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what does it take to be a theta at usc

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My daughter just rushed as a sophomore and the only house she loved was Theta. In fact she didn't pledge a house because she didn't want to settle. She was popular in High School, a beauty queen many times over with great grades and beautiful inside and out. She got dropped right before preference. So what does it take? Any way to connect with the sorority and get a COB bid or rush again as a junior? Open to comments. Thanks.

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Oh I forgot to say she was a Theta legacy (Grandmother and Great Aunt too).

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Probably not. She can rush again next year, but most houses only take a few juniors and the result is unlikely to change. Theta does not usually participate in COB, and it is v closed door.

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Likely you didn't provide sufficient pressure on the leadership of Theta. You need to start calling the house leaders and letting them know, nicely, that you expect a bid. This is what it takes and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

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I'm very glad to her your daughter did not settle for a lesser house as so many other girls do and later regret.

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Oh my and you say I have problems...

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No, I dont. You are the problem, I'm just calling it as I see it.

Actually, come to think of it, I do have a problem with members of the Greek community being emotionally and psychologically abusive. You should be ashamed of yourself, and the image you are portraying of sorority girls to pnms and anyone else who visit this website. We sure are ashamed of you and your choices. It's an embarrassment to USC's reputation, and the reputation of greek life as a whole.

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It appears I struck a nerve with you and your life choices. What lesser house do you regret?

What bugs me the most is that you apparently have no problem luring freshman girls to follow you into this state of unhappiness and regret.

Please don't try and say you are top tier as clearly you aren't.

Best!

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Wow, you really don't know when to stop do you. Having a problem with a women in another house being abusive towards pnms does not mean I'm unhappy in my own house, nor does calling someone out for being manipulative and abusive. You know that, and I know that. You're just hoping that whatever PNMs read this don't know that. In fact, the reason why Im calling you out is out of respect for my own house. I don't want anyone thinking badly of my house because they read some manipulative comments on some website and decided that ALL sorority girls must be that horrible as well.


I feel bad for you. I really do. You really don't have the mental capacity to realize how your behavior damages all of greek life. Good luck in life. I truly hope pnms stay away from you in rush, for their own sake. You're a toxic person.

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It's truly amazing how hypocritical you SJW are. You throw out all sorts of personal attacks then claim to hold some higher morality. It's just the opposite. Clearly you and I will never cross paths unless I need a fresh latte or my IPad fixed someday. You'll probably always hate me and I ignore you.

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Nice try... But no one wanted to go Theta this year.

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You've given a lot of identifying info here. I'm not a Theta, but if I was it would take me two seconds to find out who this girl is. There are only so many sophomores with a grandmother legacy that were dropped before pref........

But honestly, first of all take a deep breath. If your daughter cared that much SHE'D be on here, not you. This is so helicopter-y. Let your daughter have a life.

Nobody knows why your daughter was cut. Her scores weren't high enough to carry her to the last round. They probably didn't hate her, but there are only so many girls they can invite and they liked and scored enough better.

Theta will 100% not C.O.B. No flipping way. And they are not going to C.O.B. a girl they cut already even if they do do it (and they won't, they're easily above total). Rushing as a junior is so much harder than as a sophomore because houses won't take more than the 2-3 free ones.

The door is closed. She's not going to be a Theta. She'll have an amazing time at USC because it's a fun school, Greek or not, so step away from your computer and let her live her own life without mommy trying to fix her problems. A mother trying to get her daughter in to Theta is a negative, not a positive, especially since you've all but identified her to anyone in the chapter remotely familiar with the PNMs they invited back. You're only hurting her and if she knew she'd be furious.

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Wow, you sure turned my post around and into a negative. My daughter chose to either be a Theta or not to pledge and Im proud of her for her decision. She is already busy in lots of things at SC so she doesn't have time to be on a chat site. As an SC alum and in a sorority myself, I only wished for this great experience for her. It may not be in the cards. I just posted to better understand what goes on behind the scenes these days.

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Were you a ChiO or an AOpi?

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Then if you are proud of her choice, why keep hammering about why she didn't get in? I'm glad you wish for a good experience in a sorority for her, but there are many other sororities. She made the decision to go after one house and one house alone. Let her live with that. The consequence is that she will not have the "great experience".

What goes on behind the scenes is not mystical or rocket science. 20 year olds rate 18 year olds on a variety of things...looks certainly, let's be real. Involvement. Personality. But most importantly, does the PNM click with the chapter or not. That's all that happens. There is nothing more profound or conspiratorial going on.

So, what likely happened is that your daughter clicked with membership more than many girls to make it so far, but ultimately not enough to be one of the ones they invited to pref (and keep in mind, many girls that made it to pref ultimately didn't make it high enough up the bid list to get a bid). She sort of fit in, but not quite. That's all that happened.

Move on. I'm sure she has.

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No I was not. So yes my daughter was a legacy in another house too. It was not her first choice while rushing. Her decision to not take a bid was a tough one.

By: 83USC
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This is the same crazy mom who badgered both Panhellenic and the Greek office let your daughter live her life PLEASE

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by: 83USC   

Never spoke to either of them. Done with this chat site. Was looking for insight and understanding not critique and ridicule.

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I highly doubt a mother came onto this site for advice. It just takes 2 seconds to realize this site is not for genuine advice. Nice try.

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1. Get cut by Kappa, DG, and Pi Phi
2. Pray that you don't end up in Alpha Phi

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Why did your daughter want to be Theta?. Perhaps they were top tier when you were in a sorority but they have fallen dramatically especially this year. Theta has fallen to middle tier with Alphi Phi, Tri Delta moving past Theta along with Pi Phi, Kappa and DG who have always been considered much more desirable than Theta.

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My daughter is a very genuine girl and was all about where she felt the "connection" and really liked the girls. I feel like it's not worth discussing anymore. She will be a junior next year. I have heard loud and clear that it's impossible to get a bid as a junior. Any advice?

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