Seriously, peeps. No one REALLY cares about your stupid rush story.

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by WinniBug

you forgot to mention chuck norris's recruitment thread

I have to admit the chuck norris thread was great!

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by WinniBug

you forgot to mention chuck norris's recruitment thread

Inferred here:

Originally Posted by Blondie93

The only exception is for posters that really are great writers...

If posting your story has a point, then do it. If it is entertaining enough to make us laugh, then do it. If you just need attention and to feel important, then move along. We don't care. Each of us already has our own recruitment story so it is not like you are unique.

Also, I was trying to highlight some REAL recruitment stories that weren't the usual blah, blah, blah, and that included personal growth/realization/maturity by the poster. Both threads are great examples of how to write either a live or a retro story.

[texas*princess]

Originally Posted by Blondie93

Agree. Agree. Agree.

The only exception is for posters that really are great writers and/or there is a point for posting other than the ego of the writer. Two threads come to mind:

curlygirly
20something

Speaking of 20something... please allow me the podium for a moment so that I can get this off my chest:

One thing that annoys me soooo much is the overuse of "brutally honest" in these inane stories. If people would actually go back and read her excellent story then they would realize that most of the "brutal honesty" had to do with her own mistakes, growing as an 18 year old young woman, and other introspection that had to do with *her* and NOT the houses. Yes, she did include some possible dirty rushing, etc, but that thread was not created so that she could bash houses. Ugh at the immature posters who think that using the term "brutally honest" means that it is license to say negative things about the actives and the houses.

/steps off of podium

If posting your story has a point, then do it. If it is entertaining enough to make us laugh, then do it. If you just need attention and to feel important, then move along. We don't care. Each of us already has our own recruitment story so it is not like you are unique.

Agreed 1000%

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Thank you.

I rarely read the threads, but even seeing the thread titles pop up annoys me.

Agreed!!

[jwright25]

HAHA! I have been going back and forth on this. I agree with TC 110% - they are stupid and pointless. Especially because there is a 99.99% chance that all these going on now are fake and written by the same person (eaglesbaby). There are just waaaay too many similarities in these stories. Plus as I mentioned before, anyone who is "a regular poster who made a sockpuppet to create suspense" KNOWS better than to do a story right now.

I have held my tongue (fingers) thus far, because I'm waiting for the stories to finish out and then for an established GC'er to verify the membership of the author. And refusing to PM your information to a GC'er is equivalent to admitting you made the shit up.

[SydneyK]

I'm not generally a retro rush thread myself, but I must admit I'm really into Barbie's thread. She's so awesome.

[AOII_LB93]

Here's my retro thread: I rushed and joined AOII. Yay me.

[AOIIalum]

Originally Posted by AOII_LB93

Here's my retro thread: I rushed and joined AOII. Yay me.

I may be slightly biased, but this is the best retro story ever! Yay you!

[myopicsunflower]

Originally Posted by AOII_LB93

Here's my retro thread: I rushed and joined AOII. Yay me.

Awesome retro story!


Personally, I think that some retro stories can be helpful to PNMs, because in some cases, they give an idea of how mutual selection works (just because you love XYZ doesn't mean the feeling is mutual), and some stories show that recruitment is not always successful -- I remember one story (I think it was set at USC) where the PNM did not receive any bids but came back to GC to say that she had gotten involved in other ways. I liked this thread so much, because it showed that the quality of one's college experience does not hinge on joining a GLO.

Some retro threads are fun reading, because they are signs of the times, back when recruitment was rush.

NOT helpful or fun are the high drama "brutally honest" retro threads that string on and on for weeks and months (although I do love Barbie's thread right now -- life's been stressful, and that thread is loaded with comic relief).

Perhaps people wouldn't mind the retro threads so much if they were A) short, wrapping it up in 1-3 posts over a couple of days; B) concise, since we don't need to know the nitty gritty of every single conversation someone had at each house; and C) TRUE. Seriously, NaNoWriMo is in November, and the creative writing club can get more info about that here.

[lovespink88]

I have mixed feelings about them. I used to be absolutely addicted to these before I joined and when I first started posting. But slowly, I've become less and less interested. They just all seem the same now (and maybe they are, because of eaglesbaby, ha!) It's definitely lost it's appeal for me.

I still like ones that are live. To me those are the best ones. I just think it's great to read about someone who is SO excited about her new sisters that she wants to tell her story to everyone who will listen. I also enjoy hearing about what recruitment is like at different schools, and I like REAL retro threads (like ones from the mid 90's or earlier) cause I also think it's fun to hear about what rush used to be like. But those kinds of things seem to be rare these days.

And the sugar coating it killing it too. I know I'm being a hypocrite right now because my story was mostly rainbows and butterflies, but I did it because I lurked GC for a while before I posted, and I thought that I would get flamed if I said "everyone says that ABC is the fat sorority, DEF are the skanks, and GHI are the rich snobs". Since I was a newbie, I didn't want to step on anyone's toes. Maybe that's why some people do it too, but that's just a guess.

So yeah, I'm losing interest too, but I'm sure you'll find me posting here as they at least provide a quick and easy entertainment break from work.

[kddani]

If it's someone who is a contributing member of GC on an ongoing basis, that's one thing.

But what is ridiculous is the people who claim to have been lurking, or people who claimed be posting under a different username for some unknown and/or stupid people.

[UGAalum94]

Most recruitment stories are kind of boring to me unless it's a campus that I know well, and then I enjoy them.

But other than those, I like the trainwrecks the best. Bring on the pink sequined hose if you're going to bring it.

But as always, I can't figure out why the presence of stuff I'm not interested in is worth responding to. Most of Chit Chat is mind numbing, but no one complains.

Come on people, the "what's for dinner" thread? Really?

[33girl]

If you really want retro threads, do this:

1. Click on "Recruitment Stories"
2. Click on the last page
3. Work your way up.

These are all real (as far as we know) and many are honest without being rude.

As far as all the creative writing class peeps that have been coming here and writing rush stories....GO AWAY. WE ARE ON TO YOU.

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by 33girl

If you really want retro threads, do this:

1. Click on "Recruitment Stories"
2. Click on the last page
3. Work your way up.

These are all real (as far as we know) and many are honest without being rude.

As far as all the creative writing class peeps that have been coming here and writing rush stories....GO AWAY. WE ARE ON TO YOU.

This is a good suggestion.

[lovespink88]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

But as always, I can't figure out why the presence of stuff I'm not interested in is worth responding to. Most of Chit Chat is mind numbing, but no one complains.

AGREED!