?*PAPER MADE*???

OneLovve · #1 03-03-2007, 03:40 AM

Hi! I am a current college student and very interested in Greek Life. I've done my research, found info, and found the sorority that I feel is right for me. But there is one problem. The active chapter at my school are known as "paper made". I've been informed that paper made means they have not been "MADE"(I'm hoping we all know what this means), they have only went through the RUSH and/or paper process. Now I've thought about this and decided that I do not want to represent a chapter that gets no respect and I want to actually earn letters. I do not plan on transferring soon, so I was wondering what could be done to stop this process and actually have a good name within this chapter? How can these speculations against this chapter be changed? The chapter is great in volunteer work, helping our school, surrounding schools and the community but they have that one flaw which will stand out greatly with other chapters and sororties/fraternities. Help please!

Drolefille · #2 03-03-2007, 03:45 AM

You know, I know there are different levels of respect for this whole process vs. paper/ made vs. not thing. But gee sounds like a great chapter that's following the national policy on such things.

Whatever. If the chapter is right for you, don't attempt to join. If you're not a member, why do you give a crap if they're NOT good enough for you and all these other chapters and GLOs?

OneLovve · #3 03-03-2007, 06:17 AM

I apoligize in everyway if I offended you but I had no prior knowledge to your sorority and is definitely NOT the sorority I was speaking of in my above statement, I was trying to use colors that wouldnt offend any greek organization but I failed, obviously and I dont mind correcting my mistake. As for my username, I have been using this username for years b4 your organization was founded, so that will not be changed and is in NO WAY affiliated with your organization. AGAIN, If you feel any disrespect, I apoligize but my first post was not to you OR you organization....

PrettyBoy · #4 03-03-2007, 08:11 AM

If that chapter is made of paper, then there's nothing you can do about it. You'll just have to be paper too, if you get picked. I agree with you about earning your way into a GLO rather than walking your way in, because that's the way it should be, and I wouldn't have it any other way, but everyone is different. If you really want it, at this point I wouldn't too much worry about the way they make their girls at that chapter, I would concentrate on what you can bring to the organization. Remember it's not about what you do to get in, it's about what you do for the GLO once you're in. Good luck.

Senusret I · #5 03-03-2007, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

I agree with you about earning your way into a GLO rather than walking your way in, because that's the way it should be, and I wouldn't have it any other way, but everyone is different.

I want to know in what MIP does ANYBODY just walk in? In my fraternity, you can't even submit an application if three people don't sponsor you upfront. In other orgs, I understand that the standard is even higher.

Akception · #6 03-03-2007, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Senusret I

I want to know in what MIP does ANYBODY just walk in? In my fraternity, you can't even submit an application if three people don't sponsor you upfront. In other orgs, I understand that the standard is even higher.

Tell 'em boo...you'd better know more than just three or four folks...the bottom line is your interpretation of respect....

PrettyBoy · #7 03-10-2007, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Senusret I

I want to know in what MIP does ANYBODY just walk in? In my fraternity, you can't even submit an application if three people don't sponsor you upfront. In other orgs, I understand that the standard is even higher.

I guess I can't comment on what I mean by walking in, at least not on this site.

I'm not paper though. Oh, and I'm an active member of my fraternity.

priss22 · #8 04-01-2007, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by OneLovve

I apoligize in everyway if I offended you but I had no prior knowledge to your sorority and is definitely NOT the sorority I was speaking of in my above statement, I was trying to use colors that wouldnt offend any greek organization but I failed, obviously and I dont mind correcting my mistake. As for my username, I have been using this username for years b4 your organization was founded, so that will not be changed and is in NO WAY affiliated with your organization. AGAIN, If you feel any disrespect, I apoligize but my first post was not to you OR you organization....

Unfortunately ONELOVVE you stated in your post that you had been using your username for years before a poster's sorority had even been founded. Her sorority, Sigma Kappa, was founded in 1874. It might be helpful for you to research a greek organization before you make assumptions. Good Luck.

Drolefille · #9 04-01-2007, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by priss22

Unfortunately ONELOVVE you stated in your post that you had been using your username for years before a poster's sorority had even been founded. Her sorority, Sigma Kappa, was founded in 1874. It might be helpful for you to research a greek organization before you make assumptions. Good Luck.

I'll clarify that.

A Theta Nu Xi posted at some point in there. Their motto is "One Love." And they were founded in 1997. At the same time, I'm not so sure I believe that "OneLovve" was using THAT particular username 10 years ago no matter how certain she was about which org she wanted to join. (As long as their membership intake was according to her standards of course

)

I love people who are snobby about how old their GLO is. A hundred years from now, who knows which GLOs will be the most respected.

priss22 · #10 04-01-2007, 06:57 PM

Oh, OK. I just saw that she posted that immediately after you posted and I thought she was referring to Sigma Kappa. I didnt see a Theta Nu Xi post anything. Oh well.

Senusret I · #11 03-03-2007, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by OneLovve

Hi! I am a current college student and very interested in Greek Life. I've done my research, found info, and found the sorority that I feel is right for me. But there is one problem. The active chapter at my school are known as "paper made". I've been informed that paper made means they have not been "MADE"(I'm hoping we all know what this means), they have only went through the RUSH and/or paper process. Now I've thought about this and decided that I do not want to represent a chapter that gets no respect and I want to actually earn letters. I do not plan on transferring soon, so I was wondering what could be done to stop this process and actually have a good name within this chapter? How can these speculations against this chapter be changed? The chapter is great in volunteer work, helping our school, surrounding schools and the community but they have that one flaw which will stand out greatly with other chapters and sororties/fraternities. Help please!

I am going to say this as nicely as I possibly can:

You don't deserve sorority membership.

If the chapter is great in volunteer work, helping the school, helping the community, then guess what?

They're doing their damn job!

Right now, rush and a "paper" process is more than YOU have, now isn't it? They are following the rules of their organization with integrity while you sit on the outside.

You think "rush" is a cakewalk? You think that earning the vote of a chapter is easy? Guess what toots? It ain't. I know PLENTY of "qualified" women who waited ten years or more for an invitation to an alumnae chapter -- women who thought they were shoo-ins as undergrads. Heck, some women COULD have made it, if not for a missing transcript or a delayed postman.

So you think gaining a majority vote is easy.....no, not a simple majority, but sometimes a 2/3 majority? Or even a 3/4 majority?

Good luck. I hope if you DO make it, you wake up and realize how beautiful MIP can be, rather than finding out ways to undermine it. Chicks like you get chapters snatched for being stupid and LOOKING for trouble.