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Originally Posted by 33girl
Unless you this was Tufts or Creighton (and if it was you would be approximately 125 years old) this just simply is NOT the case. What a horrible thing to say. I think I'd almost prefer the "4000 rushees begin rush but only 750 of them get bids" hyperbole.
And if it WAS Tufts or Creighton (although Creighton doesn't do it anymore) you would have had a guaranteed bid - you would have been in a group on your first try.
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It's not any of those schools, actually. I know now that it wasn't true (hello! Poster child right here!) and I actually found out after the fact that I wasn't the only one dropped the second time I rushed. It actually became more and more common each subsequent year until another group was added to campus (And I bet you thought that I left
Ravenclaw out! winkwink) They just had more girls rushing than they had spots available. I can't blame them for that. In that scenario there's going to be someone who is left out - just why did it have to be me?! Twice!!
I don't blame my school's greek life for what they said. Who knows? Maybe I was just so starry eyed that I misunderstood - maybe they said most everyone gets a bid? I can't go back in time and listen again, though, so I'll never know.
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Originally Posted by annabella
What kind of awful advisor gets "uncomfortable" when they have to give someone bad news (not to mention actually stating she didn't have to make any other phone calls)? I don't care what group you're advising, whether it's chess club or panhellenic, giving bad news should be an anticipated part of the deal.
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As for Greta, I really don't blame her either. It's just an uncomfortable situation all around - I'd be really uncomfortable too. I wound up getting to know her very very well and she's a lovely person. I do remember that I kept asking her questions when she called since I was trying to figure out what went wrong, and she probably just felt at that point that ripping of the bandage would be less painless in the long run. There's just really no good way to handle that situation. Looking back, I'm actually glad that she was so blunt with me. I needed to face reality. It sucked, but it was still reality. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!
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Ill try to get another update up tonight, but I'm a glutton for awards shows and the SAGs are about to start! (Forgive me if you have to wait until tomorrow!!)
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