<p>Its the internet. Yes, i know people sometimes read these posts but i doubt thats going to effect me in any way, in terms of being accepted. When i was talking about my family being in one sorority i was talking about my mom, my sister, both my aunts and my grandmother. I obviously was not talking about my dad. The fact i used like once in a forum does not show my academic capability or use of grammar. I am a good student and get good grades but i’m typing on an iphone so i cant really go into detail because its hard to type. Maybe my question was a little dumb but i can’t be bothered to get into this on here. I just wanted to know which were the best ones for an idea. I know which one i’ll rush. I really dont think I am going to be punished for asking which soroties were good. No one knows my name or which year i’m applying. If i don’t get into usc or a sorority, big deal, its not the end of the world for me. I’m suprised how defensive everyone was at this particular subject, i’m sure you have better things to do then sit here and complain at my grammar. Or not.</p>
<p>I’ll repeat someone else’s earlier question. If you know which one you’ll rush, then why do you care which one is the best? This question is like the computer conundrum on Star Trek, in which it made the computer spontaneously combust. Or it’s like the Tom Cruise question to Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men. “if you gave the command not to touch him, and your orders are always followed, then why would you have to transfer him off the base for his safety.” Unanswerable.</p>
<p>I asked just to know. Ive said that about 5 times. I wanted to see if the sorority i want to pledge is one of the best. As a matter of fact it isn’t but that doesn’t bother me. I dont even know what star trek is and something tells me i dont want to either…</p>
<p>just reposting again for emphasis…
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<p>…so all you’re missing is an original founder?</p>
<p>CaliJen</p>
<p>1) Speak to your mom and understand how formal sorority recruitment works. You do not rush one house. You rush them all, and rank them at the end of each day - and the chapters rank the PNMs. You could easily get cut by your legacy house, especially as there are many, many legacies who go through at USC. Also, sorority members are friends with girls in other houses. Behaving well at your legacy house then blowing off the others also wouldn’t be a good idea. I am not sure of the rules at USC, but at many schools you MUST attend all the parties you are invited to in order to remain eligible. If you don’t go to a party because you ‘don’t like’ the house, you forfeit any chance of a bid from any house.</p>
<p>2) You have also given a lot of information about yourself on this site. It would be pretty easy for current sorority members to notice a multiple legacy who is at high school in England and to remember what has been posted on here</p>
<p>3) Some posters on here are sorority alumna with many years experience. It would behove you to listen to their advice, particulary Ellebud who has a daughter who is an active. Maybe your family has been out of the US for a while and doesn’t know what the current sorority recruitment picture is like at the moment (increased numbers of girls rushing, increased quotas, increased numbers of legacies - and this isn’t only at USC. Greek Life is booming)</p>
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<p>I think one has to live a completely cloistered lifestyle or just be clueless to not know what Star Trek is if you like sci-fi or not. I hate sci fi, but my dad would watch Star Trek all the time when I was a kid.</p>
<p>Also – regardless of the fact that it was a show that began in the 60s, I would expect any teenager to know what it was considering the fact that the Star Trek movie that came out in 2009 was one of the highest grossing (and positively reviewed) films that year. If you’re 17/18 now, I am sure you were old enough to even HEAR about it. And I know that film was released in the UK.</p>
<p>I know this is a completely unrelated sidetrack of the original question – but I think this statement is a nice display of the “I don’t care, I don’t need to listen to anyone, I’ll ignore whatever you say, just give me what I want” attitude the OP has. It may just be “the Internet” but I don’t think people’s personalities differ much between the Internet and real life. I’ll bet that, legacy or not, if you come into rush at USC with that holier-than-thou attitude you WILL be cut by most of the houses – possibly your legacy house.</p>
<p>I might not be the biggest fan of sororities, but I do admit that sorority girls at USC are intuitive when it comes to “people.” They are VERY good at detecting BS, bad attitudes and phony niceties. The can absolutely tell when you’re not interested – and yes, the houses do talk among themselves during rush about the girls who visited their houses today. That’s no secret.</p>
<p>CaliJen,
Have you been admitted to SC?</p>
<p>I know that you dont only rush one sorority and i’m not planning on only focusing on the one my family went to. I want to give all the houses a fair shot and not just choose one because im a legacy. I’m going to choose the one where i feel most comfortable (if i get in). Yes, i am aware that lots of girls rush and im not expecting an assured place. Everyone can be arrogant sometimes and i dont come across like that at all in real life. Trust me, i’d know. No one in my whole life has said that i am. I dont recognise star trek by the name, so what? I’m not into sci fi or computer games and i’ve probably heard of it but forgive me if im not an expert on 80’s tv programmes. I might have an attidude on this forum of who cares but thats only because i’d got such negative comments from a simple question that a lot of people had asked before. If a chapter turns me down because their reading this, i dont want to belong to a sorority that judges someone over the internet without getting to know them. I’m an all a grade student, i’m on 5 sports teams, i do acting and dance classes, i do volunteering and i was prom queen. If thats not enough then fine with me. I haven’t been accepted because i haven’t applied yet. I’m only 16.</p>
<p>Wow…if you’ve done all that…then why not Oxford, or Harvard, or Duke or Stanford?</p>
<p>Calijen - Go to USC. It sounds like you and the University of Spoiled Children are a match made in heaven!</p>
<p>london"dad": Thank you. Thank you for THE snarky, ill informed, and the most inaccurate post of the day. </p>
<p>You are a credit to mature parents and their offspring (no matter where they are located and whatever school they attend) everywhere.</p>
<p>I’m still laughing at the fact that a 16 year old has never heard of Star Trek when the movie only came out two summers ago…</p>
<p>Stanford is my second choice but i’m not applying for harvard or any other ivy leagues because i want to be in california.
And londondad, i’m not spoilt. Even if i was, you cannot stereotype, saying that everyone that goes to usc is spoilt, when many recieve financial aid.
I didn’t recognise the name star trek because it came out 2 years ago and i didn’t watch it. Glad to see you have such a good sense of humour!</p>
<p>I thought londondad was hilarious/I’m pretty sure he was being facetious/sarcastic (at least I hope he was). Regardless, I laughed out loud, because, in some ways, what I think he’s implying is funny in a cringe-worthy way.</p>
<p>Just a friendly heads up: If you’re international, you won’t receiving any need-based aid. Maybe merit based, but no need based. So chances are likely that your parents will be paying the full $52K (that’s what it was for me) out of pocket. It’ll probably be even higher by the time you apply, maybe even closer to $60K. </p>
<p>And Zelda’s completely correct, particularly with the part about the attitude and said 'tude not being a recipe for success. We’re trying to help you and we’re trying to be as patient as possible, but asking for and giving help, like many things, is a very dialogic process. We’re willing to help you, but if you ignore what we say and can’t play your part in the in the dialogue, well, then, “Houston, we have a problem.” </p>
<p>Also, saying one needs to be an expert on 80s TV shows to know about Star Trek is like saying one needs to be an expert on cars to know about Ford, a complete flaw in logic. And I didn’t watch My Sister’s Keeper two years ago, and that’s like, 1/10th as famous a name as Star Trek, but I still know about it… </p>
<p>But okay.</p>
<p>Lencias; the o.p. will be upset that you used another movie line as a descriptor.</p>
<p>calijen- I think the ladies that responded to this opening thread said it well. NPC is a very competitive and demanding process but know that there is more than one Greek council at USC and at most other universities. </p>
<p>At USC we have Multicultural Greek Council, Asian GC, Interfraternity GC
Professional Fraternity Council, & National Pan-Hellenic Greek Council etc.,</p>
<p>Think about what you really want to get out of your greek experience and let those reasons guide your choice of greek council and organization at the end of the day. Wanting to join a sorority “just cuz” you can, you’ll see VERY soon will come off disingenuous to the Sorority sisters you are trying to form a connection with and will not make for a lasting, fulfilling experience.</p>
<p>Best of luck!
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<p>“If a chapter turns me down because their reading this, i dont want to belong to a sorority that judges someone over the internet without getting to know them.”</p>
<p>I can’t help myself, why wouldn’t you want to belong to a sorority that does this? It’s precisely what you’re doing, judging them based on something you read “over the internet without getting to know them”.</p>
<p>Mariedemilieu…+1 to your post. A classic condundrum, surrounded by a riddle, wrapped in an enigma!!!. She will implode while contemplating the scenario you propose! :)</p>
<p>Why couldn’t this thread die? OP prefaced that she was just curious, and hers has been the best way of stating the rank question that I’ve seen. Yes, it’s a question that draws ire, but it is very common. The usual answers ensued until you, Zelda Fitzgerald, went ad hominem on CaliJen’s grammar. That might lead someone to question your intelligence. Perhaps ironically, you questioning her intelligence is an implicit violation of the TOS. it’s the internetz… i think evreyone still understnads what im sayin. If you choose to question my intelligence, I can easily defend it - no need to bother!</p>
<p>Now, we all know that OP is looking at schools. I hope my post serves to offset any negative image she has of Trojans caused by those of you who unnecessarily posted anything less then helpful or positive. As far as grammar goes, at least she did the most important thing right and put ucla in lowercase.</p>