Pastry Student Trying to Rush at UT!

[ilove2shop247]

I just read the reddit thread. It looks like the responses there were much more optimistic. A girl that is ACTUALLY in UT even wrote (in reference to owning a small business)

"3) We LOVE girls with special talents. Love. I may have done some creeping, and I saw your cakes. You are amazing. Like I am speechless because I love to bake and I am so jealous. (.... sorry, that was weird) Ok anyway. Specific example: DG has Desserts with DG twice a year, where we buy/make desserts to sell to raise money for our philanthropy. Having the ability to bake beautiful pastries for something like that would totally be to your advantage. Plus, we all love food. Like I don't know a single girl from any sorority that would be unhappy receiving a baked good."

OP wrote that she has a small business on the side. I doubt she would consider joining a sorority if it would she want to jeopardize her existing business. I'm sure she is the best judge of if she can handle the time management and took that into consideration before she posted.

[andthen]

Originally Posted by ilove2shop247

I just read the reddit thread. It looks like the responses there were much more optimistic. A girl that is ACTUALLY in UT even wrote (in reference to owning a small business)

"3) We LOVE girls with special talents. Love. I may have done some creeping, and I saw your cakes. You are amazing. Like I am speechless because I love to bake and I am so jealous. (.... sorry, that was weird) Ok anyway. Specific example: DG has Desserts with DG twice a year, where we buy/make desserts to sell to raise money for our philanthropy. Having the ability to bake beautiful pastries for something like that would totally be to your advantage. Plus, we all love food. Like I don't know a single girl from any sorority that would be unhappy receiving a baked good."

OP wrote that she has a small business on the side. I doubt she would consider joining a sorority if it would she want to jeopardize her existing business. I'm sure she is the best judge of if she can handle the time management and took that into consideration before she posted.

Listen its one thing to try and prognosticate the what ifs. No one is discrediting the OP for owning her own business. I think that's great at a young age she's embarking on what looks like a promising path. The OP asked a question about greek life at the Univ. of Texas, and the panhellenic ladies here provided their insight, including one woman who is familiar with the greek system at UT. Its ultimately the OP's choice on what is best for her in the long term. She asked for insights and that's what was provided so no reason to throw shade at people who didn't give her a standing ovation.

[jolene]

If it's not a full time thing, I don't see why she couldn't join. I have a friend who makes cakes and cupcakes (mega talented--an artist), but she takes work on a free time/case by case basis and bakes at her home. That may be this poster's biz. Unless she has a shingle on a storefront, she can probably choose when she works. Most sorority girls would LOVE to have a pastry chef among their midst. In fairness, I've not got gotten a true sense of how much time this takes out of her week.

[FSUZeta]

"I'm blowing some sunshine, oh oh, I'm blowing some sunshine, oh oh..." ( sung to the tune of I'm walking on sunshine). For those who think we are just a bunch of meanies, please reread Ladylonghorn's post. She is very knowledgable about UTexas recruitment and the OP needs to understand what she might be up against. There are other colleges where her age and time commitment to her business would not be a potential obstacle, but UT is probably not one of them.

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

"I'm blowing some sunshine, oh oh, I'm blowing some sunshine, oh oh..." ( sung to the tune of I'm walking on sunshine). For those who think we are just a bunch of meanies, please reread Ladylonghorn's post. She is very knowledgable about UTexas recruitment and the OP needs to understand what she might be up against. There are other colleges where her age and time commitment to her business would not be a potential obstacle, but UT is probably not one of them.

Like I said... and thank you for reiterating the point.

still wondering if the "ilovetoshop247" poster is either an active or an alumna. OR is a PNM. Hello? did you see my question? Or are you ignoring me?

The OP is getting advice from both actives and alumnae here, and I can't speak to the single poster on reddit who was encouraging. Others who attend(ed) UT and responded were pretty much saying what we GC meanie beyotches are saying.

It's TEXAS for the love of Mike. Those in the know - know that says it all. Thanks, LadyLonghorn, for responding. Nice to hear from you, as always. Sorry if your advice is falling on deaf ears. *shrug*