Rushing as a SENIOR in the Fall, informal recruitment. Advice?

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Your GPA is what it is. So are your ovaries. You can't change them (during rush, anyway). It's no different than saying you need to live in so and so district to vote for someone who will be, example, township supervisor of that district.

Your class standing is what it is.

Assuming that a senior will always be unable to fulfill certain things that a freshman supposedly will be able to fulfill (will be able to live in the house, will be active for more years [and bring in more $$]) - to the point of FORBIDDING (you don't seem to be fucking getting that point) a senior to receive a bid, is...well...

None of this makes it 'dangerous.' You may disagree with it, hell I disagree with it. But you're implying far more than "That is stupid" with your lines about dangerous and opening doors to MS and so on.

It doesn't matter whether the chapter explicitly forbids it or implicitly does so, as I clearly stated previously. Something you missed, in your hurry to find an Odd Couple video, but I'll repeat:

Whether a rule is explicit, implicit or enforced by the advisors without the actives even being aware of it, it's their MS and no matter how unfair it is, it's not dangerous even if you think it's dumb.

[33girl]

OMG, you are SO right. I'm going to go delete all of my posts and cut off my head. I WAS SO SO SO SO WRONG!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSiHxdTgPQ0

I don't understand how one minute you're bashing "traditional" Greek life and everything it stands for and the next you're basically sucking its dick.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by 33girl

OMG, you are SO right. I'm going to go delete all of my posts and cut off my head. I WAS SO SO SO SO WRONG!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSiHxdTgPQ0

I don't understand how one minute you're bashing "traditional" Greek life and everything it stands for and the next you're basically sucking its dick.

You mistake my criticism of your criticism as performing fellatio on Greek tradition. Of all the things to perform fellatio on, Greek Tradition is not at the top of my list.

So I'll clarify for you, this is my personal opinion on banning seniors:

I think it's unfair, I'd love to make changes to my GLO that would make is more focused on life long service and social activities, and less concerned with numbers, keeping up appearances and so on. Meaning a college senior might miss out on some undergrad years but could and would be expected to progress into alumnae chapters that are equally active and not only full of people her mother's age or older.

This is my opinion on what you're saying:

But that doesn't change that it's not in any way dangerous or risking a lawsuit or risking revealing their MS process to prohibit bidding a senior explicitly or implicitly. It's not even necessarily 'dumb' in a logistical sense, as a chapter that is simultaneously restricted by NPC Quota/Total AND housing requirements must maximize the number of years that a member is in their chapter or they make it harder on themselves every single year.

Here's a general summary:
Yeah it sucks, but it's the reality. If I could tear it down and build it back up differently I would, but I can't. Just like I'd tear down the ridiculous socially stratified Tier system at SEC campuses if I could. But regardless of my opinion I'd be wrong to tell a chapter there that they should individually buck the system and do it 'right' aka 'my way' when that would only hurt them.

/I don't know why you keep googling Odd Couple videos, I'm not watching a third of a pirated episode to kill time, that's why I pay for Netflix.

[33girl]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HGyUhRGeuM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3A4EFgclZw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIMLaIieko0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMNbsrZF6Ps