Junior PNM in need of recruitment advice

[33girl]

OK, let me get this straight:

1. Your school has four sororities (i.e. the Greek system is not so humungously large that you may not have gotten a good look at some chapters or gotten lost in the shuffle).

2. You went to COB events in Fall 2011, thereby putting yourself in front of and getting to know the sororities - i.e. you did not go into spring recruitment a total blank slate they knew nothing about. When you walked into their parties in Spring 2012, they knew who you were.

2a. You were invited to a pref night (I assume you mean an invite-only party) at one of these sororities, and did not receive a bid.

3. You went through formal recruitment in Spring 2012, received a bid from a different sorority, and declined it. The sorority who had invited you to their pref night during Fall 2011 COB did not offer you a bid. In fact, they did not even invite you to Spring 2012 preference night.

Unless in the past semester you have gotten to be VERY close friends with a VERY large number of girls from one of the sororities and/or become VERY visible on campus for VERY positive reasons...I'm going to say that your Greek ship has sailed. (Without you on it.)

[Future_Sister]

Originally Posted by 33girl

OK, let me get this straight:

1. Your school has four sororities (i.e. the Greek system is not so humungously large that you may not have gotten a good look at some chapters or gotten lost in the shuffle).

2. You went to COB events in Fall 2011, thereby putting yourself in front of and getting to know the sororities - i.e. you did not go into spring recruitment a total blank slate they knew nothing about. When you walked into their parties in Spring 2012, they knew who you were.

2a. You were invited to a pref night (I assume you mean an invite-only party) at one of these sororities, and did not receive a bid.

3. You went through formal recruitment in Spring 2012, received a bid from a different sorority, and declined it. The sorority who had invited you to their pref night during Fall 2011 COB did not offer you a bid. In fact, they did not even invite you to Spring 2012 preference night.

Unless in the past semester you have gotten to be VERY close friends with a VERY large number of girls from one of the sororities and/or become VERY visible on campus for VERY positive reasons...I'm going to say that your Greek ship has sailed. (Without you on it.)

You got it all correct. You don't have any other suggestions other than becoming closer with the girls or becoming more well known? I've made improvements and become closer with them and I'd say more well known (nothing bad at all, either)... so I may have a shot. Not many girls go through informal at my school so it really help me to go through again this fall... I just wanted some advice on this fall... not so much my chances. I'm hopeful, but not unrealistic/naive.