Seriously, peeps. No one REALLY cares about your stupid rush story.

[minDyG]

I would like to hear more stories from the gentlemen. I know next to nothing about fraternity recruitment, and what little I do know is from reading the guys' recruitment stories.

[myopicsunflower]

Originally Posted by minDyG

I would like to hear more stories from the gentlemen. I know next to nothing about fraternity recruitment, and what little I do know is from reading the guys' recruitment stories.

I would too. I once asked my SO what happened when he went through recruitment, and he just said, "I dunno...these guys kept inviting me over to their house for parties and BBQs, and they were fun to hang out with, so I kept going back, and one day, we had a ceremony, and they told me I was a pledge."

Something tells me there was more to it than that. Like maybe he got a bid?

So yes...I'd like to know more about fraternity recruitment...expansion too, because from what I understand, the process for fraternities is very different than how NPC expansion works.

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by myopicsunflower

I would too. I once asked my SO what happened when he went through recruitment, and he just said, "I dunno...these guys kept inviting me over to their house for parties and BBQs, and they were fun to hang out with, so I kept going back, and one day, we had a ceremony, and they told me I was a pledge."

Something tells me there was more to it than that. Like maybe he got a bid?

So yes...I'd like to know more about fraternity recruitment...expansion too, because from what I understand, the process for fraternities is very different than how NPC expansion works.

To be honest it doesn't really get more exciting than that. For one we're usually choosing from much fewer groups(which equals a less exciting story), most guys will have figured out which groups they're interested in well before Rush Week. The thoughts of a freshman guy are usually "These guys seem cool, they have good parties, I could hang out with them." I would say that most guys miraculously stumble upon brotherhood and all of the real reasons for joining a GLO while they're pledging and less so when they're rushing, so the though process is less conducive to a story.

Oh, and I died when I read that line about the "GC Kitchen"

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

To be honest it doesn't really get more exciting than that. For one we're usually choosing from much fewer groups(which equals a less exciting story), most guys will have figured out which groups they're interested in well before Rush Week. The thoughts of a freshman guy are usually "These guys seem cool, they have good parties, I could hang out with them." I would say that most guys miraculously stumble upon brotherhood and all of the real reasons for joining a GLO while they're pledging and less so when they're rushing, so the though process is less conducive to a story.

Oh, and I died when I read that line about the "GC Kitchen"

well not always. alot of schools have more fraternities then sororities. However from what I have seen, fraternity rush is a lot less structured then sorority rush.

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

well not always. alot of schools have more fraternities then sororities. However from what I have seen, fraternity rush is a lot less structured then sorority rush.

This has nothing to do with the original intent of the thread, however...

The number of fraternities is irrelevant. What I said was that guys will narrow down the list which makes for a less exciting story than formal recruitment where you see every chapter and the field is narrowed down each day.

As to fraternity rush being less structured...duh.