University of Texas Recruitment 2014

[Nanners52674]

Can someone explain what the "dance party" is?

[33girl]

from thatsite: (sorority name redacted obviously)

When you went to ABC during Open House, they would talk to you for a few minutes and then start jumping and chanting.

They did this because they allegedly already knew who they wanted and took them in another room and didn't want to bother talking to girls they weren't interested in.

Some people call it dirty rushing or rude, I call it a stroke of genius. Put it all out on the table and don't give people false hope.

[pinapple]

I wish someone would post a recruitment story to UT

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by 33girl

from thatsite: (sorority name redacted obviously)

When you went to ABC during Open House, they would talk to you for a few minutes and then start jumping and chanting.

They did this because they allegedly already knew who they wanted and took them in another room and didn't want to bother talking to girls they weren't interested in.

Some people call it dirty rushing or rude, I call it a stroke of genius. Put it all out on the table and don't give people false hope.

Really? Lordy, I am clutching my mama's double strand....

[33girl]

That I posted it, that it happens or that I like it?

I can't say "how awful for the PNMs to be snubbed like that" because it's probably easier on them than trying to make small talk with someone who's being "technically" polite but who obviously does not want you there.

I don't know how they get away with it, but there are a lot of things from school to school that I don't understand.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by 33girl

That I posted it, that it happens or that I like it?

I can't say "how awful for the PNMs to be snubbed like that" because it's probably easier on them than trying to make small talk with someone who's being "technically" polite but who obviously does not want you there.

I don't know how they get away with it, but there are a lot of things from school to school that I don't understand.

That you posted that. And AZTheta put it perfectly.

[TriDeltaSallie]

Originally Posted by Titchou

Really? Lordy, I am clutching my mama's double strand....

We had an epic thread about the dance party and Texas rush last year that was deleted. It was an eye opener.

[TriDeltaSallie]

There is also Glitter Dusting and Piggy Back Rides IIRC.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie

We had an epic thread about the dance party and Texas rush last year that was deleted. It was an eye opener.

I'm not clutching because of what goes on there - I already know all that. I'm clutching because of what 33Girl said. Am totally flabbergasted still...

[Katmandu]

Yea, I'm having a hard time with telling PNMs to respect all groups and behave politely and then winking or condoning absolutely dismissive behavior from actives who are supposed to be living up to standards.

I wondered when I first heard this, and I wonder now...where is nationals for this group and the piggy back group?

[33girl]

Y'all are reading me the wrong way. I'm not saying this is the way sorority women should act, nor do I approve of it. But you know the expression "let your freak flag fly"? These girls are letting their jerk (that's not the 4 letter word I wanted to use) flag fly. And there are probably rushees who are a lot less hurt because of it. Quite frankly, the thing that has me clutching my pearls is that they act like this and still remain high in the campus's social pecking order. Or their national group's good graces. Those are the groups that should be condemning this action, not me. But those groups apparently don't mind, so yeah, if you are that kind of closed minded snob, I'd rather know straight up.

[snowflakemom]

Originally Posted by Katmandu

I wondered when I first heard this, and I wonder now...where is nationals for this group and the piggy back group?

I don't know which groups these are (for all I know it could be my own) but my first guess would be that the UT alumnae are in some way more powerful that the national organization. If they weren't the national organization would have stopped it by now.