University of Texas Recruitment August 21-28, 2012 - Page 3

DeltaBetaBaby · #1 03-21-2012, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by BAckbOwlsgIrl

Lane swerve here....

I looked at some of the UT Chapter web sites. And some of the chapters have SWIMMING POOLS!!!

Holy shit...makes it sound like a resort. In my day, a few of the fraternities had them but not sororities.

And Alpha Delta Pi has kitchenettes connecting rooms in addition to a swimming pool.

Okay, I loved my college days, wouldn't change it for the world. But, I swear I would have traded my tiny closet room and sleeping porch for a pool and kitchenette ANY DAY!

THOSE SOUTHERN TEXAS BELLES HAVE IT GOOD.

Makes my days look like CAMPING...and that was just <mumbles>nearly enty years go.

...End of lane swerve...

This made me want to go look for house pics, and I can't stop laughing at this unfortunate grammar error I found on one of the chapter's sites:

"Every two weeks we host a Mexican Guest Lunch where each member can bring a guest to the house for lunch"

TexasToast · #2 03-21-2012, 07:32 PM

Another question! I have a foreign name that is not long or particularly hard to say, but is not something anybody would've heard before.

Would it hurt that I don't have a "normal" name? I really don't want to go by a different name, but realistically speaking, am I going to be at a significant disadvantage because of it? I'm a sophomore, so recruitment will already be a challenge and I really wouldn't be opposed to going by a cute American name for a week if it would help me get a bid.

HQWest · #3 03-22-2012, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

This made me want to go look for house pics, and I can't stop laughing at this unfortunate grammar error I found on one of the chapter's sites:

"Every two weeks we host a Mexican Guest Lunch where each member can bring a guest to the house for lunch"

Yes, some of them have swimming pools. Some also still have sleeping porches so its a big mix. If I remember correctly, most require that you must live in the house as a sophomore - but that would certainly be something to ask about.

DubaiSis · #4 03-22-2012, 01:38 AM

The name "issue" seems a critical part of the fun the sorority members have in preparation! How DO you pronounce that girl's name? Whoever gets her, make sure you ask her how to say her name! Believe me, you will be discussed if you have a weird name. And discussion is good. The US is not compromised of Smiths and Joneses so own your name. It's also a good conversation tool. What is its ethnic heritage? Have you visited there? Do you have relatives there? You can see how just your last name can kick start a whole string of questions that can lead on to more interesting topics.

TexasToast · #5 03-22-2012, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DubaiSis

The name "issue" seems a critical part of the fun the sorority members have in preparation! How DO you pronounce that girl's name? Whoever gets her, make sure you ask her how to say her name! Believe me, you will be discussed if you have a weird name. And discussion is good. The US is not compromised of Smiths and Joneses so own your name. It's also a good conversation tool. What is its ethnic heritage? Have you visited there? Do you have relatives there? You can see how just your last name can kick start a whole string of questions that can lead on to more interesting topics.

I didn't even think of that! I guess it really could be a positive! Thank you all for being so helpful, especially you DubaiSis. Now I just have to cross my fingers I get a bid come August!

KSUViolet06 · #6 03-22-2012, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DubaiSis

The name "issue" seems a critical part of the fun the sorority members have in preparation! How DO you pronounce that girl's name? Whoever gets her, make sure you ask her how to say her name! Believe me, you will be discussed if you have a weird name. And discussion is good. The US is not compromised of Smiths and Joneses so own your name. It's also a good conversation tool. What is its ethnic heritage? Have you visited there? Do you have relatives there? You can see how just your last name can kick start a whole string of questions that can lead on to more interesting topics.

I'll admit to practicing a PNM's name if I knew she was coming in that round. You never want to be the one who butchers it.

And yes, it's a welcomed break from all the Katies, Brittanys, and Jessicas.

My fave was when you were like "which Katie?" and someone answers "you know, the one with the blonde hair." That really narrows it down.

BAckbOwlsgIrl · #7 03-22-2012, 10:06 PM

Okay, I am sure that I along with my sisters are not only ones who did this.
We would look at the names of all the girls and see if there were funny names or odd names. It didn't matter if we could pronounce them or not, we just looked.
At the time, Effie and Heddie were considered "odd." I think that we also had an October come through. Not hard names to pronounce, just different. Well, to us, they were.

DeltaBetaBaby · #8 03-22-2012, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by BAckbOwlsgIrl

Okay, I am sure that I along with my sisters are not only ones who did this.
We would look at the names of all the girls and see if there were funny names or odd names. It didn't matter if we could pronounce them or not, we just looked.
At the time, Effie and Heddie were considered "odd." I think that we also had an October come through. Not hard names to pronounce, just different. Well, to us, they were.

We liked to look at initials. What person in their right mind names a child Amanda Sue Smith?

carnation · #9 03-23-2012, 07:11 AM

Actually, we know a couple that came within inches of naming their daughter Amanda Sarah S____ until the wife realized how future monogramming would look.

(They chose Sarah Amanda.)

DeltaBetaBaby · #10 03-22-2012, 11:17 AM

On the flip side, I remember women with the same name coming through, i.e. there were two Suzie Smiths almost every year. Having a duplicate name is much worse than having a unique one.

carnation · #11 03-22-2012, 11:24 AM

Don't get me going about the 2 girls with the same name who came through rush 1 year and both went to the same pref but 1 got a bid there and the other didn't. The wrong one was handed a bid. What a mess.

DubaiSis · #12 03-22-2012, 03:06 PM

I'm glad to help.

stilettos4life · #13 05-19-2012, 02:02 PM

I'm an international student, and I literally don't know a single sorority alumni, nor do I have a local panhellenic organization. Without letters of rec/ coming from a high school no one has heard of/ not having any sorority connections, do I honestly have any chance at getting into a sorority? I want to try rush, but if its 100% sure that I'll be cut from every chapter on the first day, would I be wasting my time/money?

33girl · #14 05-19-2012, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by stilettos4life

I'm an international student, and I literally don't know a single sorority alumni, nor do I have a local panhellenic organization.

So what you're saying is - you're coming from another country to go to UT? Are you arriving in the country before school actually starts or will you basically be getting off the plane and walking into your first class?

I would contact the Austin Alumnae Panhellenic and see if they can assist you.

I would also retire that "sororities are a joke where I come from" line.

There are lots of things that you pay money for that may not end up how you want them to. That doesn't mean the money was wasted.

KSUViolet06 · #15 05-19-2012, 02:41 PM

^^^^Are you planning to attend Texas? You need recs at a school like UT to be successful.