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05-20-2008, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by JennRN
srmom, we are in the same boat! I'm clueless as well! And now I want to know what hs in Dallas...
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He was posting both here and on another site which lets just say is much less rushee friendly.
And it's Jesuit in Dallas.
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05-20-2008, 10:59 AM
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Ohhhh. ok. That was our brother school when I was in hs.
I still am clueless to what all has happened here.
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05-20-2008, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by JennRN
Ohhhh. ok. That was our brother school when I was in HS.
I still am clueless to what all has happened here.
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This threads OP was also posting on at least two other "Greek Sites".
One of which, as prior poster indicated, is not rushee friendly.
They pulled up all his prior postings (including GC) as well as facebook account et al.
IIRC, parts were shown here as well a bit ago.
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05-20-2008, 11:30 AM
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He actually joined the Acacia group they listed for him.
It was quite an impressive out.
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05-20-2008, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by JennRN
Ohhhh. ok. That was our brother school when I was in hs.
I still am clueless to what all has happened here.
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Ursuline?
Good school. Lot of cute girls from there.
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05-20-2008, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk
Ursuline?
Good school. Lot of cute girls from there.
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Yep.
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05-20-2008, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk
Ursuline?
Good school. Lot of cute girls from there.
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The president of my chapter before me was an Ursuline grad!
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05-20-2008, 11:40 AM
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So, I'm guessing that the "outing" on this other website has ruined his chances to pledge? I think that is really sad. Poor kid. From the posts here, he doesn't seem like a bad guy, but I don't know anything beyond that.
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05-20-2008, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by srmom
So, I'm guessing that the "outing" on this other website has ruined his chances to pledge? I think that is really sad. Poor kid. From the posts here, he doesn't seem like a bad guy, but I don't know anything beyond that.
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Basically. He did some pretty stupid things though.
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05-20-2008, 11:49 AM
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Its a good lesson though that you can never be too careful about what you post on the internet because even more now than ever EVERYONE and ANYONE can see it!
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05-20-2008, 12:08 PM
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Location: location, location... isn't that what it's all about?
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Originally Posted by srmom
So, I'm guessing that the "outing" on this other website has ruined his chances to pledge? I think that is really sad. Poor kid. From the posts here, he doesn't seem like a bad guy, but I don't know anything beyond that.
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I agree with you, srmom, he seemed like a nice kid on here, it sounds like he just got a little ahead of himself. So is there no recourse for him? No forgiveness among the guys that he's just a high school senior that still has a lot to learn and might turn out to be a great pledge/brother some day? That's pretty brutal.
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05-20-2008, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by nate2512
He actually joined the Acacia group they listed for him.
It was quite an impressive out.
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So wait... he didn't join Acacia, just joined their facebook rush group?
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05-20-2008, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by breathesgelatin
So wait... he didn't join Acacia, just joined their facebook rush group?
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Correct.
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05-20-2008, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by nittanyalum
I agree with you, srmom, he seemed like a nice kid on here, it sounds like he just got a little ahead of himself. So is there no recourse for him? No forgiveness among the guys that he's just a high school senior that still has a lot to learn and might turn out to be a great pledge/brother some day? That's pretty brutal.
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I think how this all played out could be seen as brutal, but I do not think it affected certain options.
When he first started posting here, a few UT people- including me- PMed him and offered to answer questions etc. Those offers were largely ignored but the questions kept coming- and all of a sudden he became an "expert" on UT Greek Life in a few posts.
If he was truly top tier material and destined to go to a top tier house, as a senior in high school he would have already known about the top houses (plus they would have known about him) and probably even had a good idea where he might end up. The top tier houses fill their pledge classes every year with people who come to UT already knowing what they need to know- so they have no need to seek out candidates who are new to all this. And so it is just naturally harder for someone who starts late in the game- even if they might actually be suited for a top tier chapter.
In the long run, this little internet episode did not really change anything for top tier options- it just made for some interesting reading. However it most certainly damaged his chances with many mid tier houses.
That is a shame, but he kind of brought it on himself. There were several people here, including some really good top tier contacts, who were willing to help him out early on- and he was given many chances.
Last edited by EE-BO; 05-20-2008 at 01:32 PM.
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05-20-2008, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by EE-BO
I think how this all played out could be seen as brutal, but I do not think it affected certain options.
When he first started posting here, a few UT people- including me- PMed him and offered to answer questions etc. Those offers were largely ignored but the questions kept coming- and all of a sudden he became an "expert" on UT Greek Life in a few posts.
If he was truly top tier material and destined to go to a top tier house, as a senior in high school he would have already known about the top houses (plus they would have known about him) and probably even had a good idea where he might end up. The top tier houses fill their pledge classes every year with people who come to UT already knowing what they need to know- so they have no need to seek out candidates who are new to all this. And so it is just naturally harder for someone who starts late in the game- even if they might actually be suited for a top tier chapter.
In the long run, this little internet episode did not really change anything for top tier options- it just made for some interesting reading. However it most certainly damaged his chances with many mid tier houses.
That is a shame, but he kind of brought it on himself. There were several people here, including some really good top tier contacts, who were willing to help him out early on- and he was given many chances.
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Ah, well that fleshes it out more, thanks EE-BO. Makes sense.
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