Spring Recruitment at UTexas

[als463]

Originally Posted by Hartofsec

I'm actually kind of sorry to hear that -- especially after giving you credit for an appropriate and polite response.



Maybe she meant she couldn't find any info online (which is true, considering the links provided so far) -- or maybe she didn't know she should call the Greek Life Office. Maybe she was hoping that someone with experience at UT would respond. Maybe she didn't know that she should exhaust all possible avenues of information before asking a question on this forum. Maybe she didn't know she should word her question in a different way in order to avoid eliciting snark. Or maybe she didn't know her question would be interpreted quite so literally ("ANY ANYWHERE").

MAYBE we should give her the benefit of the doubt, since she is young and obviously new to this process, instead of assuming that she "lied" so others would "do her work for her."



Perhaps this is part of the difference in perception/interpretation -- those of you who are not parents may interpret and treat questions differently than some of us who are parents -- especially those of us who have experienced a daughter participating in recruitment.

Surely you wouldn't treat a question from a PNM in real life with snark, a lecture, or an insinuation that she is lazy? So why is it okay in this forum?

Please don't use the "I'm a parent" response. The only thing being a parent qualifies you for is....raising children. That can be debatable for some people who have children too. Truthfully, if a PNM comes and asks a question like that, many of us would ask her what she looked up on her own. It's an honest response with no snark intended. Expecting her to contact the Greek Life office isn't exactly a bad suggestion. Stop being so easily offended by some people on here who chose to respond that way. Some of us gave the OP some advice and hopefully she takes it.

[Hartofsec]

Originally Posted by als463

Please don't use the "I'm a parent" response. The only thing being a parent qualifies you for is....raising children.

FWIW, surprisingly, being a parent to teens and young adults actually does give one insight into and experience with teens and young adults. And being the parent to a daughter who is entering the recruitment process (especially a competitive recruitment) is a different perspective from that gained as a PNM oneself.

Thankfully, as far as I know, my daughter's experiences with other alums and information were snark-free. And I appreciate that.