Scheduling Conflict

LttleMsPrEp · #1 08-31-2008, 01:07 PM

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How many other parties are you attending? I think the sororities would be more lenient if you missed one day. I would suggest if there is another party the day before, you let the sorority sisters know that you're gonna miss the next party because you had to work & weren't able to get it off.

I would be able to attend one party in some houses 2 before the day I'm scheduled to miss..

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From what I understood, this is 'informal' but structured, right? There are only so many days you can go to parties, not whenever the chapter decides? If this is true, I stand by my statement..unless you went to at least 3 of the other parties. If it is completely informal recruitment, then it probably wouldn't hurt you.

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My school is a bit different where as there are dates set aside for informal recruitment however it's up to the chapters to decide when and how many parties they want to have.

Thetagirl218 · #2 08-31-2008, 03:12 PM

IMO it will hurt you! Even in an informal recruitment setting, you want the actives to know that you are interested in sorority life....Missing any parties that you could go to, or be invited to will look as though you are not interested.

If you want to be in a sorority, work will need to be structured around sorority events, not the other way around. This may sound harsh, but that is the way it is at many campuses.

fantASTic · #3 08-31-2008, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by LttleMsPrEp

I would be able to attend one party in some houses 2 before the day I'm scheduled to miss..

...What? That makes no sense.

LttleMsPrEp · #4 09-01-2008, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by fantASTic

...What? That makes no sense.

Actually it does, but I'll elaborate if my post was unclear....The day that I'm working.. let's call it "Day X" there are 5 parties scheduled that I'm interested in attending. Of those 5 houses that are throwing parties there are 2 houses that have 2 other parties scheduled before that day for the remaining houses they only have 1 party scheduled before "Day X".. which is why i said that i'd be able to attend one party but in some cases 2.

epchick · #5 09-01-2008, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by LttleMsPrEp

Actually it does, but I'll elaborate if my post was unclear....The day that I'm working.. let's call it "Day X" there are 5 parties scheduled that I'm interested in attending. Of those 5 houses that are throwing parties there are 2 houses that have 2 other parties scheduled before that day for the remaining houses they only have 1 party scheduled before "Day X".. which is why i said that i'd be able to attend one party but in some cases 2.

in that case, I change my answer. Yes this might affect you greatly. A sorority can't know if you'd be a good addition by meeting you once.

Tom Earp · #6 09-01-2008, 02:29 PM

As some said, it would depend on the school and chapters. Why do I say this? It might be because that working in todays economics has to be done.

It is called paying your way to go to college and that is the most important thing isn't it?

But if your possible new sisters understand that then it will make it a bit easier. Now, if you can work out your schedual with your boss this early the more the better.

Then maybe things can be worked out later on, both buy yor GLO and your boss.

Either way, good luck!

AnchorAlumna · #7 09-01-2008, 02:46 PM

Uh, Tom, read the original post ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

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Originally Posted by epchick

A sorority can't know if you'd be a good edition by meeting you once.

LOL! Sorry, I know you meant addition.....but hey, "edition" is a possiblity!

33girl · #8 09-01-2008, 02:59 PM

This is why I hate and detest this kind of informal rush...the sororities sometimes purposely try to make their parties overlap and the rushees have to choose. It's one thing if there are only a few spots in each chapter but as "real" rush it blows, blows, blows.

I would try everything possible to get out of work - if you can't, hit as many parties as possible on the night you can, and let the ones you won't be able to attend the next night know that you can't come but ARE interested. Whatever you do, make sure to tell ALL the chapters that you visited the first time that you can't return because of work. Girls talk and if you tell one chapter that and don't tell the others, even if you're not interested in them, it could be misinterpreted as rudeness.

epchick · #9 09-01-2008, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Uh, Tom, read the original post ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

LOL! Sorry, I know you meant addition.....but hey, "edition" is a possiblity!

ahh yes, sorry. I was rushing to finish typing before I had to leave. I did mean addition.