Quitting school after an unsuccessful SEC recruitment

[Barbie's_Rush]

Originally Posted by BadCat25

It is so easy for us who did not have a failed rush to criticize the actions of those who did so I guess it is up to me to defend girls who transfer after having one. We do go to college for the education but a failed rush is public in your face social rejection and can be a devastating experience for an 18 year old girl. A transfer from one big state university to another does not sacrifice your education because they are all about the same so that argument doesn’t hold. What do you accomplish by a transfer? You might have a successful rush at your new school but rushing as a sophomore is always tough no matter what college you go to. At a minimum you will never again have to deal on a day to day basis with the people who rejected you. Never again have to sit next to them in class. Never again walk by them on campus. Never again walk by their chapter houses. Never again read about them in the school newspaper. You can in some sense give the finger to those who gave you the finger. For some girls it can be the right decision.

Until you go home and encounter the very same girls who are all from your hometown and in your social circle. And they all know you were ridiculous enough to put membership in the right sorority ahead of your education. Everyone will know why you took that long walk of shame to the other state school.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by Barbie's_Rush

Until you go home and encounter the very same girls who are all from your hometown and in your social circle. And they all know you were ridiculous enough to put membership in the right sorority ahead of your education. Everyone will know why you took that long walk of shame to the other state school.

I can see in some circles that not getting in to the sorority, or any sorority is less shameful than transferring to try and get in to a different chapter of the sorority. Add in transferring back and not being accepted to affiliate and oh wow, exponential social pariah.

Of course in my circle joining a sorority period was kind of out there behavior, and some people would have been happy if I transferred home after having an unsuccessful rush and been all sorority hateful in their freaky supportive way. Applying and attending an SEC school would have been grounds for a mental health evaluation, as would attending most schools. There were schools we attended, and I definitely have gone a far different path by choosing a small state school where we cloned three mules and produced Sarah Palin & Deep Throat.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

There were schools we attended, and I definitely have gone a far different path by choosing a small state school where we cloned three mules and produced Sarah Palin & Deep Throat.

You're killing me tonight.

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I can see in some circles that not getting in to the sorority, or any sorority is less shameful than transferring to try and get in to a different chapter of the sorority. Add in transferring back and not being accepted to affiliate and oh wow, exponential social pariah.

Of course in my circle joining a sorority period was kind of out there behavior, and some people would have been happy if I transferred home after having an unsuccessful rush and been all sorority hateful in their freaky supportive way. Applying and attending an SEC school would have been grounds for a mental health evaluation, as would attending most schools. There were schools we attended, and I definitely have gone a far different path by choosing a small state school where we cloned three mules and produced Sarah Palin & Deep Throat.

Will you please stop reminding people about Palin?!? Please??

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Will you please stop reminding people about Palin?!? Please??

Hokay...how about Kristin Armstrong the Olympic Gold Medalist for cycling in 2008 who used to be a triathlete and got into cycling because of osteoarthritis? or General James Amos who is preparing to be confirmed as the Commandant of the USMC?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I definitely have gone a far different path by choosing a small state school where we cloned three mules and produced Sarah Palin & Deep Throat.

I don't ever want to see "Sarah Palin" and "Deep Throat" in the same sentence again.

But anyway...

I could understand someone transferring out of DePauw (2500 students and something like 75% Greek) if you didn't get a bid more than I can understand leaving someplace like Alabama (30,000 students and only 20% Greek). To basically say that the only reason to go there is to go Greek there and if you don't get in, the school has nothing...why waste your money going to that school in the first place?

Hopefully some of these women who transfer go to smaller state schools or private schools and manage to find a Greek experience there - which is probably the Greek experience that was more suited to them to begin with. And hopefully it opens their eyes to a different way of life after college as well.

Low C Sharp, I have a lovely image of your mom driving away from BigStateU and flipping it off with both hands. LOL

[starang21]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I don't ever want to see "Sarah Palin" and "Deep Throat" in the same sentence again.

i do.

don't judge me.

LOL.