A Penn State Disney Recruitment!

als463 · #1 09-24-2013, 10:20 AM

As a Penn State graduate, I know how the tiers work in sorority life. It's actually stupid they have them but, hey--that's life. I just want to give you a tip. Someone mentioned it earlier that once Homecoming and THON start happening, you miss out if you didn't go Greek. I agree with that statement 100% because I saw it first hand. I actually had a friend that was extended a bid to a top chapter on campus. She didn't like some of the things the girls were doing to their pledges and she dropped. She was so jealous of how I was loving Greek Life as she said, "I wish I would have just gone to your chapter because you seem to really enjoy yourself. I missed out on Greek Life."

I also saw other girls who turned their noses up to Greek Life because they didn't want to be in the perceived "bottom" chapters. As graduation got closer, those same girls appeared bitter because they never went Greek and they let tier talk get to them. They missed out on such a wonderful experience. When I went through, I actually looked at the philanthropies. I loved to find out that my chapter is the highest money earner for Children's Miracle Network of all the Phi Mu chapters nationwide!

I can honestly say that I had friends in all the various chapters at PSU, regardless of where I went. If I had it to do all over again--I would--just so I could experience rush and spending time with my pledge sisters all over again. It really was a great experience--One I will cherish. I am incredibly proud to be a Phi Mu and a woman in the NPC.

33girl · #2 09-24-2013, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by als463

I can honestly say that I had friends in all the various chapters at PSU, regardless of where I went.

I think this is very, very true of schools in this area in general. Even at the hugest Greek system in the state!! It's not something that's a social must like it is in the South or an avenue to better housing like at some other colleges and I think that makes the people who go through it more bonded together as a community - not just to their individual chapter - since we may have explain more to non-Greeks why we made the choice we made. When you're with other people who "get it" there's a sort of emotional shorthand that occurs.