Creative Writing Question

[ree-Xi]

For broad terms like "Rush" and "Pledge," depending on who's telling the story, you can have the main character actually say or learn that "Rush is now called recruitment", "rushees are called Potential New Members, or PNMs" and "pledges are called new members".

Coming to the realization that there are new terms might be part of your character's natural learning curve as she goes from total newbie with a lot of outdated ideas or myths, to someone investing herself in the process and perhaps finally reaching the other side of the fence. If done well (and sorry to say, a lot of this stuff isn't), I think that people on both sides - Greek and non-Greek - might enjoy your piece.

Good luck, I love that you're taking a creative writing class "just because"!!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

For broad terms like "Rush" and "Pledge," depending on who's telling the story, you can have the main character actually say or learn that "Rush is now called recruitment", "rushees are called Potential New Members, or PNMs" and "pledges are called new members".

Again, though, only if the sororities in the story are NPC sororities. I don't know of any group outside the NPC that calls pledges "new members."

Personally, I would avoid the new terminology, especially in the context of learning the "correct" or "current" terminology. I think it likely will make the story come across as pedantic and politically correct.

And I think that when the story is finished, chi-o_cat should give some thought to "publishing" it on GC.

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Again, though, only if the sororities in the story are NPC sororities. I don't know of any group outside the NPC that calls pledges "new members."

Personally, I would avoid the new terminology, especially in the context of learning the "correct" or "current" terminology. I think it likely will make the story come across as pedantic and politically correct.

And I think that when the story is finished, chi-o_cat should give some thought to "publishing" it on GC.

Thank you for the caveat!

As for the character learning/explaining the change, it depends on a lot of variables, from POV to character development to plot lines. It can be done well and subtlety, but it all depends on, well, everything else!

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Again, though, only if the sororities in the story are NPC sororities. I don't know of any group outside the NPC that calls pledges "new members."

I know at least one NIC fraternity that does, but no idea if that was an ihq thing or not.