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Post by LejaOMG on Jun 29, 2009 9:23:10 GMT -5
I made this thread with undergrad chapters in mind, but anyone can answer. What was a definite DEAL-BREAKER for interests in your UG chapter?
Cute chicks only?
Non-Christians need not apply?
Legacies only?
Run 'em if ya got em!
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Post by Julie Art on Jun 29, 2009 9:26:45 GMT -5
If you weren't involved in some shape, you got looked at sideways when I was in UG.
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Post by LejaOMG on Jun 29, 2009 9:33:58 GMT -5
involved in what?
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Post by Iceman on Jun 29, 2009 10:11:56 GMT -5
L,
For us, we had no hang ups on anything as trivial as an interest’s appearance. We are (straight) men and I viewed interests as my possible brother – not my possible significant other..lol
I can say the biggest deal breaker in UG was, first and foremost, if you were previously on line for another Org – Don’t even bother expressing interest this way. We don’t want anybody’s seconds and you’ll get called out quick. Other than that - No real deal breakers other than someone having the gull to show to up to an interest meeting for the first time, not knowing any Bros name’s, not having spent any time with any Bros, not having come out to any Alpha sponsored events, etc. – Forget about it.
Oh yeah - being a Legacy, the best friend of an Alpha back home, the son of an AKA, etc, etc, got you no favors or special treatment. If you weren’t already Frat, you were still considered an interest that had to pay his own dues the hard way. That’s all.
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Post by LejaOMG on Jun 29, 2009 10:18:19 GMT -5
I've seen pictures of fraternity and sorority chapters that make me think they must purposely seek out folks with a certain appearance (or make the unfit ones stay out of pictures, lol). Could it possibly be a coincidence that an entire chapter of Kappas has locs and washboard bellies or an entire SGRho chapter with light skin, long hair and small waists.
My UG chapter didn't have these hangups, necessarily, but we were somewhat biased against atheists (who were plentiful on our campus). Also (by pure coincidence) 7/8ths of my chapter's initiates were a D cup or better, lol
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Post by T-Rex91 on Jun 29, 2009 10:37:50 GMT -5
We tried to avoid........
*Omega groupies
*People clearly wanting to be upgraded (y'know the kind that NEVER sat at the cool kids' table before)
*Folks who partied too much and publicly (there were A LOT of these in New Orleans)
*People who told us the day they hit the yard that they were legacies (don't use your folk as a crutch, it should naturally show without telling us)
I wish I could say everyone in my UG chapter was hot but unfortunately we went for substance in some cases :-)
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Post by Cambist on Jun 29, 2009 10:38:01 GMT -5
The KAPsi chapter at my UG institution all had little afros, wore Polo and aviator shades. LOL!! They all looked the same.
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Post by T-Rex91 on Jun 29, 2009 10:40:16 GMT -5
The KAPsi chapter at my UG institution all had little afros, wore Polo and aviator shades. LOL!! They all looked the same. I always wondered if they passed these out at initiation cause you just described 90% of the Kappas in NewOrleans in the early 90's...LOL! |
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Post by LejaOMG on Jun 29, 2009 10:46:56 GMT -5
91, how do you mean "clearly wanting an upgrade." Can you be more specific? You mean, you never took unpopular girls?
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Post by Julie Art on Jun 29, 2009 11:05:37 GMT -5
either campus or community activities. |
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Post by kingdelta on Jun 29, 2009 11:07:40 GMT -5
I don't recall anyone really being rejected. We were very small so our lines were pretty big in comparison. If you knew someone, you were a guaranteed shoe-in. And legacies too!
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Post by Julie Art on Jun 29, 2009 11:08:53 GMT -5
Also, like Iceman said, if you tried out for another sorority and got rejected, don't EVEN think about it. But my chapter sought out involved individuals. If your GPA wasn't stellar, but you had a lot of community and campus invovlement, we took that into account when it came to your GPA. Now, if you had the bare min. GPA and wasn't involved in anything, er, uh, no.
If no one really knew you, if you didn't attend events, if that interest meeting was the first time we saw you and even knew you were a student at the university, that wasn't a good look either.
And, if you had a bad reputation on campus and didn't know how to carry yourself, that wasn't a good look either.
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Post by Robelite on Jun 29, 2009 11:31:16 GMT -5
I can say that we did specifically seek leaders. If you were a male, and president of the sophmore, junior or senior class...and weren't already greek, you stood a pretty good chance with us. If you held an office in SGA...you definitely had a good chance. Dean's List or Honor Roll....almost hands down.
For me (along with those attributes,) if you were well-spoken and confident, you were practically a sure-in.
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Post by LejaOMG on Jun 29, 2009 11:37:25 GMT -5
Did your chapter have any membership criteria that were different from your national criteria?
For example, my UG chapter required more than one letter of rec and we had a slightly higher GPA than the national minimum
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Post by Iceman on Jun 29, 2009 11:46:56 GMT -5
Did your chapter have any membership criteria that were different from your national criteria?For example, my UG chapter required more than one letter of rec and we had a slightly higher GPA than the national minimum C'mon L...Is this a trick question? LOL |
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Post by LejaOMG on Jun 29, 2009 11:50:08 GMT -5
I didn't mean it that way. LoL. I don't mean pledge requirements, I mean eligibility requirements. From whom did you not even accept an application?
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Post by huey on Jun 29, 2009 11:51:49 GMT -5
NOT IN MY UG CHAPTER, NOT IN MY GRAD CHAPTER. NOT IN ANY GRAD CHAPTERS IN STATE. NOT ON MY WATCH.
THE GATEKEEPER.
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Post by LejaOMG on Jun 29, 2009 11:58:26 GMT -5
thanks. Now did you wanna contribute to the thread?
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Post by huey on Jun 29, 2009 12:06:07 GMT -5
LOL.
One thing is overzealous, non-discrete and non-humble interests. We had an incident in the grad chapter where one interest was saying in so little words how it wasn't he that was trying to obtain Kappa, but mainly Kappa was trying to obtain him! O Really! He just knew he was going to be a member and told the third party such. Word got back to us. We had a line. He was not on it. Nor will he ever be.
Not good look
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Post by T-Rex91 on Jun 29, 2009 12:06:58 GMT -5
91, how do you mean "clearly wanting an upgrade." Can you be more specific? You mean, you never took unpopular girls? We had one young lady who literally told us, "I've never been popular and I want to feel what that feels like". She had the grades and the service but clearly had some esteem problems. I steer clear of people who want the sorority to make them into something different or better. She verbalized it but I've seen the signs in so many applicants. We are not your therapy. |
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Post by Julie Art on Jun 30, 2009 9:34:53 GMT -5
I was told that at the interest meeting before mine, one chick stood up and actually told my prophytes that AKA was not ready for her. LMAO! At the interest meeting, in front of everyone. Needles to say, she was never accepted for membership on my campus, lol!
There was another chick that had come to my interest meeting, and word got out that she spit on someone cause she didn't like them. She was not accepted, and still is not an AKA to this day.
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Post by THE emPRISS on Jun 30, 2009 9:52:08 GMT -5
I made this thread with undergrad chapters in mind, but anyone can answer. What was a definite DEAL-BREAKER for interests in your UG chapter? Cute chicks only? Non-Christians need not apply? Legacies only? Run 'em if ya got em! I had a BS who did not want any ugly people in our chapter and voiced that opinion loudly. For 3 lines, there were no ugly chicks. Then...well... After a certain year, no auxillary members were accepted although one is in now. No interests of other orgs. No GPAs below 3.0, preferably 3.5. No campus hoes. You had to have community/campus involvement. Nobody not willing to pledge. Yea, my chapter was pretty tough to get into. |
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Post by THE emPRISS on Jun 30, 2009 9:54:44 GMT -5
I don't recall anyone really being rejected. We were very small so our lines were pretty big in comparison. If you knew someone, you were a guaranteed shoe-in. And legacies too! *cringes* |
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Post by Robelite on Jun 30, 2009 10:15:06 GMT -5
I was told that at the interest meeting before mine, one chick stood up and actually told my prophytes that AKA was not ready for her. LMAO! At the interest meeting, in front of everyone. Needles to say, she was never accepted for membership on my campus, lol! There was another chick that had come to my interest meeting, and word got out that she spit on someone cause she didn't like them. She was not accepted, and still is not an AKA to this day. Nasty heffa!!!  Y'all should keep on rejecting her filthy ass!! |
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Post by ShimmeringSTAR on Jun 30, 2009 18:12:31 GMT -5
The KAPsi chapter at my UG institution all had little afros, wore Polo and aviator shades. LOL!! They all looked the same. I always wondered if they passed these out at initiation cause you just described 90% of the Kappas in NewOrleans in the early 90's...LOL! Hell he describing present day Kappas in Nawlins  |
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Post by Iceman on Jul 1, 2009 10:32:13 GMT -5
I was told that at the interest meeting before mine, one chick stood up and actually told my prophytes that AKA was not ready for her. LMAO! At the interest meeting, in front of everyone. Needles to say, she was never accepted for membership on my campus, lol!There was another chick that had come to my interest meeting, and word got out that she spit on someone cause she didn't like them. She was not accepted, and still is not an AKA to this day. Dag, I can recall some cocky cats who just knew they were getting down.....But nothing like that there. LOL. What, was she trying to use a reverse Jedi Mind Trick on your prophytes? |
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Post by Comedy on Jul 1, 2009 20:12:16 GMT -5
I see everyone is still pretending not to discriminate. SMH when will it every end?
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