Rush Right - Thoughts?

[ree-Xi]

I think it might be helpful to people are are very clueless about recruitment to the point where they don't know anything other than what they see in movies. Books like this are often just a compiling of info you can find elsewhere, and often contain a lot of common sense disguised as "tips".

These are people who might even come here and ask very basic and general questions (What is a bid? Do I have to rush all the sororities?), then fail to read any of the stickied or suggested threads or use the search button.

These are the people who post "I don't know any greeks and I want to be in a sorority. Give me your advice". If you spent a couple of hours, you really can find everything you need to know here, for free. A lot of people also don't realize that they can look in their own back yard (campus Panhel or chapter websites, Greek life office, Greek friends) to get general and specific information.

Aryelle, if you are really interested in checking the book out (I don't see any reviews on Amazon), see if your local bookstore has it and read some if it there, or check your library. That might be the best way to see if it has enough information for YOU to justify purchasing it.

[Aerylle]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

I think it might be helpful to people are are very clueless about recruitment to the point where they don't know anything other than what they see in movies. Books like this are often just a compiling of info you can find elsewhere, and often contain a lot of common sense disguised as "tips".

These are people who might even come here and ask very basic and general questions (What is a bid? Do I have to rush all the sororities?), then fail to read any of the stickied or suggested threads or use the search button.

These are the people who post "I don't know any greeks and I want to be in a sorority. Give me your advice". If you spent a couple of hours, you really can find everything you need to know here, for free. A lot of people also don't realize that they can look in their own back yard (campus Panhel or chapter websites, Greek life office, Greek friends) to get general and specific information.

Aryelle, if you are really interested in checking the book out (I don't see any reviews on Amazon), see if your local bookstore has it and read some if it there, or check your library. That might be the best way to see if it has enough information for YOU to justify purchasing it.

That's what I was planning to do.

And ironically, I was the girl you described a few months ago. I am a child of a greek-less family and only knew of what I saw in movies. I hope I didn't come off as pathetic as you described. I mean, I used the search function, read the stickies and tip threads, and contacted the local offices. So I was a step ahead of the curve there I guess.

Either way, thank you everyone for your advice and thoughts on the book. I'm going to check my local bookmans to see if they have it since my library doesn't seem to.

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by Aerylle

That's what I was planning to do.

And ironically, I was the girl you described a few months ago. I am a child of a greek-less family and only knew of what I saw in movies. I hope I didn't come off as pathetic as you described. I mean, I used the search function, read the stickies and tip threads, and contacted the local offices. So I was a step ahead of the curve there I guess.

Either way, thank you everyone for your advice and thoughts on the book. I'm going to check my local bookmans to see if they have it since my library doesn't seem to.

Not having the info is not pathetic. You said in one of your first emails that you contacted the Greek Life office about rushing as a sophomore, and suggested to someone else to ask make friends and talk to people in sororities for information.

There are plenty of women who have a lot of questions about recruitment, and that's fine. I just don't understand when people come here and post "I want to be in a sorority. What do I do?", when there this site has a ton of information. (Not to mention that search engines can find the answers to a lot of common questions, such as when State University holds recruitment, or how to find out if you are a legacy to ABC.)

Use the search box to find out what different terms mean or find threads on your school or "unique situation", read the stickied threads to learn the basics of recruitment (in case you don't know what terms to search for), and read the recruitment stories to get an idea of what it's like to go through recruitment. The site is very easy to use, and yet so many people don't READ here.

[Aerylle]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

Not having the info is not pathetic. You said in one of your first emails that you contacted the Greek Life office about rushing as a sophomore, and suggested to someone else to ask make friends and talk to people in sororities for information.

There are plenty of women who have a lot of questions about recruitment, and that's fine. I just don't understand when people come here and post "I want to be in a sorority. What do I do?", when there this site has a ton of information. (Not to mention that search engines can find the answers to a lot of common questions, such as when State University holds recruitment, or how to find out if you are a legacy to ABC.)

Use the search box to find out what different terms mean or find threads on your school or "unique situation", read the stickied threads to learn the basics of recruitment (in case you don't know what terms to search for), and read the recruitment stories to get an idea of what it's like to go through recruitment. The site is very easy to use, and yet so many people don't READ here.

By pathetic I didn't mean the lacking knowledge part. I meant the lack of sense to use the search button and actually read before asking stupid questions.

And yes, that was one of my first posts. Ironically enough, it doesn't mean anything now 'cause I'm a freshman. Lol.