Didn't get invites, what are my options?

[icelandelf]

Too late. Teh Triad is here.

Originally Posted by utcutie315

I KNOW my age was a problem, I knew going into it that it might be held against me.

How do you KNOW that? Did someone tell you?

You've been told

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

We can tell you that we don't know why you didn't receive a bid, because the member selection process of every sorority is private.

...

And told again...

Originally Posted by texas*princess

seriously utcutie315? are you going to hijack yet another thread ?

don't make me page teh triad!

WE CANNOT TELL YOU WHY YOU WERE CUT.

You can dwell on it and speculate all you want, but no one here knows and neither do you. The only people who know are the girls who were in MS, and even if you asked them, they can't tell you.

And then told AGAIN...

Originally Posted by texas*princess

^^ Your thread (actually it was someone else's thread that you hijacked) was closed.

Let's close the book on why you were cut. We don't know. You don't know.

Maybe the sororities have some super secret qualification that they are looking for that you didn't meet. You don't know what they are looking for in sisters. Maybe you "met the qualifications"... maybe you didn't.

Once again, NO ONE KNOWS BUT THEM.

You almost seemed to understand here, but then went back to square one.

Originally Posted by utcutie315

I understand that you do not know. I wasn't asking why? I was asking what kind of options do I still have.

I'll be plain. You have no options.

[KSUViolet06]

Something to think about:

Just because someone's GPA is above the minimum, doesn't mean they automatically get a bid. At most schools, ALL of the girls going through are above the minimum 2.5. There are other factors that play into it. Not every girl whose GPA is above the min. gets a bid. These other factors include how involved the girl is on campus, how she presents herself in recruitment rounds, etc. There's alot of things, not just GPA being above the minimum.

[DSTCHAOS]

Am I missing something or is utcutie the OP.

[texas*princess]

lol you're not... i thought the OP was someone else and ut was hijacking another thread LOL

my bad.

Seriously though, in the first few replies people have told her:

1) Let the Panhellenic Office know that you are interested in COB/Spring Rush opportunities. Some groups may be interested in picking up a few extra members, but your age still make work against you, as may your GPA, and I am telling you to inform Panhellenic just on the off chance that an opportunity becomes available...I wouldn't get your hopes up.
2) Find other groups to join...are there any service fraternities on campus? Non-panhellenic women's groups? And what are you interested in...chances are there is a group on campus (drama, debate, music, etc.) that covers your interests in addition to providing a social outlet...and if you have some time left at UT-C, you might start your own organization if none of the ones that are left fits your needs!
3) Just get out and meet other people...a sorority may not be in the cards for you, but you still can have fun in college, go to parties, and have lots of friends!

That pretty much is the option. Just stay in touch w/ your Rho Chi and let her know you're interested.

Work on your grades (I know, easy for me to say), and let the Greek office know that you're open to COR both this term and next term. There could be an opening that an improved GPA will allow you to grab!

There is no secret magic formula to getting a bid the second time around. People have given her suggestions. I'm not sure what more she wants.

[utcutie315]

I'm not looking for more. I have taken the suggestions and advice and I appriciate it all. I was just taking up for myself.

A few years ago when I was still in school, I saw flyers all around campus saying that they wanted to bring XYZ (an NPC sorority) to campus. There were several girls interested in forming a chapter of XYZ at my school.

AGD is the only NPC sorority on campus and every year the chapter seems like they're getting bigger with each new NM class. It would seem like a good idea to bring another NPC on campus, right?

Well, nothing ever came about from the XYZ interest group. Apparently their HQ put their foot down because there simply were not enough alums willing to help out, and because of our distance, there weren't too many resources nearby -- the closest collegiate chapter of this sorority was in the Midwest, I think.

So even though you've got girls so determined to start another sorority chapter on campus, you'll be running into a brick wall if your College Panhellenic says no or if NPC groups don't have any interest in that campus.

[chi-o_cat]

I wish someone had QFPed the first post, although I guess I can figure out the jist of it.

I don’t think she was a troll, just one of those people who thinks they know a lot more about Greek life than they actually do. Then they come here and ask for advice, and don’t like the answers they are given, from people who really do know how things work.

[naraht]

I *really* with that people would understand how different the answers to these questions between the NPC and most (all?) other groups. The only other GLO that I can come up with off the top of my head that a student shouldn't be contacting the National Organization to try to get it on campus is Phi Beta Kappa. For Phi Beta Kappa, the *school* needs to put in an application.

[Sen's Revenge]

Originally Posted by naraht

For Phi Beta Kappa, the *school* needs to put in an application.

GXP is slowly moving toward that model.