Texas 2015 - Page 11

AZTheta · #1 10-11-2015, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn Mom

I, too, teach kids each week in a class. And we rank and they rank and there are rankings all over and.....it's OK. Kids survive rankings. If they can't, they have deeper issues that need to be attended to by parents. Same with a person who thinks she needs to be 5# lighter in order to feel good about herself.

And why are you making the jump from rankings to students who are (obviously) more than test scores?! You read way too much into sorority rankings.

Maybe y'all are the ones with issues. I mean with the vitriol directed towards me and all, putting words in my mouth ("worthless trash??!! OMG!!), etc.

My daughter was upset when she wast cut from a house that she had her heart set on, but she enjoyed college life, made friends and kept going on down the road and is now having a wonderful time in her sorority. And she isn't imploding because she is in a self-described mid tier house.

And all of the girls who are in houses called "bottom tier" mostly don't care about those labels (but you all do), because the tiers aren't about self worth or human value and most people know that. Maybe sorority rankings are about financial philanthropic goals, campus leadership positions, family wealth and education level, the quality of high school one attended, SAT scores or just plain ol' connections or perceived Western-style beauty standards...or a mix of all of those things and more.

Listen, keeping score is a good thing. And all stereotypes contain a kernel of truth....and....that's OK, too......goodness. I don't know...I think the 'thin skin' lies elsewhere for sure! Did you give this same lecture to your sorority sister who dared to particpate in a pageant....which ranks everything? Or the intramural team that was subject to...ranking? And did she or the team need therapy to deal with the trauma of....being ranked?? lol

And this entire post is what is commonly known as irony, folks.

You really are something. Just like in the last thread, you don't know when to stop. Comrades True nailed it: shallow, indeed.

33girl · #2 10-11-2015, 07:27 PM

There's a difference between knowing something and hearing it said and seeing it written over and over and over and over again. And having it on the internet for people to read it for years to come over and over and over and over again.

If you honestly don't get that and honestly think the way you're conducting yourself is something to be proud of, I don't know what else to tell you.

lake · #3 10-11-2015, 07:38 PM

Which chapter pledged this woman's daughter?

amillionlights · #4 10-11-2015, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by lake

Which chapter pledged this woman's daughter?

Alpha Phi at UT. She has since been on here recommending which schools they NOT colonize at so they don't damage their "brand" and helicopter mom-ing, trying to find out when and how to buy her daughter a badge, as if the chapter itself was incapable of handling that.

jolene · #5 10-11-2015, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by amillionlights

Alpha Phi at UT. She has since been on here recommending which schools they NOT colonize at so they don't damage their "brand" and helicopter mom-ing, trying to find out when and how to buy her daughter a badge, as if the chapter itself was incapable of handling that.

Holy cow. Please tell me you're joking. However, I'm a lowly Alpha Xi.

lake · #6 10-11-2015, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by amillionlights

Alpha Phi at UT. She has since been on here recommending which schools they NOT colonize at so they don't damage their "brand" and helicopter mom-ing, trying to find out when and how to buy her daughter a badge, as if the chapter itself was incapable of handling that.

Dear God. Well I knew it wasn't one of the "Jewish" houses because...well...we all know why, don't we?

jolene · #7 10-11-2015, 09:43 PM

Is it wrong to feel bad for APhi?

lake · #8 10-11-2015, 10:03 PM

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Is it wrong to feel bad for APhi?

No, because I was thinking that too. I had earlier even typed that out, but the chapter probably had no clue. Someone's true colors show over time. But unfortunately, with the short new member periods, the chapter won't fully realize the caliber of people this mother daughter duo are and what that will mean for them in the future when this girl is an initiated member and mom is overly involved in their affairs.

It makes me angry that someone who would drop out of recruitment after being left with options originally considered "less than" would then accept a bid from one of them. It's disgusting and offensive to me.

ComradesTrue · #9 10-11-2015, 11:32 PM

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You all sound bitter....like some past rankings have stuck in your hearts/minds and you can't let it go. Wow...bunch of hurt feelings all around from this group of ladies. As we say in volleyball...just shake it off. It will be OK.

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Maybe your angry because you don't like me and my kiddo got a bid from a terrific house in a super competitive greek system at an academically selective university....maybe you're jealous...I don't know.

I will speak slowly to help you out:
1. I belong to a group that is considered top 3 at UT

2. I attended an academically selective university that I chose OVER going to UT.

3. Therefore, I am not angry or jealous. There is nothing for me to be jealous of you or your daughter.

4. You are utterly sabotaging your daughter's college experience. That is the point so many are trying to make. (Well that and that you are a shallow social climber, but I digress). I have no idea if your daughter is the obtuse elitist that you are, but on the chance that she is not then I hope for her sake that you will leave hell enough alone and let her stand on her own two feet. Social status is so important to you? You may very well ruin hers with all these postings.

5. It's utterly shocking that you absolutely can't seem to grasp how out of line your comments are.

jolene · #10 10-12-2015, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn Mom

Top 3 at UT do not translate to top 3 houses at other schools....just sayin! Example: Theta is top 3 at Texas and considered bottom tier at Bama....clarification: I don't say it's bottom tier but all the Bama folks say it is.....just passing this along before y'all get feelings hurt again.

Holy cow, lady. Please stop. You've been trolling too much GR. My niece was a Theta at Bama. She's bilingual, ridiculously high GPA in high school and college (graduated early), involved in charities, beautiful, was Homecoming Queen finalist, etc. Don't think she felt 'bottom tier' when she chose her sorority.

irishpipes · #11 10-11-2015, 09:53 PM

LM, I hope you will consider stepping away from the internet. I can't imagine APhi added too many women via COB. You have posted all kinds of identifying information about your daughter. It wouldn't take much for your posts to come to the attention of the chapter, and for the chapter to figure out whose mom you are. I am sure you would feel terrible if your daughter's Greek experience was compromised because of your lack of online judgment. As you yourself have posted, UT is exceptionally competitive, so a chapter can't allow one of its own members (via her mother) to cause embarrassment or unwanted attention. Even your posts supporting your daughter's pledgeship are overbearing. I am glad that you are excited for your daughter, but you are unintentionally bringing discredit to Alpha Phi and your daughter could pay the price for that. I am sure you think everyone on here is just being mean to you, but I post this out of genuine concern.

AZTheta · #12 10-11-2015, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Longhorn Mom

Maybe your angry because you don't like me and my kiddo got a bid from a terrific house in a super competitive greek system at an academically selective university....maybe you're jealous...I don't know.

And maybe my kiddo met some great girls and it opened her eyes to a house she had not considered....How unusual! You being disgusted and offended is a pretty over the top reaction. Save the outrage for something really outrageous.....lol!

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Originally Posted by Longhorn Mom

I didn't name the sorority but you are naming one. So you must be trying to "out" us now, aren't you?! omg! If you're SO concerned about us supposedly bringing discredit to a house, then why would you be naming sororities?? Are you trying to sabotage something??! omg! Are you even an adult?? And you are "really glad that I'm excited for my daughter"??...haha...no, you aren't. You all sound bitter....like some past rankings have stuck in your hearts/minds and you can't let it go. Wow...bunch of hurt feelings all around from this group of ladies. As we say in volleyball...just shake it off. It will be OK.

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...and let me say that 'genuine concern' is NOT what's happening! lol

It's come to this: you really ARE an idiot. You've reinforced that perception so strongly that now it is set in cement. Did you even READ the kind words IrishPipes had for you?

FYI - Lake is a Tri Delta. That was the chapter your daughter aspired to; in case you didn't know, I have a killer memory. Another surprise: I also had the foresight to save the thread you started back in August. Oh yeah. Uh huh. And I actually know far more about Texas than you could even imagine. Your assumptions have tripped you up on that, too.

Know what I think? I think YOU have proven beyond any doubt that you have major major major issues, including (but not limited to) an inferiority complex the size of Alaska. You were the one who outed your daughter.

lol, indeed. Not. Now just flounce and stop before you torpedo your daughter completely. Because that post you made on Greek Rank was atrocious. Just atrocious. And unlike GC it's not possible for you to edit or delete.

Oh, and for the record: don't even think about AI for APhi, because your behavior here has pretty much closed that door for you.

Griffins&Quills · #13 10-11-2015, 10:27 PM

What I find particularly funny is Longhorn Mom's commentary on every subject under the sun related to greek life (such as recommending where a national shouldn't colonize) when she herself was not greek.

Jen · #14 10-11-2015, 11:24 PM

You know that members of her chapter and alums of the chapter are here reading this, right, Longhorn Mom?

Do your daughter a favor and step away from the keyboard.

amillionlights · #15 10-11-2015, 11:25 PM

Longhorn Mom..... Everyone's reaction to you has nothing to do with jealousy, bitterness, or obsession with rankings.

It has everything to do with the fact that you are rude. You are rude, and you are a snob, and maybe you can get away with that where you are, but there's a world outside of Austin, honey, and it would do you well to learn how to live in it.