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Originally Posted by mandyk01
This whole process is fascinating to me!. So what would an AXO legacy do in a colonization situation at such a competitive school? Would she go as far as she can and then drop out just like all the other PNMs. Do you think she would have sufficient info to choose between AXO and her other choices without having met with AXO for more than an info session....what a hard choice!
I pity the really big greek systems. My greek system is so small you could almost pref based on which chapter the other PNMs want. I almost didn't pref AXO because of a snotty PNM who also wanted them...turns out she was just really competitive and we ended up being great sisters.
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North Carolina State University is not an SEC school, and recruitment isn't as competitive, but for what it's worth...I went through the colonization of Delta Gamma there in 2002 (our 10 year anniversary is coming up!!).
I never had ANY interest in going through formal recruitment at NCSU. I didn't know much about Greek Life at NCSU and I had listened to the stereotypes of "sorority girls" on campus. In retrospect, I think it would have been awesome to go through recruitment and I do think that one of the existing groups could have been home -- but that's beside the point.
I was thrilled when DG was going to come colonized. I was a DG legacy and I knew that we'd be able to start our own traditions and start with no stereotypes. I would say that about 90% of our colonizing class did NOT go through formal recruitment. Those that did go through formal recruitment were split pretty evenly between being released and withdrawing.
So not everyone that goes through the colonization process will have ever gone through formal recruitment. Some AXO and PM legacies will come out of the woodwork as sophomores, juniors, and seniors having had no other interest in Greek Life before.
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