Urban Legends About Recruitment

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by Barbie's_Rush

People are trying to help you here, but I guess you need a smack of the blunt stick to your head. You really need to stop being such an authority on recruitment and sorority matters if you want your upcoming recruitment at UK to turn out any better than your failed recruitment last year.

You'd have so much more credibility if you posted with your letters and school. Or your real username.

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

You'd have so much more credibility if you posted with your letters and school. Or your real username.

But agreed.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

You'd have so much more credibility if you posted with your letters and school. Or your real username.

I don't see how pointing out things that anyone could have found by doing a search has anything to do with "credibility."

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I don't see how pointing out things that anyone could have found by doing a search has anything to do with "credibility."

It's a general statement.

Also, personally, I didn't see anything wrong with that person's first post in this thread. She(?) didn't use sorority letters and was completely on topic. I didn't even ID her as a PNM until you started fussing over it. And even afterwards, she said nothing that would hurt her chances without legions of actives pouring over everything she said online trying to find a way to take offense.

If that's what actives are doing, well stop it you wankers.

[MaggieXi]

If you wear X color, that signals to the chapter that you really want them and tells other chapters not to bother inviting you back.

You have to wear very expensive designer clothes and shoes if you want to be invited back to a certain house. Part of the criteria for their membership selection is ranking your outfit and how expensive it is.

If anyone that holds any position from President to girl in charge of taking out the trash talks to you that means that they really really want you.

For one specific sorority, only seniors vote. So if you don't talk to a senior, you won't get invited back. (I have no idea if this is true as part of that sororities membership selection, but it has been a rumor since at least 1997....)

[Leslie Anne]

Originally Posted by MaggieXi

You have to wear very expensive designer clothes and shoes if you want to be invited back to a certain house. Part of the criteria for their membership selection is ranking your outfit and how expensive it is.

Yes, I remember this one.


A few years ago a PNM here on GC contacted me and asked if it was true that Maryland KDs cut you if you're not Irish. Is it the shamrocks?

[Lady Pi]

I think it's the shamrocks and the green and white! I have heard this before, actually from my mother who was telling me how much she liked KD during Rush because they were the "Irish girls, just like me!", haha!

[33girl]

Fussing? Seriously?

Let's be honest, there are things that sorority alums and members can say that if rushees say, they come off sounding like a bitch. She's stated where she's rushing and once you do that, you should probably watch what you say on here, if not everywhere.

But then again, you are right and everyone else is wrong or prejudiced or Southern or a puppet of the patriarchy, so I guess we should all just shut the fuck up.

[AnchorAlumna]

Sign of boredom = GC regulars squabbling.
Popcorn!!

[LXA SE285]

A rumor I've seen here about a certain chapter at a certain SEC school:

If you touch the outside banister while climbing the stairs, you'll be cut.

[KD4Me]

One sorority always has a theme that requires everyone to take their shoes off at the door. During the party, a member checks the labels to see who has designer shoes.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Fussing? Seriously?

Let's be honest, there are things that sorority alums and members can say that if rushees say, they come off sounding like a bitch. She's stated where she's rushing and once you do that, you should probably watch what you say on here, if not everywhere.

But then again, you are right and everyone else is wrong or prejudiced or Southern or a puppet of the patriarchy, so I guess we should all just shut the fuck up.

LOL, she said nothing wrong in this thread. But oh dear, how terrible of me to express that! Had she named names or something I'd have a different view.

Oh and how very black you are too, kettle.

[lavienrose]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

LOL, she said nothing wrong in this thread. But oh dear, how terrible of me to express that! Had she named names or something I'd have a different view.

Oh and how very black you are too, kettle.

I am glad someone sees that what I said was in no way meant to sound "bitchy" and I think its kind of silly for my post to cause such a fuss. Especially for someone to go to the length to look up everything I had ever posted on here. And to barbie whatever I didn't accept her advice because it was rude and condescending. I politely declined it when I could have been as rude about it as you are. Yes I am a "PNM". But this site is anonymous. Do I think anyone from the school I'm recruiting is going to look through ALL the sophomores doing recruitment and figure out who I am? No I definitely don't. And if they do I doubt anything I've said would truly effect their opinion of me. As a moderator 33girl you give a very bad reputation to other users on this site. If anyone in this scenario has came off as a bitch it is you and I'm sorry for ever going on here to look for any advice. I'm sorry for stating things about chapters at my school that I made clear were rumors. Rumors that almost every single student at my school knows. I didn't state the chapters and if I had I would agree that I was in the wrong.

[Lady Pi]

Originally Posted by lavienrose

I am glad someone sees that what I said was in no way meant to sound "bitchy" and I think its kind of silly for my post to cause such a fuss. Especially for someone to go to the length to look up everything I had ever posted on here. And to barbie whatever I didn't accept her advice because it was rude and condescending. I politely declined it when I could have been as rude about it as you are. Yes I am a "PNM". But this site is anonymous. Do I think anyone from the school I'm recruiting is going to look through ALL the sophomores doing recruitment and figure out who I am? No I definitely don't. And if they do I doubt anything I've said would truly effect their opinion of me. As a moderator 33girl you give a very bad reputation to other users on this site. If anyone in this scenario has came off as a bitch it is you and I'm sorry for ever going on here to look for any advice. I'm sorry for stating things about chapters at my school that I made clear were rumors. Rumors that almost every single student at my school knows. I didn't state the chapters and if I had I would agree that I was in the wrong.

QFP

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by lavienrose

I am glad someone sees that what I said was in no way meant to sound "bitchy" and I think its kind of silly for my post to cause such a fuss. Especially for someone to go to the length to look up everything I had ever posted on here. And to barbie whatever I didn't accept her advice because it was rude and condescending. I politely declined it when I could have been as rude about it as you are. Yes I am a "PNM". But this site is anonymous. Do I think anyone from the school I'm recruiting is going to look through ALL the sophomores doing recruitment and figure out who I am? No I definitely don't. And if they do I doubt anything I've said would truly effect their opinion of me. As a moderator 33girl you give a very bad reputation to other users on this site. If anyone in this scenario has came off as a bitch it is you and I'm sorry for ever going on here to look for any advice. I'm sorry for stating things about chapters at my school that I made clear were rumors. Rumors that almost every single student at my school knows. I didn't state the chapters and if I had I would agree that I was in the wrong.

And you're making me regret defending you. Stop now.

This is why commenting on principle is so treacherous.