nose piercing?

[kddani]

Oh I agree.

I wouldn't survive 2 minutes there

But i'm a product of a much different environment.

In any event, good luck to you, Moxie. Kick some ass

[UF56]

This my reasoning for you taking it out. Rush in the South is extremely cut throat especially at a place like LSU where you will be competing with a majority of freshman who are already going to have an advantage over you on the factor alone. Not only that everyone knows how some southern rushes work meaning alumnae pushing for their hometown favorites as well as a slew of legacies. All I am saying is that if it comes down to it and you and another girl are neck and neck, completely equal across the board and they can only take one of you it may be detrimental if you have a ring. Especially if a conservative alum happens to be there and is like oh no she has a nose ring and the other girl doesnt...lets take the other girl or even a conservative sister who has rank in the decisions. As sad as it is in America many are based on appearances and that cant be any truer than in South. Then on bid day put it in who cares. They will then care waaaaaaaay more about you than appearances. I mean if its first round and they have to cut 50% of the PNMs and only get to see them for 15-20 minutes....theres not a lot you can base your decision on rather than appearances and recs.

[kellbell]

you should think about who you are and what you stand for...yes lsu greek life is probably a bit conservitive, HOWEVER you shouldn't change unless YOU want to! if the chapter you love loves you for who you are-then it's ment to be. if not, it's their loss for not getting to look at the real (and i'm assuming awesome) you! best of luck and follow your heart for what you think is best-things will work out for a reason and that's al that can be said! keep us updated!

[MSKKG]

Some thoughts:

If you are a sophomore, don't people know you have a nose ring already?

If you take it out and pledge a GLO and then put it back in AFTER the GLO offers you a bid, won't they feel you "tricked" them? Not a good way to start off your sisterhood.

You said you wouldn't want to be a part of a GLO who didn't accept your piercing, so why would you NOT wear it if you are proud of it?

There was a thread about a married PNM rushing and whether she should mention it. Hiding that fact is not like forgetting to mention you hate green beans. I agree with kddani that rush is kind of like interviewing for a job. You owe it to the GLOs to show them who you are just as they should show you what they are all about.

There have been numerous threads on southern rush--it's a whole different ball game from rush at most other schools. You know what's expected or accepted by your question. Good luck and keep us posted.

[UKDaisy]

I am so sorry that you even half to ask this question. Rushing at LSU must be hard core, I didn't realize it was this bad. When I was going to rush a social sorority I was told time and time again "be yourself". So my advice to you is to be yourself, if you feel you are the same girl with or without the nose ring just decide on what your best feeling is. Go with your heart. I know how hard it is to want to rush as an upperclassmen. I wanted to rush this year - lots of chapters at my school recommended it when they first met me and encouraged me to do formal rush instead of just COB. But then at the second event some of them found out I was in band(not that I'm ashamed at all), and that pretty much ended it for me. Silly isn't it how just a little thing can change a person's opinion of you?

But in all honestly it was the best thing to happen to me. Because if I hadn't been totally ignored by some of the bigger sororities on campus I wouldn't have realized how terrific my service sorority was. Yes, I know we're a service and not social - but our sisterhood is kick butt! And if I shaved my head and got any kind of piercing on my face they would still love me! So thats what I want for you. These girls are going to be your sisters - don't ever hide yourself or be embarassed about something that is your identity.

Good luck! And I hope LSU realizes what a great girl you are!!

[33girl]

Just from reading posts on here, not only should you take it out, you should probably get a friend to hide it.

OK, I'm kidding. But we're talking a very, very, very traditional and conservative sorority system here. It's up to you, Moxie, whether that is something you can embrace or something you will just put up with.

[CutiePie2000]

Moxie,
Here is a whole schwack of LSU Rush thread of rushees who have gone before you.
Perhaps this will help you to figure out what to do about the nose ring conundrum?

Help! Nervous about LSU Rush
LSU Rush
justa Mom - How's LSU?
Rushing in Louisiana
I'm going nuts! LSU
and the thread that "tells it like it really is" at Southern Schools (i.e. LSU):
My Advice to Sorority Rushees

[carnation]

CutiePie, you're incredible!!

And what was that one about justamom's daughter's rush--something like They're Having a Blast!

[CutiePie2000]

Originally posted by carnation
And what was that one about justamom's daughter's rush--something like They're Having a Blast!

Thanks, carnation!
You know, I am not really sure...I thought it was in the "just a mom - how's LSU?" thread....
BTW: since LSU is just 3 characters long, I did a search on *LSU* and that did the trick (with the wildcards in there)
------------------
A few minutes later....
Carnation, your memory is amazing...
here it is:
They're having a blast! (yet another LSU rush thread!)

[Megerts]

Originally posted by damasa

And for the record, a girl that I work with who is actually a manager of one of our branches has her nose pierced. She went to the interview with it, she was hired, and she wears it at work. There has never been a problem with it. Hell, I"m allowed to wear my earings at work and I wore them when I interviewed two years ago as well.....


But if this is the "elite LSU" we are talking about, I guess you should take it out?

So glad I don't go to school there Sorry, I'm not hating on any resident LSU students...buy DAYUM.... [/B]

I think she was trying to say how things TYPICALLY work... not saying it ONLY goes this way. It's true though, more often than not employers interview many qualified canidates and have to base it on physical attributes. They have to think about how this might affect the working enviroment or how customers might react. I know if i went in to have surgery and my surgeon had a nose ring i might rethink that... i mean there is nothing wrong with it, go ahead, selfish expression is cool, I just don't find it very professional and feel you should put the needs and wants of those you are servicing before your own...

but what do i know, after all i just go to "elite LSU".... what was meant by that comment?????

[Allie]

All of a sudden this isn;t like other rush threads... what happened to be yourself, have fun, etc?

Girl rock the nose stud and be proud of it. If girls can't accept you for who YOU REALLY ARE, do you want them as sisters? Does having a sparkling nose accessory make someone less of a person?

Deffinilty no, and I understand that people do judge and first impressions do last, but I say as long as it's in good taste, wear it. They will deffinitly remember you!

Best of luck!

[AOIIalum]

No, this isn't like other rush threads. We can be all hearts and flowers about it, but the reality is that this could be a problem at LSU. I don't know, though. SEC schools are really notorious for cut-throat recruitments. It may be harder (please correct me if I'm wrong here) to obtain a bid at LSU than it at most of the other SEC schools combined.

When there are XXX number of PNMs and X number of sororities, something has to give. There are only so many spaces for new members. We may not like it, but it's the reality of the situation. Therefore, to obtain one of those spaces you have to be the best YOU that you can be. I don't know how many sophomores receive bids at LSU, but I'd guess you could go to the sorority life or greek life office and ask them that question.

Curiosity question--is it a normal thing at LSU to see sorority girls with facial piercings? I'm not talking cartilage piercings, but nose/eye/lip/etc. If so, then it's probably a non-issue with most chapters. However, if facial piercings do not appear to be the "norm" then maybe Moxie is right to wonder if she should remove it for recruitment?

Moxie, if you haven't checked out some of the other LSU recruitment threads please do so. There's a lot of good information in them. Same goes for the "Advice" thread, I bumped that puppy up to make it easy to find

I hope this helps. Good luck with this decision and with recruitment. I LOVE recruitment threads!

Christin

[CutiePie2000]

I think the best thing is to tell Moxie "how it really is" and not rose-coat it. Then she can decide from there. This is LSU rush we're talking about...you want to give people a reason to embrace you, not cut you. Yes, I realize that this might be construed as "selling out" and what not, but reality is reality, not an ABC After-School Special where the person "stands up to conformity" and rides off into the sunset to be happy forevermore singing "Kumbaya", while people stand there, clapping and crying and wishing they could "be that brave".

AOII alum, you gave excellent advice.

[Munchkin03]

I think some of us are making Greek Life to be more important than it is (and before people decide to go off on me because I "don't understand how Southern Rush goes," I'm from the South, and I know how Rush goes. And the first opportunity I had to get out, I ran like hell.).

GLO Recruitment, even at LSU (keep in mind that we have some really cool independents here from LSU, it obviously doesn't ruin your life forever) DOES NOT EQUAL a job interview. It's not even the same thing. I can't believe it was even compared to that! If some girls (I will not say women) think your nose ring is more important than your potential contribution to the sisterhood, do you REALLY want to be with them?

I think everyone's doing a very good job of telling Moxie how it is. Unfortunately, it seems to be very shallow--not the people explaining the ugly truth, but the system.

[ilovemyglo]

Sorry to say, but I do believe that this is a fair question.

When I was active at a smaller school we asked that sisters with nose/eye/mouth (including tongue) piercings remove them during rush. These were women that we love, and we love them with their peircings, but it is distracting during recruitment. It makes it much easier to just take it out. Not only that but as someone else mentioned at a lot of place (again particularly in the south) we treat rush like a job interview... here is what we have, here is what you have, where do we go from here?
Unfortunately for some of us we don't have the luxury of not doing to the total rush thing, (matching outfits, balloons and decorations everywhere, decorating cars, etc!) It isn't as laid back as many places, although I really wish it were!

Also, just some FYI weed wacker wire is the perfect size if you are wanting to make sure it doesn't close up.