Rho Chi name change

[kristiAZD]

I am a Rho Chi for our formal recruitment this semester and we still call ourselves Rho Chis. In fact, we have used the term recruitment councelor but never as our official name. Our greek advisor never even brought this up. I wear the PX letters right now. This is so ridiculous. I can see the point about resumes, but who puts that they were a Rho Chi on there anyway? Most people have no clue what that is, but they do know what a social sorority is. I don't think I would put that I was a Rho Chi on a resume or application unless I was applying to work at Nationals. As for these people in this pharmacy society, do they wear the letters or anything anyway? I seriously doubt it. It's just their hypothetical name. Also, why is this just now becoming a big deal if they've been around since 1922? Give me a break.

[SoProud2BeAnAlphaXi]

Maybe to take a little heat off NPC on this issue, the impression I got when I first heard the news was that Rho Chi Society's "expression of concern" about NPC's use of the term was actually more of a threat to sue for trademark infringement (I assume that they, like most of the NPC groups and probably all other inter/national GLOs, have trademarked their name). I could be wrong about that, but it was my clear impression. I can't imagine NPC would want to use its pretty limited resources ($$), which come largely from college panhellenic dues, to defend a lawsuit about the use of the term "Rho Chi" when other alternatives are available.

And to LexiKD: I hope you will reconsider listing your GLO affiliation and offices on your resume. I have interviewed many, many people for both my former law firm and now for my Fortune 50 employer, and I always take positive note of fraternity and sorority members, and use that as a conversation point. In my experience, employers are just like sorority members; they/we check to make sure you have the basic skills in the field, but we also want to be with people who are fun and have interests in common with us. Be proud of your involvement!

[LexiKD]

Soproundtobeanalphaxi: I would list my alumnae involvment hoping to spark a coversation. I am self employed so I do not need a resume, but thanks for the tid bit.

[SoProud2BeAnAlphaXi]

LexiKD: Whooops!!! That's what I get for trying to get through a thread too fast! Please forgive me, I'm pretty new at GC and don't get to it too often, so I don't know who all is alum, collegian, etc. Your comment just leapt out at me because I have met young women who didn't feel comfortable mentioning their sorority membership, when it makes the talking so much easier!

And BTW, how awesome to be self-employed. Although the challenges must be huge (especially the mental ones -- I'm too much of a wimp to ever go it alone!), it must be really nice to go through your days not having to listen to the eternal "tightening the belt" messages from 7-figure execs, and having that extra bit of personal freedom. But I digress...

[LexiKD]

AlphaXi: No problem, I know what you mean, you will ge the hang of it.

Being self employed is not what is all cracked up to be. I work with my family and I am the HR department, having to do the work of many peolpe. Thank God we don't have too many employees! It is nice to have the freedom, I cannot lie. I do get to plan around what I have to do...like a couple of my sisters and I are going to NYC in March and I didn't have to ask for time off!

I would put my KD positions on my resume right out of college just like I would SGA and so on. I see how it can be an ice breaker!

[AlphaGam1019]

I believe my school has changed Rho Chi's to Rho Alpha's. They used the Rho Alpha term last year for girls who helped out with men's fraternity recruitment.

[SnowLady]

Where I graduated from college we had Rho Chi. I also don't ever remember calling my rush counselor a Rho Chi b/c we took it upon ourselves to respect them. HOWEVER, I have to agree - I don't think a PNM would ever confuse the fact that she's attending a social sorority recruitment function or a honors. I would like to think an honor's sorority would a) want pharmacy students who were b) top notch students.

Just wanted to provide a different prospective for you.

[LexiKD]

What do you mean by"we took it upon ourselves to respect them"? They are Rho Chis, that's their title. Do you mean you would call them by their name? I am confused.

My Rho Chis were Jenny and Sam, they went by thier names or Rhi Chis #7(that was our group #).

[SnowLady]

I guess I meant that we as a greek community "took it upon ourselves" to respect the Honorary on our campus and didn't not refer to the Rush Counselors as Rho Chi's. Not that we called them Jenny and Mary.

But again, I assume that we didn't call them Rho Chi's b/c we had that honorary on our campus and the pharmacy college represented 1/3 of the entire campus population.

My husband just said that Rho Chi is a pharmacy honorary that admits both men and women. (Sorry - he's a pharmacist - he knows that silly stuff.)

[teke4life]

my brain hurts

[MoonStar17]

Sorry to drag this post up...but i have been looking for something on this...i hadnt realized that it was all over!

this year they changed our Rho Chis to Rho Gammas "Recruitment Guide" whatever i still call them Rho Chi's

Ours are already disaffiliated and I MISS THEM TONS ALREADY!!! its only been a week...one lonnnnnnng summer its gonna be!

[AOX81]

We still call them Rho Chi's.

[AGDLynn]

When I was in school, decades ago... they were Rush Advisors. At Valdosta, if they are using Rho Alpha's (RA's)...isn't that what the Resident Advisors are called???

[carnation]

No, remember--Valdosta's the one with Gamma Chis!

[The1calledTKE]

Yep its gamma chi's in Valdosta. I just can't ever get away from Gamma Chi *sniff*. lol