Rush - What to NOT do or say

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by samantha2012

also, is it required by most schools that you receive at least one bid?

NO. No one is guaranteed to receive a bid.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

NO. No one is guaranteed to receive a bid.

Except at Tufts. That's the only one I know of though, except for that Christian college in Florida that was mentioned and I'm too lazy to look for the thread. But as far as NPC groups....Tufts is it.

I'm not sure if this thread would be the most appropriate place to put this, but since I don't really feel like starting a new thread...

Most PNMs get the hint when they first come here and are immediately told that DISCRETION IS KEY. Please let that be the same if you choose to document your experience in your blogs.

I'm signed up for Google Alerts, so whenever "Alpha Gamma Delta" turns up somewhere on the interwebs, Google sends me an email containing a link to it. Now that rush is going on again, it's been turning up a lot. Some were pretty general, but some were just...WOW.

Just be careful. If someone really wanted to ruin someone's rush, they can. By choosing to put info about yourself out there, it'd be easy for someone to figure out who you are.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by OTW

I'm signed up for Google Alerts, so whenever "Alpha Gamma Delta" turns up somewhere on the interwebs, Google sends me an email containing a link to it. Now that rush is going on again, it's been turning up a lot. Some were pretty general, but some were just...WOW.

Just be careful. If someone really wanted to ruin someone's rush, they can. By choosing to put info about yourself out there, it'd be easy for someone to figure out who you are.

SO TRUE.

Be very careful what you put out there on the internet asking about sororities.

Certain questions are pretty normal, like "What are Theta's colors?" That's no big deal.

However, questions about reputations/rumors/etc are not a good idea to post on the internet.

Example of an inappropriate question:

"What's the reputation of Theta at ________ University? I heard they were ____________. Is that true? Because I only want to be in a sorority that is not ______!"

Sorority members are all over the internet and you never know if a member from your school could see your silly question, figure out who posted it, and decide that they don't want you in their chapter. They could even tell their friends in other chapters.

In general, before you post something (whether it's here on GC/on Facebook/MySpace/whatever), ask yourself if it's something you'd want a sorority member at your school to read.