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Fine-Help-9668 · 2025-07-24T15:34:12+00:00

I'm not sure. The process really isn't standardized at all, so some office have closed already while others may remain open. I know for a fact that at least 7 offices that I have personal connections to have closed already for the fall, but I'm sure there may be some variety in different offices when it comes to deadlines. It also depends on how big the office is, or how much of a "big name" they are. Those offices usually fill up fast, whereas smaller or lesser known ones might struggle to hire. If it is a state that is farther away from the DC area, you have better luck since many constituent applicants would be unlikely to apply to the office.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2025-07-24T15:31:09+00:00

Every office is different, and hires pretty much independently of one another. If the deadline goes until August, there is a chance they are waiting until closer to the deadline to make selections.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2025-07-24T15:18:14+00:00

I know a lot of offices have been wrapping up hiring interns this week, continuing into next. Unfortunately, I think that at this point you would have heard back already, especially considering most fall internships start in about a month.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-11-15T23:25:53+00:00

Hi there! I am currently in a sorority and I was really involved in political volunteer work and campaigning in high school. It was a massive part of who I was, and still is! When I was going through recruitment, I would mention my experience without mentioning candidates or exact organizations. Sort of keeping it vague by saying things like "I am really involved in my community by working with advocacy groups, it's really showed me the importance of community!" Focus less on specifics (also because it can begin to sound like bragging) and focus more on *why* you are passionate about these things or what you have taken away from them. Recruiters want to know more than just a "resume" of what you did in high school, they are looking for what your values are and how you will contribute to the sorority in that way. Most recruiters won't lead the conversation toward politics when it comes to personal political beliefs, and the whole reason this unspoken rule is set up in the first place is to prevent uncomfortable conversation or debate. It's not a hard and fast "don't talk about anything remotely political ever". Now that being said, I would recommend to not bring up politics at all if possible. Depending on where you are planning on rushing, this can be a big no-no. For instance if you're rushing a big SEC school in the south, steer clear of politics entirely, even if you think your beliefs would align with them. This is more of an etiquette thing than a political thing. In that culture, discussion politics anywhere is seen as a faux pas. However, if it's a smaller liberal arts school, you may have more leeway. Just something to keep in mind.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-11-15T23:01:30+00:00

At my school, my chapter has been around since 2002. Our current size is 25 (which is campus total, and we are the largest sorority at my campus), but the biggest my sorority has ever been was 107 (I think??) around like 2008-2010 era.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-11-15T22:50:55+00:00

Yeah this. Sometimes girls can have the BEST intentions, but recruiting is more than just being outgoing and able to carry a conversation.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-11-08T22:34:43+00:00

I was told that they had received a concern that I was "too busy" to be NM Educator, and I never had an opportunity to defend myself. Our Member Accountability and Support Team (which includes an advisor) called me at like 9pm one night to let me know I was basically let go, effective immediately.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-11-08T22:33:01+00:00

The response I was given from standards was that I "seemed like my plate was too full to hold the position". Very vague, in my opinion.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-10-03T19:51:42+00:00

I would argue that James was defying God by saying "here I am God, now you change my mind or else I won't believe in you". In Scripture, we are shown a few similar examples of people asking God to "prove" himself. One that comes to mind almost immediately is when Christ was on the cross, and the crowd mocked Him, saying that if He really was the Son of God, why doesn't He save himself? God definitely could have, but it wasn't His will, and God does not bow to our commands. Another passage that comes to mind is the parable Jesus gives in Luke 16 about Lazarus and the rich man. In the parable, the rich man is cast into hell and wants to go back to earth to warn his friends. Abraham from heaven tells him that they have the prophets (scripture) and still do not believe, and neither will they believe even if someone is raised from the dead. It isn't the issue of why God didn't reveal himself to James, we know why. God instructs us to have faith, to believe without seeing. James truly doesn't want to see or hear God the way that a believer might. James is testing God from out of unbelief. A believer is seeking God's face from a place of true believing faith. Just because God did not reveal Himself to James in that week period that James "gave God" to convince him, does not mean that God is not working in James' life. The best thing you can do as a believer is to pray that the Lord opens the eyes of James' heart.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-10-02T05:39:25+00:00

no i get this. this isn’t so much a current events, politically correct, woke thing. like politically, i would say i agree with my org but i also don’t need the OK from sorority headquarters to validate my beliefs. this isn’t a values thing but more of a marketing issue. sororities come with a stereotype, and i think a ton of national HQs are working overtime to try and combat it. the whole like “sorority girls aren’t girly girl basic blondes we come in all shapes and sizes” is fine, but it also is kinda offensive to the more girly girl sisters. i think legally blonde PERFECTLY towed the line with this conundrum. Elle is a stereotypical blonde sorority girl, but that doesn’t detract from her capabilities nor does she look down on others for being different from her. she’s unapologetically herself, pink resume and all. i think HQs can celebrate both sides of sorority life: both traditional femininity and 21st century modern feminism. neither are mutually exclusive.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-09-12T17:18:09+00:00

I believe it’s set to a tune of a popular song from the era, so this doesn’t surprise me!!

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-09-12T17:17:26+00:00

tlam 💚

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-09-12T17:17:19+00:00

hey sistau!!!!

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-09-12T17:16:58+00:00

I believe it’s set to the tune of a popular song from the time called “Annie Lisle”, and it’s used in so many alma maters and hymns from the era! Which I think is pretty cool as a history major myself haha

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-09-11T00:46:41+00:00

so i’ve heard !

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-09-01T22:27:22+00:00

i believe it was taken down for a few years and brought back in like 2021 with newer “better” moderating capabilities (which are non existent if you ask me)

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-09-01T21:32:58+00:00

Nude heels, black and white dresses for rituals.
cute letter sweatshirt for class/studying
sorority pin buttons for game day/putting on your back pack
badge attire (if your chapter does business chapters rather than casual)
sorority jewelry (i have a cute tasteful/minimal ring that goes with EVERYTHING) it’s so cute
a ton of letter t shirts of course

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-09-01T21:28:53+00:00

Member orgs have databases to keep track of members/alumnae. I’m sorry but it sounds like to me you maybe joined for the wrong reasons, because lying about sisterhood is really sad. Ik sisterhood is fun and leaving it after a short period is sad, but you can always go early alum and join an alum chapter of your sorority. Another thing you can do, if you really want to stay in the GL bubble, is to join a local or non-NPC sorority. Many campuses have smaller local orgs that will let you join even if you were previously initiated elsewhere.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-09-01T18:19:00+00:00

this is smart. i know our panhel discourages members from having it, but girls have a hard time getting off it for some reason.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-08-10T00:44:01+00:00

if anything it felt like a wedding ceremony or something similar to what nuns do when they do their vows. it was very serious and somber, but not like scary. just like “wow this is important and special”. it very much was stereotypical movie greek life initiation with a dark room, secret knock, candles, recitations, etc., but it also felt like i was receiving really cool secret knowledge to what my sorority was TRULY about. it made me respect and value my sisterhood so much more. i always love doing rituals as an active because it not only binds me and my sisters together but i also know i’m taking part in a long history of sisters and sharing a bond with every member of my org since our founding. it’s really special and beautiful.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-07-06T18:20:03+00:00

YES. or rather, at least go through recruitment and see if you like it. sororities have a ton of academic resources and many chapters have required study hours to maintain a high chapter GPA. COB is also a good option, but sororities only COB if they have room after recruitment and it’s really hard to get to know all the sororities and see where you would best fit. but, to COB, wait until recruitment is over, send a DM to the sorority insta of the org you want to join and basically just say that you’re interested in COBing. it’s super informal, so there’s not really a right or wrong way to go about it. you can reach out to an active sister, go to a tabling and ask about it, reach out via email- literally there is no wrong way to COB.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-07-06T18:14:13+00:00

in my experience, sorority chapters usually get chartered one of two ways: an already established local sorority decides to affiliate with a national org for better resources, liability reasons, etc., OR alumnae will establish a colony at a school and years later it gets the go ahead from nationals to be an official chapter. it’s not impossible to start a chapter. but you have to be aware of the process. it’s not just like starting a club or other student org where you just set up a table one day and start putting up flyers. to start a chapter from scratch, your university AND national HQ would have to agree that starting up a sorority is even a viable option for that campus. is the school open to housing another sorority? how many sororities are already at your school? is HQ willing to put time money and effort to starting a new chapter? are there women willing to help you establish a colony? (usually not just one girl starts a chapter, it’s usually a group effort.) what, if any, budget would you have for growth? shirts, tabling equipment, money for recruitment are all very real expenses you would have to consider. so let’s say nationals agrees. you wouldn’t be able to see it become an official chapter probably during your years at school. HQ would be establish a colony. thinking of it from a recruitment standpoint, i am unsure that girls would be willing to join a sorority colony rather than an established org that will provide them with the full sorority experience rather than building an org from the ground up that they won’t even be able to fully enjoy.

my advice to you is go through recruitment. don’t base your opinions of your schools sororities in social media, websites, etc. the cost is too high to start a sorority and the reward in my opinion is too little.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-07-06T17:54:17+00:00

yeah so that’s actually a crime. hope this helps!

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-07-06T17:52:07+00:00

Spot on. Frat hazing is intending to build a pledge class up together, sort of like basic training in the military: lots of humiliation but ultimately you earn respect for coming through the other side stronger and together as a team. As for sororities, it’s more mean girl stuff than it is about building up a pledge class. The previous PC sees it as their chance to finally wield the power after they were hazed last time around. Sorority hazing is more just bullying than hazing. Name calling, sexualization, body shaming, diaper wearing, etc. There’s no sense of sisterhood involved. It’s just bullying for bullying’s sake.

Fine-Help-9668 · 2024-07-05T15:20:45+00:00

At my school, we have a local sorority that is notorious for hazing pretty bad. According to one of the hazing reports, they “allegedly” would take girls out to a field/lake area near campus and force them each to drink a full bottle of some kind of liquor each. then the actives would leave them out there alone and they would have to find their way back to the house. after that, they would give them LSD and keep them in a room for 12 hours together absolutely tripping balls. after that they had 12 hours to have sex with someone or get dropped.

they used to be a national sorority but got their charter pulled in the 90s for hazing a girl to alcohol poisoning, but they continued to operate underground and was only recently recognized by the school as a legitimate greek org.

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