Women who start out at community college

[carnation]

It is a problem at the competitive universities I'm familiar with, primarily because the women are upperclassmen and no, it's not fair. It does help a bit to come in with a very high average and/or knowing sorority members but it can definitely affect your recruitment. (Not to the point of getting shut wholly out of the sororities.)

It's probably different in, say, Florida and California where so many more women start out at CCs.

[KSUViolet06]

This is probs not going to be the super-PC answer and I'm trying to word it nicely:

I tend to think that being a soph or junior transfer doesn't = "kissing your shot at being Greek goodbye."

HOWEVER, I do think that if you're transfering into a really competitive recruitment, you DO need to go into it understanding that some chapters just aren't going to be interested in you and being okay with that.

Julie Junior can't go into recruitment only wanting Super Sigma and Awesome Alpha and Big Chapter Beta or Dream Chapter Delta who have a history of only pledging freshmen. Frannie Freshman can say "I only want to be in Alpha, Sigma, Beta or Delta or I'm dropping out" and she just might get one of those. As a junior transfer at a Big SEC school where no one knows you at all, those top groups are most likely not going to be interested.

You have to be willing to say to yourself "I'm interested in being Greek and finding sisterhood in ANY chapter who is interested in me" not "I'm only interested in like these 4 chapters who only pledge the best of the best freshmen."

You should be willing to take some invites from chapters that maybe get overlooked and aren't super popular (but are still able to offer you a GREAT experience.)

If you're a transfer and you're going into recruitment only wanting the same list of top chapters that only typically take freshmen, you are going to be disappointed.

I'm sure there are instances of those types of chapters pledging transfers, but I don't think it's something you should go in being focused on.

I really hope I worded that in a way that peeps can understand. I'm a rambler.

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by carnation

It is a problem at the competitive universities I'm familiar with, primarily because the women are upperclassmen and no, it's not fair. It does help a bit to come in with a very high average and/or knowing sorority members but it can definitely affect your recruitment. (Not to the point of getting shut wholly out of the sororities.)

It's probably different in, say, Florida and California where so many more women start out at CCs.

Not at the larger, more competitive recruitments in Florida. Those women just need to remain open to any opportunities that might present themselves,not come in with preconceived notions and give each chapter a chance. Sorry for all the cliches', but that is how it is.