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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, remember that each house has a large number of sisters.  A girl may have 10 girls she knows and likes in the sorority.  If she goes to a rush party and just talks to them, she likely won’t get in.  Not because they “turn” on her because the other girls in the sorority who she doesn’t know still don’t know her after the party.  It’s critical that a girl meet as many sisters as possible at each party.  [/quote]

In 20 minutes. [/quote]

The whole process is strange.  Pick "your best friends" for the next 4 years from 3-4 meetings, of 3-5 mins with 4 or 5 girls each time, all while you are working your hardest to "present yourself"---or rather let others pick your best friends for the next 4 years.

That's not how normal people pick friends.  You hang out with people, get to know them by spending hours with them, not minutes.  Hang out watching movies, go to dinner, shopping, playing games, going to parties, playing sports, studying, etc.. And you decide if they are for you once you really get to know them, not the other way around.

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[b]Rush and Greek life are completely optional.  If  it doesn’t make sense for your kid, they shouldn’t rush.[/quote][/b]

This is what I don't get.  All of the pearl clutching and judgemental comments over a totally voluntary endeavor.  Everyone knows the process and potential outcomes so do it or not, no one cares.  If you don't get the result you want have some confidence and do something else.  There are roughly 750,000 active members and 9 million alumni members involved in the Greek system in America so obviously it is a choice of many students and no one held a gun to their head forcing them to do it.[/quote]

NP here.  You are not wrong.  Its nobody's business but those who choose to go through the process.  That being said, for me, its like a fascinating glimpse into some foreign culture.  Neither me nor my kid would ever have any interest in joining these types of groups and the "speed friending" thing just seems so bizarre.  No more or less weird than other strange customs, I guess.  But I can see how kids can get hurt in the process.

https://www.expatriatehealthcare.com/10-of-the-strangest-traditions-from-around-the-world/[/quote]

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