Pie!Pie!Pie! MissCherryPie's Recruitment Story

[misscherrypie]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

Let me first say that I love the idea that you are finding your place as a member/fan of your school, and that's wonderful. Not enough people have school spirit.

I also wanted to tell you that you don't have to slap Greek letters onto something to make it special. Not every organization needs "greek" recognition. If you're creating an interest group in hopes of bringing someone else to campus, that's one thing, but ascribing Greek letters to your college and making a paddle (which I presume you might hang on your wall in your dorm?) because you crave the appearance of a Greek title? You're bigger than that.

Please, allow yourself to grieve, and then move on. There are 200 clubs at your school. There are also community events, dozens of charitable organizations, and all sorts of routes to find friendship and camaraderie. Even if you were a new member of a sorority, it's still just as difficult and scary making friends. Bonds are made through shared experiences.

Who says that you can't talk to the person you met in line at the food court and plan a social activity? Create an event that would attract the type of people you want to get to know. It could be a charity event, it could be apple-picking, zip-lining or hiking, going to see a local band, whatever you want.

I know that it's not easy to "just move on," but you have so many options. Good luck!



Sorry, I just saw this after posting my last message, but...gosh, I don't have words.

Did I offend you?

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by misscherrypie

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Did I offend you?

Nope, but I find it ridiculous when people feel that they have to "translate" every dang organization into Greek letters.

Let's say that a bunch of moms get together and call themselves "Mu Omicron Mu". Does a mother-support group really need to have Greek Letters and call themselves a sorority?

That's all I am saying. It shows that you are trying to fit something else - in this case, being a student fan of your sports teams - into a Greek box. Doing this isn't moving forward. It's keeping you stuck in one place.

And I'm sorry, but a paddle with the Greek "translation" of your school's initials isn't going to be well-received by many people. Many sororities haven't used paddles in decades, so it's something that most people are not going to understand anyway.

I still wish you luck. I just think that you need to sit back and take things in, and enjoy experiences as they happen.

Have a good night.