Cutting or pledging a group for dumb reasons

[RockChalk]

Originally posted by KappaStargirl
Although I was pretty sure after round one that I wasn't meant to be a DG, I knew it for certain during round two: My hostess, who was being very nice even though I was having an attack of the stupids and couldn't think of anything to say, showed me her "love book." I don't know if all DG chapters do this, but the one at my school has big sisters take blank books and fill them with fun memories, poems, pictures, etc. and present them to their littles at initiation. I AM THE WORLD'S WORST ARTIST! I was banned from sign-making during my years as an active!! I took one look at that book, told her it was beautiful, which it was, and knew right then and there I was not going to be a DG. The thought of having to make one for my future little sis was not something I could deal with.

LOL!!! I'd probably have done the same thing since I can't draw worth a crap either!

[AngelPhiSig]

Originally posted by AOX81
I remember when I went through rush one of the girls mentioned that she didn't like Phi Sigma Sigma because she thought that the double Sigma looked funny. Some people are just stupid

Hehe, I always thought that... Im a HUGE fan of things being symetrical (I CANT SPELL) and I always looked at my letters and think of ways to make them "more even" - eh, it dosent bother me too much anymore....

[CarolinaDG]

Even though I didn't cut anyone for bad reasons (well, I cut one sorority b/c there was one girl in it that I couldn't stand, and she ended up dropping later on, anyway...) I have a confession to make... to the girl who said that the DG anchor/sailor thing was a bit too much (we don't wear sailor hats at my chapter... they used to, but not anymore).. I'm deathly afraid of our Hannah dolls. They are EVERYWHERE in our chapter room! When we were first new members, we used to call her "psycho doll" because she was like Chuckie... just kind of appeared at the corner of pictures and stuff... YIKES!!! Well, as I pledged and learned the meaning, I fear her a little less, though I do admit, there are only two Hannah dolls in my room (mine and my roommate's), and I use mine to freak my roommate out late at night. I've done it to her so many times, but she's still scared to death when I peek it over the side of the bunk at her. Fun times, DG!

[ivysis]

On the 2 vs. 3 letter thing.... the shorts with letters on the backside are really popular at my old school. Us 2 lettereds have it better because you really cant fit 3 on your butt!

[Tom Earp]

MOWEST, welcome to the Craziest site in the world! Was at NW until they kicked me out! No sense of humor, damn mornons!

Well all I know is In Oct 17 th the BearCats and the Gorillas will rumble in ArrowHead! I will be there, look for me in the LXA group on the N side of stadium for tail gate! Oh by the way I am an Alum from PSU!

We are working on trying to get KC area GCers toghether for todys and BS, You in?

PM me and will give you my e-m!

[DRau]

A good friend of mine dropped Tri-Delta because she had seen a SNL clip.

In the sketch, one of the players answered the phone with the line 'Delta Delta Delta can I help yah help yah help yah?' She could NOT get over this, because she said she would never be able to answer the house phone with a straight face!!!

[SoProud2BeAnAlphaXi]

I clearly remember dropping one chapter because their color scheme for one party was light blue + light green. Yuck. That, plus the fact that the person who I talked with for most of the party had on too much eye makeup (although we had a perfectly nice conversation), pushed me over the edge. Wonderful reason, yes? Fortunately, my other accept/regret decisions were more rational.

[MUPhiMuKHap]

Ok this is really stupid, but I just remembered this. When I went through Recruitment I had NO clue about anything having to do with Greek life, therefore my desicions at first were based on some pretty dumb things. So, on our info day, I decided immediately that I didn't like any of the house that couldn't be called by a nickname.

For example, I liked ADPi, Tri Delt, Gamma Phi, Kappa, A Phi, Theta, etc. You get my point. So every sorority on my campus can pretty much go by some kind of nickname like that, except for Sigma Kappa and Phi Mu. They just go by their names, which I didn't like. I wanted a cute nickname damnit! But luckily, I got over that weird thing and look at me now, proud to be a Phi Mu! Funny how those things work out.

[DeltaSigStan]

One of my bros transfered from Cal State Hayward, where they have Delta Chi (we don't) Anyway, he said he talked to one of the potential new members back when he was at Hayward, and the guy said he didn't want to be in DX because it had too much of a resembelence to the DX that was in the WWF, and the guy absolutly HATED wrestling.

[twigs344]

I'm deathly afraid of our Hannah....

LoL...We had a joke for a while about evil hannahs here, too. I read a scarey story once about an evil raggedy ann doll, so I told everyone about it. Then we had a date function at Halloween Horror Nights (at Universal Studios), and while there, we saw a parade with a lady dressed up as an evil raggedy ann! So we always joked about our "scarey mascot". But in actuality I love our Hannah...she's so cute!

[dggirly]

I like Hannah, I don't think she is scary at all! Didn't any of you play with dolls when you were a little girl? Everyone in my house gets a Hannah doll from their big sis, and this one big sis got her little a gigantic Hannah i am talking like 3 feet tall, it was a little scary like any other doll that is that size but we all joke and say it is Hannah on steroriods! No one is scared of her! In fact i have never heard anyone not liking Hannah or the anchor. In fact many girls relly like that about our house during rush and always tell us how they want an anchor for their wall as well!

[jharb]

I know before coming to butler I wanted to rush so I looked at all the websites of the chapters at BU and I didn't like the Pi Phi website (it was the old style one) and I thought that the chapter must be bad if it had a jank website. I remember I wanted to be a DG just because there was a journalist in their famous alums and I was like wow! a serious sorority! When I visited butler to spend the night the girl I stayed with wasn't greek but she was friends with a lot of Alpha Phis so I thought that it was going to be Phi all the way for me. It's funny looking back over this. I also remember not wanting to be in one house because the girl went, "ooohhhh...how HORRIBLE" when I said I went to an all girls catholic school for high school.

[maggieaxid]

A friend of mine dropped Phi Mu because they had someone dressed up in a giant pink pather costume (their local mascot) and she is dealthy afraid of giant animal costumes!

[meliss]

I'm kind of embarrassed reading all these dumb reasons cause i think them sometimes! I'm rushing in the spring and there's so many sororities at purdue, i'm dying to narrow it down!

I don't know much about any of the reputations except for a couple, so it's turned into cute colors vs. cute mascots vs. cute letters. I'm not sure if 'prettiest houses' is considered a dumb reason, but considering the fact that is has NOTHING to do with the actual sisters is probably is!

Well, i know in the back of my mind these are not the things that matter, but its just some thoughts to enetertain! we'll see when rush comes around...

[justamom]

This is sooooo CRAZY, because I remember myself using the same "l0gIc" for cutting houses that MANY have listed on this board-from colors and mascots to pins! also bought into the "reps" and rhymes, didn't want ANYone refering to me as easy or such.

For most of these reasons mentioned, nothing can be done. I guess what we, as alums, should do is educate our OWN kids and promote a healthy respect for all GLOs.
But... if you don't look good in green, who can blame ya?

shhhhh-I also thought 3 letters were better than 2!