2013 University of Texas Recruitment Thread

[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)