A Sporty Transfer Recruitment

[CaliTransfer]

Orientation was today. There were probably 700+ people there.

My Rho Gamma is a total sweetheart and my entire rush group is made up of transfers/3rd years which is awesome.

They had Rho Gammas model outfits for each day. For open house the girls were wearing short denim shorts and tank tops (think day at Venice Beach). I had planned to wear two dresses for these days (think lunch date with friends) but now I'm not so sure I want to wear them if I'm going to stick out like a sore thumb.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by CaliTransfer

Orientation was today. There were probably 700+ people there.

My Rho Gamma is a total sweetheart and my entire rush group is made up of transfers/3rd years which is awesome.

They had Rho Gammas model outfits for each day. For open house the girls were wearing short denim shorts and tank tops (think day at Venice Beach). I had planned to wear two dresses for these days (think lunch date with friends) but now I'm not so sure I want to wear them if I'm going to stick out like a sore thumb.

Sometimes what the Panhellenic tells you to wear isn't what the girls really do end up wearing. People usually do go dressier than suggested. Unless you were told this is what you MUST wear, I honestly would stick with the dresses. Just kind of hang back before you leave and see what other girls rushing are wearing.

[AlphaFrog]

The idea of an All-Jr/Transfer Rho Gam group doesn't give me warm fuzzies. I don't know if Jrs at your school routinely get bids and/or have a separate quota, but it almost sounds like the group that you would send to see the Koi Pond (Sidney White reference, for those who missed a cheesy Greek movie). I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but I can almost see a chapter thinking that they have a slack-off opportunity during your parties because the whole group is an easy cut.

ETA: I can see the benefit of them being a support group for eachother and having an easier bonding opportunity, but in this case, I don't think the benefits outweigh the risks. YMMV.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

The idea of an All-Jr/Transfer Rho Gam group doesn't give me warm fuzzies. I don't know if Jrs at your school routinely get bids and/or have a separate quota, but it almost sounds like the group that you would send to see the Koi Pond (Sidney White reference, for those who missed a cheesy Greek movie). I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but I can almost see a chapter thinking that they have a slack-off opportunity during your parties because the whole group is an easy cut.

ETA: I can see the benefit of them being a support group for eachother and having an easier bonding opportunity, but in this case, I don't think the benefits outweigh the risks. YMMV.

When I was at U of I, juniors were typically all grouped together, and I always assumed it was so that they weren't comparing lists with Frannie Freshman who got all of her top choices every round.

I think, as an active, we did know when junior group was coming, but it wasn't an excuse to slack off. More likely, it meant that we'd move our older girls to the front of the rushing line, so that the juniors were being rushed by other juniors and even seniors, rather than the sophomores who did most of the rushing the rest of the time.

It also mean that we weren't going to ask ridiculous shit like, "oh, which dorm are you living in?" or "why did you choose U of I?"

[DTD Alum]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

The idea of an All-Jr/Transfer Rho Gam group doesn't give me warm fuzzies. I don't know if Jrs at your school routinely get bids and/or have a separate quota, but it almost sounds like the group that you would send to see the Koi Pond (Sidney White reference, for those who missed a cheesy Greek movie). I'm not trying to be a Debbie Downer, but I can almost see a chapter thinking that they have a slack-off opportunity during your parties because the whole group is an easy cut.

ETA: I can see the benefit of them being a support group for eachother and having an easier bonding opportunity, but in this case, I don't think the benefits outweigh the risks. YMMV.

I know her school. Without saying too much that might give it away, juniors get bids at every house.

[Barbie's_Rush]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

it almost sounds like the group that you would send to see the Koi Pond (Sidney White reference, for those who missed a cheesy Greek movie).

"It's a SOrority not a HOrority!"