Okay, Okay, carnation's retro rush thread (ie, how not to do recruitment)

[sherbertlemons]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Of course, I've also toyed with doing my own Recruitment Thread, only because it was done so completely differently! Pitt had a hybrid of its own rush & NPC that is very unique!

I would definitely be interested in reading it.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Do you think it should stay in Recruitment, or in Greek Life? I'm interested in the "historical" aspect, too!

Of course, I've also toyed with doing my own Recruitment Thread, only because it was done so completely differently! Pitt had a hybrid of its own rush & NPC that is very unique!

Well, we should have both! I'd love to read your recruitment story, and I'd hate to think that you delayed because of the history thread.

I don't know how strict people are about thread topics and forums.

I tend to think many of the women who would want to read it or have things to post already read mainly the recruitment section (or at least it seems that way to me because recruitment results are what brought me to GC). But I can also imagine that we have some men who have then/now memories about their college experiences who might never publicly post in the recruitment forum.

Have you checked out the 1969 Alabama yearbook linked in Greek Life, I think? It ties in nicely with this theme. If you decide to post elsewhere, that's be a nice connection.

[MSKKG]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

no one had phones in their rooms during my time

Guess we've come full circle because most of the kids now just use their cell phones instead of having a phone in their room. My son had a phone jack in his room, but he and his roomie never connected a phone.

I remember having phones in my room though. At the Kappa house, we had a WATS line that the in-state girls (or I guess any out-of-state member who wanted to make in-state long distance calls) could pay to use. It was great!

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by MSKKG

Guess we've come full circle because most of the kids now just use their cell phones instead of having a phone in their room. My son had a phone jack in his room, but he and his roomie never connected a phone.

I remember having phones in my room though. At the Kappa house, we had a WATS line that the in-state girls (or I guess any out-of-state member who wanted to make in-state long distance calls) could pay to use. It was great!

*waiting for someone to question what a WATS line is!*

[polarpi]

Originally Posted by honeychile

*waiting for someone to question what a WATS line is!*

I'll bite - what's a WATS line?

[Jobellesis]

We used a STAN card to make long distance cards. All the rooms in my dorm had phones.

[MSKKG]

It stands for Wide Area Telephone Service. Basically, whoever wanted to use the phone split the cost of having it. We could call anywhere in Mississippi, so we didn't have long distance charges to worry about.

Of course, the out-of-state members wouldn't be required to sign up unless they had family or friends in Mississippi they wanted to call.

[EtaPhiZTA]

I didn't have one at school, but I did have the benefit of using a WATS line through my father's work. It was kind of like an 800 number that you would dial, then you would input the long distance number that you wanted to call. It was wonderful because you never had to watch the clock when you talked long distance.

[Leslie Anne]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Do you think it should stay in Recruitment, or in Greek Life? I'm interested in the "historical" aspect, too!

Of course, I've also toyed with doing my own Recruitment Thread, only because it was done so completely differently! Pitt had a hybrid of its own rush & NPC that is very unique!

Yes to both!

I think it would be great to hear from some of the men on the historical aspects, so a thread in Greek Life would work well.

Count me in on those who'd love to read your Recruitment thread, Honeychile!

[carnation]

Yo tambien!

[angelove]

Starting the chant, since it worked for NutBrn:

HoneyCHILE! HoneyCHILE!

BTW, great retro rush thread, Carnation! Looking forward to your daughter's recruitment thread this year!

[carnation]

Thanks, angelove, I'm scared but excited!

HoneyCHILE! HoneyCHILE!

[NutBrnHair]

::::::::::jumping up::::::::::

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HUH NEE, HUH NEE, HUH NEE!!!

[honeychile]

ACK! I was more interested in Ye Olden Days, but I'll try a Retro Recruitment thread, explaining the ever-complicated Pitt Rush System by tonight!

[carnation]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

I bet they did. I suspect if you had a reunion or at homecoming, people would still love to see his name on a list of guests.

I can see "Oh, people know. People talk" becoming a catch phrase too, maybe to tip a friend off that you were bluffing about something or couldn't reveal your sources.

My friend who had the "Chip Smith" experience just joined Facebook. Guess what I'm about to go post on her wall!