use this additional time to see if that chapter is somewhere you feel comfortable or get a job if you don't like them because those are pretty much your options! We also get women who say, "I don't have time for this". We explain all of our great activities during rush. That's what attracted you in the first place. If you don't have time, why don't you just join a club or something or sit at home and stare at the walls instead of wasting valuable time and taking a bid from someone who may have been a great member? If we told you we never did anything, then why would you have wanted to join?