Scheduling Conflict

[elleyk5187]

if there isn't a way for you to get out of it (switching shifts?) let them know the day before. be super apologetic (i.e. "i just want to let you know ahead of time that i have to work tomorrow during the second round of open houses. i apologize and truly wish i could be here instead.") do you have recruitment counselors? if you do, i'd get a note from your manager saying you were scheduled to work and there wasn't a way to get out of it. then the counselor would give a copy of that note to the chapter. it's the same as if you had class...would they expect you to skip class for a recruitment event? probably not.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by elleyk5187

do you have recruitment counselors?

Doubtful. She said it's informal recruitment.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by LttleMsPrEp

Actually it does, but I'll elaborate if my post was unclear....The day that I'm working.. let's call it "Day X" there are 5 parties scheduled that I'm interested in attending. Of those 5 houses that are throwing parties there are 2 houses that have 2 other parties scheduled before that day for the remaining houses they only have 1 party scheduled before "Day X".. which is why i said that i'd be able to attend one party but in some cases 2.

in that case, I change my answer. Yes this might affect you greatly. A sorority can't know if you'd be a good addition by meeting you once.

[Tom Earp]

As some said, it would depend on the school and chapters. Why do I say this? It might be because that working in todays economics has to be done.

It is called paying your way to go to college and that is the most important thing isn't it?

But if your possible new sisters understand that then it will make it a bit easier. Now, if you can work out your schedual with your boss this early the more the better.

Then maybe things can be worked out later on, both buy yor GLO and your boss.

Either way, good luck!

[AnchorAlumna]

Uh, Tom, read the original post ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

Originally Posted by epchick

A sorority can't know if you'd be a good edition by meeting you once.

LOL! Sorry, I know you meant addition.....but hey, "edition" is a possiblity!

[33girl]

This is why I hate and detest this kind of informal rush...the sororities sometimes purposely try to make their parties overlap and the rushees have to choose. It's one thing if there are only a few spots in each chapter but as "real" rush it blows, blows, blows.

I would try everything possible to get out of work - if you can't, hit as many parties as possible on the night you can, and let the ones you won't be able to attend the next night know that you can't come but ARE interested. Whatever you do, make sure to tell ALL the chapters that you visited the first time that you can't return because of work. Girls talk and if you tell one chapter that and don't tell the others, even if you're not interested in them, it could be misinterpreted as rudeness.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Uh, Tom, read the original post ALL THE WAY THROUGH.



LOL! Sorry, I know you meant addition.....but hey, "edition" is a possiblity!

ahh yes, sorry. I was rushing to finish typing before I had to leave. I did mean addition.