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by: Unfortunate

Really clueless on why in the world there is a bias against girls from the north. In the north we embrace people from everywhere. We get so excited about people from all over. I have a 4.2 GPA, a very well known powerful family in the area from which I'm from. And somehow there is a bias because I grew up 7 hours up the road?

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#1  by: tribal   
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Ever hear of it? Yeah. Like within your own "powerful" family. This time you're on the "outside". 7 hours up the road you're on the "inside". Happens everywhere...

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by: UnfortunateAug 25, 2015 10:33:45 AM

I'm just saying you may be missing out on a lot of great girls because of this bazaar north/south thing...And the girls from the north seriously have no idea why the weird hang up.

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#2  by: confused    
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Totally agree about the bias...my friend is from NY, beautiful girl with a great personalty and she got dropped from all her top choices so she ended up dropping out.

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by: alsoAug 25, 2015 12:36:13 PM

So many girls in the popular sororities have friends rushing from their hometown. So by the time every girl looks out for someone, there is not much left. Try one of the less established groups and you'll probably do better. The southern girls are the ones who especially care about the reputation. The newer groups have a broader mix.

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by: uhhh..Aug 25, 2015 4:16:26 PM

"She got dropped by all her top choices..." You didn't say she got dropped by ALL the sororities. Southern girls have friends in "top" established houses. Those sororities have many more rushees than spots. If a girl has no strong established connections at a top house BEFORE rush -- its harder to get a bid. Not impossible. But very difficult. Do the math. There are other "good" houses which do take lots of girls without prior connections. If your friend didn't want to accept one of these houses. Then she's SOL. SEC sorority rush is tough. For everyone.

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by: wellAug 25, 2015 10:52:15 PM

defending your friend from NEW YORK who thought she was too good for the ones that weren't her "top choices" - this is so hypocritical.

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#3  by: Huh?    
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Maybe it is the attitude that you are from a "powerful" family...what in the world!?!? Try a little humility. And with regards to the north/south thing...the same thing happens up there...witnessed it personally. Doesn't make it right...just the way it is.

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by: UnfortunateAug 25, 2015 2:04:40 PM

Trust me I'm humbled... I just came down here so excited and just thought everyone was so friendly and nice before I came.

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#4  by: OK   
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How did you present yourself? Were you smiling and looked happy to be in each chapter. Or did you look bored or too good for some? Believe me, it happens. Also, were you a good conversationalist or mutter one word answers? Like it or not, if we don't know you personally, first impressions are important. Unfortunately, with the number of girls rushing, great girls do fall thru the cracks, both southerners and girls from elsewhere. Meet as many girls as you can this year and rush again next year. Good luck.

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#5  by: Really,   
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All sororities here have girls from the north. Just some more than others. But they can't win...KD gets bashed for being too Southern, while XO got bashed last year for taking too many northern girls. UGH

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#6  by: Lol   
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Lol no one actually cares either you're just incorrectly assuming no one likes you because you're northern or you're hanging out with superficial people.

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#7  by: Let it go   
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its like this anywhere in the south, you're better getting over it. Clearly, you actually kind of feel like you'd rather be in a "more southern" group for some reason - because there are plenty of sororities, including some top tier like axo and xo - that take a ton of Yankees.

So basically, you are criticizing tradition, but think you are too good for the sororities breaking it?

By: Let it go
by: THIS...Aug 25, 2015 4:28:42 PM

...is spot on. They rag on southerners. We're stupid. Backward. From small, redneck towns. Then are pissed when they don't get bids to "exclusive" southern sororities. Really? Why would they want to be in a house with a bunch of "stupid rednecks" versus a new house with more "enlightened" members?

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#8  by: Carpetbagger   
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Don't really think it is correct to generalize on this thread about a bias. It may be an individual experience. While I am from eight hours up the road a top top tier group was warm welcoming and wonderful. I did not experience any bias from my new sisters. I am home.

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by: Sorry butAug 25, 2015 7:14:24 PM

Probably Because you don't think you are better than other people like this girl.

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#9  by: Carpetbagger   
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Don't really think it is correct to generalize on this thread about a bias. It may be an individual experience. While I am from eight hours up the road a top top tier group was warm welcoming and wonderful. I did not experience any bias from my new sisters. I am home.

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#10  by: Northerner   
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I'm a northerner and I got into a "top tier" sorority with no help and no rec letters...there has to be more to it if I did it completely on my own since I did not know anyone in any sorority.

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by: @NnorthernerAug 25, 2015 11:51:28 PM

rt ^^ OP, you didn't get in because you wouldn't fit in. simple as that.

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by: sophomoreAug 26, 2015 1:36:30 AM

same here. sounds more like a you problem than a being northern problem. Sorry if that's mean or not true but not sure what kind of validation you were looking for.

I have friends in middle tier and bottom tier sororities that it sounds like may have given you a chance when your "favorites" dropped you and this is all kinds of insulting to them.

As I've learned they say, bless your heart.

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by: All..Aug 26, 2015 9:38:15 AM

Top houses take girls from outside the region. With and without connections. Everyone has friends and relatives and girls we know from home coming through rush. We value loyalty. And family. Which is why established houses will bid girls they know -- who may not be drop-dead gorgeous -- over girls we don't know -- who are. It's not that we don't like you. We don't know you well. So we don't sc rew-over girls we know for ones we don't.

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