2013 University of Texas Recruitment Thread

[pinapple]

I have changed it the KD section to correctly reflect the terminology.

[Ladybugmom]

Bravo Pineapple! Excellent post as usual! Thanks so much for taking the time to post this!! One thing that I recently read..."choose the chapter that you are going to be happy at in the long run..not the house that will only make you happy on Bid Day". Sometimes it is easy to get sucked into the percieved glamour of a certain chapter only to be completley disappointed once all of the hoopla is over. Be true to your self and try not to let others influence you.

[pmdal]

Great posts! My daughter went through UT recruitment last year. All of this advice is correct. It is very hard not to get caught up with your friends and tent chatter.... Go with your gut, not the hype. All of these sororities have intelligent, personable and beautiful young ladies sitting next to them in their chapter..... you can't go wrong if you trust your instincts.

[dcars93]

Hello everyone! I'm (hopefully) transferring to UT in the fall and would love to have the experience to be part of a sorority. I don't find out if I'm accepted to UT until late May or early June. I've read that sororities want LOR due June 1st. If I haven't heard back from UT by then, should I wait and send them in later? I've already talked to my local panhellic group and they are willing to start on my letters before I found out my acceptance decision. Any help would be appreciated!

[adpiucf]

If you're not sure where you're attending school yet, your sponsors can send the recs to all the schools you are considering. This happens a lot. So yes, have them send the recommendations to UT, even if you haven't heard yet. At best, they will be used; at worst you will attend another school and its extra paperwork the UT sorority won't need.

[pinapple]

Just a reminder that registration for the University of Texas is now open

[Ladybugmom]

Originally Posted by pinapple

Just a reminder that registration for the University of Texas is now open

There are record numbers already registered! The first orientation session started yesterday. All of the campus organizations have tables set up during the first day, including panhellenic, IFC, and all of the individual chapters. Be sure to visit each one of them and introduce yourself! It is not uncommon for the chapters to have very important people "manning" the tables and a good impression goes a very long way!

[pinapple]

Be sure to visit each one of them and introduce yourself! It is not uncommon for the chapters to have very important people "manning" the tables and a good impression goes a very long way!

This is VERY true. It is not uncommon for the Vice President of Membership, President, Director of Recruitment, etc, to be at those tables. Also, be careful not just what you say to a specific representative but also who is in ear shot. Houses share tables so if you are talking XYZ, you better believe ABC is listening too.

And a bit of advise, your behavior at orientation can 100% break you. Attend bar tabs and parties at your own risk. It is so easy to make a critical mistake when alcohol is involved (whether you are drinking it or not---example....drunk frat guy hits on you, yet his active girlfriend is watching. Is this your fault? No. But did it just become your problem? Yes.). IMO, your best bet is to socialize inside your orientation group and meet and greet sorority women at the tables. If you play your cards right, you will have plenty of opportunities to socialize with frat guys. If you play them wrong you will be a GDI and hang on the fringe the next four years. (***Note to the super-sensitives...I am not saying being a GDI is bad choice, I am saying if you are here, looking for recruitment advise, the general idea is that the person reading wants to go Greek, therefore not being Greek would not be their preference)

[Gollywhopper]

Hello,

I am transferring to the Cockrell School of Engineering in the Fall, and I have become interested in joining a sorority. I have a high GPA, and I am involved in extra-curricular activities and volunteer work, but I am the first person in my family to go to University for a Bachelor's degree, so I have no legacy whatsoever. I would really like to join a sorority, but I don't know if it's too late for me. I've been researching, and apparently I need letters of recommendation before I ever even go to the events the sororities have planned for learning about the girls interested in joining a sorority. I think joining a sorority would be very beneficial and fun, but I am feeling a little lost...

I guess I'm asking, am I too late to join a sorority since I would need to be asking for letters of recommendation now?

Thank you so much for reading my post.

[Titchou]

Not if you get them in ASAP.

[Gollywhopper]

How do I get people to write them for me though? I registered with Austin Alumnae Panhellenic Association (at http://www.austinpanhellenic.org/index.html), but I honestly do not know a single person in a sorority, unfortunately. How would I go about getting some people to fill one out for me?

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by Gollywhopper

How do I get people to write them for me though? I registered with Austin Alumnae Panhellenic Association (at http://www.austinpanhellenic.org/index.html), but I honestly do not know a single person in a sorority, unfortunately. How would I go about getting some people to fill one out for me?

There are many, many threads on this site about how to find recs. Start there.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by Gollywhopper

How do I get people to write them for me though? I registered with Austin Alumnae Panhellenic Association (at http://www.austinpanhellenic.org/index.html), but I honestly do not know a single person in a sorority, unfortunately. How would I go about getting some people to fill one out for me?

So you don't know a single woman who went to college? none of your teachers went to college? None of your parents' friends, parents of your friends, SS teachers, employers, Girl Scout mentors, athletics coaches, etc? Really odd that all those women could get to those positions without stepping foot on a college campus. Seriously, you know them - you just don't know that you know them. NETWORK! Make a list of every adult female you know that MIGHT have gone to college. Call every one. If she wasn't Greek, does she know anyone who was? If she was, does she know anyone in the other groups you need?

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by pinapple

Social Media-Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat

I am really going to expand on social media this year. Social Media can 100% make or break you. CLEAN UP YOUR FACEBOOK.

People. People. People.

I keep on telling you: DON'T tell PNMs to clean up their social media. I LOVE discovering the naughty pix and bitchy convos on Facebook/Twitter/Etc.
We sorority women NEED to know this stuff about our PNMs.
KEEP THEM IN THE DARK, PLEASE!!

[pinapple]

How do I get people to write them for me though? I registered with Austin Alumnae Panhellenic Association (at http://www.austinpanhellenic.org/index.html), but I honestly do not know a single person in a sorority, unfortunately. How would I go about getting some people to fill one out for me?

You will have to do more than that at this point and do it fast. Send an email to the "recruitment" link under "contacts" on the above site. Are you on campus right now? If yes, go visit the tables during orientation today (@5:00 PM). You don't have to be a freshman attending orientation to do this. Talk to the girls at the tables. Tell them your situation (but don't be weird about it, tell them you are considering going through recruitment and then approach your concerns about LOR), you might be surprised who can get you in contact with who. You can also call the Office of Greek Life @(512) 471-9700. Or go visit them in person. You will have to put yourself out there, but it sounds like you are motivated and I think you will find it is worth it in the end. With that said you have to be your own advocate.