UF Spring Recruitment!!

[agzg]

Originally Posted by UFgatorLove

I was hoping to keep letters off, since Panhellenic Council was trying to make Spring different this year and not expose the PNMs to the facts as to which houses were and were not bidding.

THIS IS A TERRIBLE IDEA.

It's like, "Hey, hi there! Join a house and make a HUGE FINANCIAL DECISION THAT WILL COST YOU OR YOUR PARENTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS without all the facts!"

I typically try not to naysay on the southern schools since admittedly I 1. Joined through informal and 2. Went to a small northern school with small northern chapters, but I think this is seriously messed up.

No offense to UF, but I just don't get how not telling PNMs who is and is not planning on extending a bid PRIOR to the event is a good idea.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by agzg

THIS IS A TERRIBLE IDEA.

It's like, "Hey, hi there! Join a house and make a HUGE FINANCIAL DECISION THAT WILL COST YOU OR YOUR PARENTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS without all the facts!"

I typically try not to naysay on the southern schools since admittedly I 1. Joined through informal and 2. Went to a small northern school with small northern chapters, but I think this is seriously messed up.

No offense to UF, but I just don't get how not telling PNMs who is and is not planning on extending a bid PRIOR to the event is a good idea.

It's a mis-guided attempt by the CPH or the GA to help the smaller chapters avoid the stigma of having to take a spring class.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

It's a mis-guided attempt by the CPH or the GA to help the smaller chapters avoid the stigma of having to take a spring class.

I don't see how it's going to help, honestly.

[Barbie's_Rush]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

It's a mis-guided attempt by the CPH or the GA to help the smaller chapters avoid the stigma of having to take a spring class.

Because nothing removes a stigma like a message that says: "Spring rush is so shameful that we won't even tell you who's participating."

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Barbie's_Rush

Because nothing removes a stigma like a message that says: "Spring rush is so shameful that we won't even tell you who's participating."

Nothing except "we have to use the good chapters to pull a bait-and-switch on the PNM's".

Because I know that there are PNM's reading this thread, please remember that UF has a fabulous Greek system, and you can have a great experience in any chapter. Taking a spring class means nothing, except that they have fewer women than the other chapters at this exact point in time.

[PC11]

hey! So i just finished the spring recruitment, and it was a really good experience, but I decided that even though i would love to join any of the sororities that were giving bids for spring, I want to wait until fall and have a chance to really decide what is right for me and not jump into it just for the idea of being in a sorority.

I'm definitely going to wait and see if a sorority contacts me in the next couple of days, so that should be exciting.

Really happy how things went today.



~Does anyone know what the chances are for sophomores to get a bid in fall?

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by PC11

~Does anyone know what the chances are for sophomores to get a bid in fall?

Helpful thread regarding rushing at UF as a soph:
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=92886

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by PC11

hey! So i just finished the spring recruitment, and it was a really good experience, but I decided that even though i would love to join any of the sororities that were giving bids for spring, I want to wait until fall and have a chance to really decide what is right for me and not jump into it just for the idea of being in a sorority.

I'm definitely going to wait and see if a sorority contacts me in the next couple of days, so that should be exciting.

Really happy how things went today.



~Does anyone know what the chances are for sophomores to get a bid in fall?

I'm confused. You have decided not to join, but you are waiting to see who contacts you?

Honestly, the chapters that are bidding now will be the same ones that are likely to bid a sophomore next fall. Don't pledge a chapter if you aren't sure, but if someone contacts you and invites you to dinner or something, you should consider going.

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I'm confused. You have decided not to join, but you are waiting to see who contacts you?

Honestly, the chapters that are bidding now will be the same ones that are likely to bid a sophomore next fall. Don't pledge a chapter if you aren't sure, but if someone contacts you and invites you to dinner or something, you should consider going.

this. of course, it is your choice, but you could be enjoying a spring semester full of fun and sisterhood, if you are offered a bid.