Cardinal Rule Broken by Our Greek Advisor ;-(

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

At the risk of being called a traitor to my state, I must nominate

BIG RED.

It's liquid bubble gum. Yuck.

[amIblue?]

I love what this thread has turned into.

[AOII_LB93]

I would like to nominate the soda of Scotland, Irn Bru....tastes like juicy fruit gum. Nasty.

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by AOII_LB93

I would like to nominate the soda of Scotland, Irn Bru....tastes like juicy fruit gum. Nasty.

TRUTH.

[knight_shadow]

*Looks around at you healthy drinkers*
*scoffs*

[amIblue?]

Dear Silly Americans,

None of you can set off a gag reflex like I can.

In bitterness,

Beverly (Italian soft drink flavored with quinine.)

[chi-o_cat]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

In bitterness,

Beverly (Italian soft drink flavored with quinine.)

Yes! I'm so glad someone brought up Beverly! We need have a big GC field trip to The World of Coke tasting room. There are all sorts of...interesting drinks there for sampling.

[amIblue?]

Originally Posted by chi-o_cat

Yes! I'm so glad someone brought up Beverly! We need have a big GC field trip to The World of Coke tasting room. There are all sorts of...interesting drinks there for sampling.

We can invite everyone but the Pepsi drinkers.

[Greek_or_Geek?]

So here's a theoretical. What if she actually didn't tell the truth in the interview and she was never a member of an NPC organization? What if she came up with that answer on the fly to make her look like she could relate to two different sides of Greek life and didn't realize it wasn't something that should be done until the OP brought it up? Now her tale of getting the NPHC organization to approve her membership is covering her tracks that she lied during the interview?

I would be very tempted to find a trusted member of each sorority that was at her undergrad campus to confirm that she was or wasn't listed in their member database before approaching any organization anonymously.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by Greek_or_Geek?

So here's a theoretical. What if she actually didn't tell the truth in the interview and she was never a member of an NPC organization? What if she came up with that answer on the fly to make her look like she could relate to two different sides of Greek life and didn't realize it wasn't something that should be done until the OP brought it up? Now her tale of getting the NPHC organization to approve her membership is covering her tracks that she lied during the interview?

Would this be better, or worse?

[Greek_or_Geek?]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

Would this be better, or worse?

I'm not sure. It's an entirely different problem.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by Greek_or_Geek?

SI would be very tempted to find a trusted member of each sorority that was at her undergrad campus to confirm that she was or wasn't listed in their member database before approaching any organization anonymously.

There is absolutely no way this could backfire.

--for the sarcasm-challenged, I mean this plan would almost definitely backfire.

[Greek_or_Geek?]

Originally Posted by Kevin

There is absolutely no way this could backfire.

--for the sarcasm-challenged, I mean this plan would almost definitely backfire.

Not if it's someone who's completely uninvolved with the campus, situation etc. I'm not talking about someone who would recognize the woman's name or people from Greekchat.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by Greek_or_Geek?

Not if it's someone who's completely uninvolved with the campus, situation etc. I'm not talking about someone who would recognize the woman's name or people from Greekchat.

So you think it's a good idea to advise this woman who is the president of her student body to conduct her own investigation by contacting alumnae at both her old undergrad NPC group and with her NPHC group to verify her story and that in doing so, she could safely protect her own identity and not appear to be some sort of stalker and also not have the fact that she is making inquiries leaked back to the Greek Life Adviser?

Someone who is "completely uninvolved" won't know what is going on and won't have any reason to make inquiries on the behalf of a stranger. This is not a good idea.

[Greek_or_Geek?]

Originally Posted by Kevin

So you think it's a good idea to advise this woman who is the president of her student body to conduct her own investigation by contacting alumnae at both her old undergrad NPC group and with her NPHC group to verify her story and that in doing so, she could safely protect her own identity and not appear to be some sort of stalker and also not have the fact that she is making inquiries leaked back to the Greek Life Adviser?

Someone who is "completely uninvolved" won't know what is going on and won't have any reason to make inquiries on the behalf of a stranger. This is not a good idea.

No. I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying that she needs to make sure the story is actually correct before reporting it anonymously to the NPHC organization if that's what she ultimately decides to do.

As an NPC member, I have been asked on multiple occasions to check and see if someone is a member. It takes about three seconds online and it isn't a strange request, particularly at this time of year. Or like others in this thread mentioned, college yearbooks are online. A look through a few of those may also easily answer this question.