Cutting or pledging a group for dumb reasons

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by SMUalphachi

I'm just glad we don't have Phi Mu... before I knew what greek life really meant, I would have only wanted to be there because of the colors alone...

One of my chapter sisters would probably have wanted to go Phi Mu for the colors alone, if we'd had a chapter. I'm not sure if she actually owned any clothes that weren't some shade of pink. People called her "Fraulein Pinkpuff" behind her back.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

I just have to say...YES! Our colors do rock! And honestly, it helped that not only did I love Phi Mu before recruitment but the colors were my absolute favorite!

[sageofages]

SMUalphachi Quote:
I'm just glad we don't have Phi Mu... before I knew what greek life really meant, I would have only wanted to be there because of the colors alone...

aephi alum Quote:
One of my chapter sisters would probably have wanted to go Phi Mu for the colors alone, if we'd had a chapter. I'm not sure if she actually owned any clothes that weren't some shade of pink. People called her "Fraulein Pinkpuff" behind her back.

hey hey hey...Pink is my *signature* color!!!

[SthrnZeta]

Then I guess it's a good thing we didn't have Tri-Sig or Sigma Kappa at Mason since I love purple, lol.

[twinkle555]

Originally Posted by SthrnZeta

Then I guess it's a good thing we didn't have Tri-Sig or Sigma Kappa at Mason since I love purple, lol.

SO true...same here..but i am IN LOVE with turquoise..thats my fave

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by SthrnZeta

Then I guess it's a good thing we didn't have Tri-Sig or Sigma Kappa at Mason since I love purple, lol.

We had both, and I was sure to mention that purple was my favorite color at both houses. But, in the end, the Crimson and Pearl White won my heart.

[SthrnZeta]

I like pink too, but alas, no Phi Mu at Mason either... and I didn't come to love red until much after I joined Zeta (otherwise AOPi and A-Phi would have been contenders, had my decision been based on colors, lol).

[Corsulian]

Speaking of Mason, and in regard to fraternities, we have several members who joined us because they thought we were Phi Kappa Sigma during rush. I'm sure they have members with the opposite story.

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

I dropped one sorority because I was told they were snobby and extremely fixated on "looks"...and then two days later they came to lunch in these tiny black tanks tops that said "____: The Sorority" in pink letters. That sealed it for me. I feel slightly bad now, but on the other hand, we wouldn't exactly have been a good fit for each other anyway. They're nice girls, though. I dropped another group because I remembered them to be the girls giggling incessantly in the dorms in this pink jerseys at the beginning of school getting in the way and annoying the ever living hell out of me. Then their skit turned out to be able picking the right pair of shoes. That was the last nail in the coffin for me.

Obviously, I'm not a girlie girl.

[ClassicBeauty]

I cut a sorority the first day because I absolutely could not stand their chapter room. It kind of reminded me of a country farm house kitchen. It had tile floors and small tables all over it. To top it of, everyone sat in those metal fold up chairs. The acoustics in the place drove me nuts! Just imagine those chairs scooting around and 70 girls chattering very loudly.

I'm glad where I ended up though! I have the BEST sisters!

[lindz0722]

This is a great thread I went through recruitment as a first-semester freshman and so I used a lot of my random opinions during the process.

For example, I was afraid to go to Alpha Phi's house, because I was really confused about the pronunciation of the Phi.

When I told my mom (not Greek) about Delta Gamma, she said "Aren't sororities supposed to have three letters in their names?", which worried me. I also thought DG's colors looked like a baby shower.

Fortunately these first impressions didn't last and I am a very happy DG with many pink and blue trinkets in my room.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by lindz0722

When I told my mom (not Greek) about Delta Gamma, she said "Aren't sororities supposed to have three letters in their names?", which worried me. I also thought DG's colors looked like a baby shower.

Fortunately these first impressions didn't last and I am a very happy DG with many pink and blue trinkets in my room.

That's funny because I remember thinking it strange that AOII had three letters instead of two! I know that there are many more three lettered groups than two, but at the time, I only knew about KD, Phi Mu and SigmaK which were the only other groups on my campus!

[LAblondeGPhi]

Some of these are dumb reasons, some are not so dumb, but most of them are pretty amusing:

Tri-Delt: I dropped right away for two reasons. The first was that this was the ONLY house name I had heard of before rushing, and I had always heard "Need a date? Try Delta" or other, less savory variations. When I met the president of this house, I remember thinking "why on earth would you want to be president of the slutty house?" Mind you, I had ZERO real knowledge about my school's Greek system at the time. Also, their recruitment chair had the highest-pitched voice I've ever heard in my life. Painful.

KD: Their recruitment chair looked awkward and their president looked like a 35-year-old dowdy aunt.

Theta: The first girl I talked to just seemed ditzy. Whenever we discussed other schools I got into or the honors program I was in, she'd practically screech "Me too!" with really big eyes and way too much enthusiasm, and I strongly suspected she was lying. The next girl I talked to asked about Orange County (where I'm from) and commented on how many girls were from that city... ahem... it's a... county.

DG: My guide was clearly an athlete and I thought was going to tackle me with excitement when she heard I did track in high school. She then talked about ONLY sports-related sorority activities. She also had a raspy voice that I didn't like.

Chi-O:
Me (struggling with conversaion): So what made you join your house?
Chi-O: Well, I preffed DG, but they didn't take me, so now I'm here.


Things could have gone very differently, but I LOVE my house and am so happy I joined the right one!

[Fleur de Lis]

You can also use an upside down L for the gamma if it is reversible.

This is a bit ironic because my maiden monogram was KKL.

[GphiBGirl10]

I chose mine cause my mom told me that if i pleged any other sorority she would disown me (needless to say im a legacy)... just goes to show that mommy knows best cause i am so happy with gamma phi and i can't ever picture myself with anyone else