Rush - What to NOT do or say

[Purple Rain]

Hey there,
I actually just have a question about the recruitment process.
I rushed this fall for any of the 8 Panhellenic sororities at my school. However, I was released after the first day of recruitment, which I thought was weird because most of the girls at my school who rushed usually get a bid unless they drop out of the recruitment process before Bid Day. I was pretty sure I didn't anger anyone in the sororities before the process, and I was myself and talked about stuff I liked but made sure to stay away from off-limit topics. I also made sure I was presentable, both inside and out, and my grades were high enough. So I was just wondering if you can think of any reason none of the sororities wanted to invite me back? Thank you!

Originally Posted by Purple Rain

Hey there,
I actually just have a question about the recruitment process.
I rushed this fall for any of the 8 Panhellenic sororities at my school. However, I was released after the first day of recruitment, which I thought was weird because most of the girls at my school who rushed usually get a bid unless they drop out of the recruitment process before Bid Day. I was pretty sure I didn't anger anyone in the sororities before the process, and I was myself and talked about stuff I liked but made sure to stay away from off-limit topics. I also made sure I was presentable, both inside and out, and my grades were high enough. So I was just wondering if you can think of any reason none of the sororities wanted to invite me back? Thank you!

The Membership Selection process is private and the reasons why you were released will probably never be disclosed to you. Sorry.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Purple Rain

Hey there,
I actually just have a question about the recruitment process.
I rushed this fall for any of the 8 Panhellenic sororities at my school. However, I was released after the first day of recruitment, which I thought was weird because most of the girls at my school who rushed usually get a bid unless they drop out of the recruitment process before Bid Day. I was pretty sure I didn't anger anyone in the sororities before the process, and I was myself and talked about stuff I liked but made sure to stay away from off-limit topics. I also made sure I was presentable, both inside and out, and my grades were high enough. So I was just wondering if you can think of any reason none of the sororities wanted to invite me back? Thank you!

There are any number of reasons, however the membership selection process of each sorority is private, so nobody here can really say for sure why you were released just because we weren't there and we aren't in any of those chapters.

These threads have a bit of insight for those who didn't receive bids, but again, it's hard to give concrete answers because there are so many factors and the process itself is private:

http://greekchat.com/gcforums/showth...light=released
http://greekchat.com/gcforums/showth...#37;27t+picked

[AXOrushadvisor]

Originally Posted by Purple Rain

Hey there,
I actually just have a question about the recruitment process.
I rushed this fall for any of the 8 Panhellenic sororities at my school. However, I was released after the first day of recruitment, which I thought was weird because most of the girls at my school who rushed usually get a bid unless they drop out of the recruitment process before Bid Day. I was pretty sure I didn't anger anyone in the sororities before the process, and I was myself and talked about stuff I liked but made sure to stay away from off-limit topics. I also made sure I was presentable, both inside and out, and my grades were high enough. So I was just wondering if you can think of any reason none of the sororities wanted to invite me back? Thank you!

I would say if you were released from all the Chapters there may have been an issue with your grades. I would say the vast majority of girls at our school that this happens to have a low GPA from high school or college or their grades are incorrect. There have been many women dropped because their grades are keyed into the system incorrectly.

Originally Posted by AXOrushadvisor

I would say if you were released from all the Chapters there may have been an issue with your grades. I would say the vast majority of girls at our school that this happens to have a low GPA from high school or college or their grades are incorrect. There have been many women dropped because their grades are keyed into the system incorrectly.

Do you know for sure that she was released because of her grades? Are you familiar with all 8 sororities she was released from? She did mention that her grades were high enough.

AXOrushadvisor, judging by this post and your lack of discretion when you just put your chapter's membership selection out there for all the world to see, I would say you're not that good of a rush advisor.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by AXOrushadvisor

I would say if you were released from all the Chapters there may have been an issue with your grades. I would say the vast majority of girls at our school that this happens to have a low GPA from high school or college or their grades are incorrect. There have been many women dropped because their grades are keyed into the system incorrectly.

I don't know how things work where you're from, but here on GC we try to stay away from trying to tell girls why they were dropped. Why? Because we weren't there. We aren't in any of the chapters and we didn't meet the girls during recruitment. We can speculate, but we can't say for sure, because we just don't know.