Pay us, we'll help you get a bid

[FSUZeta]

Excerpted from the NY Times article:

"Samantha von Sperling is an image consultant in New York, but lately her bread-and-butter Wall Street clients have asked her to help their daughters get ready for rush at schools like Harvard; the University of Wisconsin, Madison; and New York University, which has added three chapters since 2006 and more than doubled the number of sisters, to 570."

Ladies, what are we doing wrong? This woman charges $8000 for a Friday thru Sunday session. I just spent an hour with a terrific young woman today for free! And there is no ZTA chapter where she will be attending college!

[Old_Row]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

Excerpted from the NY Times article:

"Samantha von Sperling is an image consultant in New York, but lately her bread-and-butter Wall Street clients have asked her to help their daughters get ready for rush at schools like Harvard; the University of Wisconsin, Madison; and New York University, which has added three chapters since 2006 and more than doubled the number of sisters, to 570."

Ladies, what are we doing wrong? This woman charges $8000 for a Friday thru Sunday session. I just spent an hour with a terrific young woman today for free!

Why would PNMs need a rush consultant for schools like that? Lightweights.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Old_Row

Why would PNMs need a rush consultant for schools like that? Lightweights.

That was my thought, exactly. I was like "Hm, maybe I don't know something about one of these schools, but if it's north of the M-D, and it's not Indiana, I wouldn't even THINK about paying for help."

ETA: It's even weirder, too, because nobody gives a s**t what sorority you are in after graduation if you went to Harvard or NYU.

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

That was my thought, exactly. I was like "Hm, maybe I don't know something about one of these schools, but if it's north of the M-D, and it's not Indiana, I wouldn't even THINK about paying for help."

ETA: It's even weirder, too, because nobody gives a s**t what sorority you are in after graduation if you went to Harvard or NYU.

Coming from Indiana, I am not sure any consultant could really give you advice that would get you through it. It's just all alone in its own dysfunctional category.

And I totally agree about Harvard and NYU. When someone tells me they went to Harvard, the last thing I think is "I wonder what GLO" she was in??

[VandalSquirrel]

I want to know who told the reporter:

Rush often begins in August or early fall — for January rush, substitute Uggs for fashionable flats.

I'm not sure, but methinks it could be Sure Sister (aka Sunday Tollefson) as she is quoted before that literally, unfashionable statement, and also because she uses the term candidate which is all around that quote in the article, and on her website. I also think it is odd she doesn't list her affiliation on her website, and that she joined at Wazzu, but graduated from UW Tacoma, where there is no Greek Life. Leaving those details out just seems somewhat disingenuous, like someone who says they are a Delta Delta Delta from UT, and not mentioning that it was the University of Texas Dallas. Those two things just aren't the same when it comes down to it.

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I want to know who told the reporter:

Rush often begins in August or early fall — for January rush, substitute Uggs for fashionable flats.

I'm not sure, but methinks it could be Sure Sister (aka Sunday Tollefson) as she is quoted before that literally, unfashionable statement, and also because she uses the term candidate which is all around that quote in the article, and on her website. I also think it is odd she doesn't list her affiliation on her website, and that she joined at Wazzu, but graduated from UW Tacoma, where there is no Greek Life. Leaving those details out just seems somewhat disingenuous, like someone who says they are a Delta Delta Delta from UT, and not mentioning that it was the University of Texas Dallas. Those two things just aren't the same when it comes down to it.

That name sounded familiar, so of course I googled it. To my surprise, she is listed as a Sigma Kappa.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by IndianaSigKap

That name sounded familiar, so of course I googled it. To my surprise, she is listed as a Sigma Kappa.

She used to post here and even posted in a thread where it was pointed out she joined Sigma Kappa at Wazzu. She didn't even pop into your forum to say hello or introduce herself.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by XOcarnation

First of all, I would never pay for rush coaching, but that being said, if I was the type...I would def pay for coaching for a school like USC. And while rushing at a small school is not ANYWHERE near as intense as it is for a big SEC school, it might be those locations where some rush coaching might do the most help. Many girls are going in with little knowledge of the system, so having a little coaching/knowing what is going to happen might give you a huge leg up vs. big SEC school where most everyone has been preparing at least since the last January if not for much, much longer.

I think you can find that information elsewhere, and without shelling out thousands. Also, we are not talking about getting coached to get a bid (excepting IU), we are talking about getting coached to get the best bid. I don't believe that there is such a large difference between the top and bottom chapter on most campuses that your life will be horrible if you go to the bottom one. At the few schools where there is a huge difference, if you don't already have the inside connection, no amount of coaching will fix that.

Originally Posted by XOcarnation

Also, just curious, but what did you mean by "It's even weirder, too, because nobody gives a s**t what sorority you are in after graduation if you went to Harvard or NYU?"

First of all, the schools are quite prestigious, and the Harvard or NYU name alone will open many doors. Second of all, in the Northeast, it's just not something people talk about that much after graduation.

[FSUZeta]

Originally Posted by Old_Row

Why would PNMs need a rush consultant for schools like that? Lightweights.

From my thoughts to your keyboard.