Can you NOT rush particular sororities? - Page 5

rachiexo · #1 02-22-2012, 09:33 PM

you guys are so off topic...i just wanted to know how to successfully rush next semester and if you guys had any tips. but no you guys just wanna bring people down and talk to them about their academics that are relevant to this ...yes...buttt was not the question

als463 · #2 02-22-2012, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rachiexo

you guys are so off topic...i just wanted to know how to successfully rush next semester and if you guys had any tips. but no you guys just wanna bring people down and talk to them about their academics that are relevant to this ...yes...buttt was not the question

Apparently, you aren't very good at reading between the lines (though a few of us have flat out said it to you) when we say you will NOT be successful going through sorority rush. Even the house that struggles for numbers--I guarantee won't take you. You are a liability. No one wants to take the girl with the poor grades.

rachiexo · #3 02-22-2012, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by als463

Apparently, you aren't very good at reading between the lines (though a few of us have flat out said it to you) when we say you will NOT be successful going through sorority rush. Even the house that struggles for numbers--I guarantee won't take you. You are a liability. No one wants to take the girl with the poor grades.

i dont have poor grades. average grades.

SWTXBelle · #4 02-22-2012, 09:38 PM

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i dont have poor grades. average grades.

Not average for sorority women.

Let me spell it out for you - WITH YOUR G.P.A., ATTITUDE AND JUNIOR STATUS ODDS ARE YOU WILL NOT HAVE A SUCCESSFUL RECRUITMENT.

rachiexo · #5 02-22-2012, 09:44 PM

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Not average for sorority women.

Let me spell it out for you - WITH YOUR G.P.A., ATTITUDE AND JUNIOR STATUS ODDS ARE YOU WILL NOT HAVE A SUCCESSFUL RECRUITMENT.

yes, average for sorority women at my school. ive spoken to many. actually my school doesnt care much for if they have a high gpa...it definitely is a factor and they take pride in knowing their sorority has a good overall gpa..but they focus more on the social aspects of the girls

33girl · #6 02-22-2012, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by als463

Apparently, you aren't very good at reading between the lines (though a few of us have flat out said it to you) when we say you will NOT be successful going through sorority rush. Even the house that struggles for numbers--I guarantee won't take you. You are a liability. No one wants to take the girl with the poor grades.

Please don't say things like "guarantee" when you aren't in the chapter or involved with it.

als463 · #7 02-22-2012, 09:41 PM

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Please don't say things like "guarantee" when you aren't in the chapter or involved with it.

You are right. Let me rephrase that. I am almost certain that you will not get a bid (or at least you will have a really hard time getting one).

SWTXBelle · #8 02-22-2012, 09:51 PM

I stand by my post.

If you think the school doesn't care about g.p.a. you are wrong. What random sorority members may have told you is not going to trump national requirements for NPCs - as to locals, hey, who knows? But speaking as a sorority member who has years of experience dealing with recruitment I can authoritatively say that having the liabilities of a poor g.p.a, attitude and being an upperclassman are going to make it nigh onto impossible to get a bid from a NPC sorority.

Dollars to donuts, you will go bidless.

rachiexo · #9 02-22-2012, 09:55 PM

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I stand by my post.

If you think the school doesn't care about g.p.a. you are wrong. What random sorority members may have told you is not going to trump national requirements for NPCs - as to locals, hey, who knows? But speaking as a sorority member who has years of experience dealing with recruitment I can authoritatively say that having the liabilities of a poor g.p.a, attitude and being an upperclassman are going to make it nigh onto impossible to get a bid from a NPC sorority.

Dollars to donuts, you will go bidless.

i am above the national gpa requirement. the requirement is 2.5 and for the record i do not have a poor gpa! or attitude!!

33girl · #10 02-22-2012, 09:56 PM

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If you think the school doesn't care about g.p.a. you are wrong.

Since the school (not just this school, but most schools) normally sets the minimum GPA required to participate in rush well below individual sorority requirements, I would agree and say yes, the school doesn't care if the sorority takes members that have a GPA below what is in the sorority's requirements.

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What random sorority members may have told you is not going to trump national requirements for NPCs - as to locals, hey, who knows?

Don't do that.

SWTXBelle · #11 02-22-2012, 10:02 PM

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Don't do that.

Don't read too much into or put a negative spin on it - my point is I don't know (and only members of the local would) what the locals' requirements and/or membership selection criteria will be.

rachiexo · #12 02-22-2012, 10:07 PM

well im ending this now...
i hope you all learned something important from this: to not make assumptions and be more positive people!
goodbye, off to more work

SWTXBelle · #13 02-23-2012, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by rachiexo

well im ending this now...
i hope you all learned something important from this: to not make assumptions and be more positive people!
goodbye, off to more work

Not even a creative flounce . . .

However - let it never be said I don't give credit where credit is due - she did avoid the "OMG you guys are a bunch of meanies and if that is what sorority members are like I don't want to join ANYWAY" trap.

AnotherKD · #14 02-22-2012, 10:09 PM

Listen, I'm not going to denigrate your school. My advice holds true whether you are going to Harvard or Tyffaniyz School of Puppy Nail Art Design. You need to focus on your schoolwork.

DubaiSis · #15 02-23-2012, 02:11 AM

The problem with me sleeping while you guys are chatting is I don't get to jump in to the fray.

OP, here's the answer. Chapters will pledge a girl after 1 COB/informal rush party because 1-they already know her and the party is a formality, 2-they can tell in one meeting that she's awesome and want to move forward, or 3-they need the numbers and will take anyone who walks through the door.

During formal rush, the chapters have to make cuts if they are following RFM and sometimes a chapter will make bigger cuts than they should have. A strong chapter can suddenly end up on bid day with a less than full pledge class. They could invite girls to their COB party because although they met her previously, they didn't make a final membership vote.

Going through formal rush as a junior, the NPC sororities would be your best bet because the money you pay will go toward lifelong and nationwide membership. It's a lot of money for such a short period of time. However, the NPC sororities are going to (probably - I don't know the school or the status of the locals) be more critical of a junior. The expectations are higher on all levels. People here are focusing on your grades and you're unwillingness to sound like a grown up, but your extra-curriculars are also very important.

Go through formal rush again, plan on visiting and being perfectly lovely to every chapter. When it doesn't work out, look into COB opportunities. And I would suggest you take any house that will offer you a bid since this is clearly VERY important to you. However, it is still fairly early in the spring. Are you sure all informal rush opportunities have ended for this year? Since my suggestion is to take whatever you can get, if there's something you can get this spring, I'd take it.