chio=beware
by: ZoucrewChiO is known nationally & especially here at Mizzou for dirty rushing. It's been going on for decades, they've received warnings & slaps on the wrists from Panhellenic but PNMs deserve to know. Basically, if you have decent grades & a pulse, they will straight up tell you or heavily insinuate you are going to be invited back. Or that you are on the first bid list, etc. When a PNM hears this, they are likely to not cut ChiO & then ChiO can brag about their return rates or how they rarely get cut by PNMs. Consider yourself warned.
Comment#2by: Actually...
ChiO is notorious for doing this, true, but other houses do it, too. I cut Kappa fairly early in the process but they drooled all over my roommate, who was told she was "high on their list." And then they cut her before the last day. I've heard similar stories about DG and GPhi. I guess they all want to boost their return rates, but the word is officially out that their promises mean NOTHING. So, PNMs, be forewarned.
#3by: yep
my roommate was devastated. the president hugged her on her way out and was like cant wait to see you back.. and even emailed her saying that it was a mistake that she was cut and she wanted to be friends? and that she was at the top of the list?? how do you make a mistake about someone who is apparently at the top of the list?
#5by: LIE Omega
Should ChiO be ashamed for lying to PNMs & dirty rushing? Of course! But Mizzou Panhellenic & Greek Life should be more ashamed. They allowed this BS to go on for years regardless of how many complaints they've received from students, alumni, PiChis, etc. about ChiO and their antics. Its gone on so long ChiO thinks they are "above the law.".
by: Sad but true
Its interesting to see how hard ChiO works to bury this post. But PNMs DESERVE to know that this does and WILL happen. When ChiO members make promises or cross the line during recruitment, simply report it to your PiChis. They are trained & Panhel deals with this every year.
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by: Yes!
I've heard that & it's probably true. EXCEPT that so many other well established sororities have been at MU forever & have influential Alumns w/deep pockets and they don't abuse the system like ChiO. PNMs do need to report their BS like the previous poster recommended.
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by: hmmmm
I doubt that PanHell has a list of donors and how much they contributed. And most sororities and fraternities have alums with deep pockets and they still get sanctioned by PanHell all the time. So, nice try, but dirty rushing is dirt rushing and if it happens PanHell will do something about it. So be forewarned, ChiO -- and Kappa and DG and Theta or whatever house might be tempted to do it.
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#7by: News Flash
The girls rushing PNMs are supposed to act nice, bubbly, and hopeful to all PNMs during rush... Those rushing the PNMs are supposed to make them feel wanted and accepted. Just as the the PNMs are supposed to keep and open mind about what chapter they wish to join, the women rushing them are supposed to keep and open mind and treat everyone positively who comes through their house at as well. Every young woman going through rush has believed that they were "loved" or "really wanted" by a certain chapter... It isn't dirty rushing; it's simply part of the process.
by: Guest
by: To"News Flash"
Straight up telling a PNM that they are on the ChiO 1st bid list, and thus, should pref them first, is quite different from being bubbly. Telling a PNM that a certain sophomore ChiO wants the PNM as her "baby" (i.e.,be her pledge mom) is beyond bubbly. Point blank asking a PNM while in the ChiO house what other houses they are cutting is not "nice" & has nothing to do w/keeping a PNM "hopeful.". All of these things happened last year.
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#8by: truth
This happened to a handful of my friends a few years back. They were all promised bids to make them hopeful. In turn, they preffed Chi O number one and not a single one of them got in. Obviously, that is bull and extremely unfair to the PNMs. Sad thing is, they are going to continue to do it and just accept the wrist slaps by PHA because to them it's worth it to "have their pick" of girls in the end. Hate to say it, but it makes sense.
#9by: Theta
I had the EXACT same thing happen at Theta. Girls kept telling me I was "the perfect Theta" and that they "couldn't wait to see me on bid day." Saying stuff like this is against recruitment rules and I just wish more people would complain to PHA so these houses would stop getting away with it
by: Guest
I was FB friended by the Chi-O president two years ago when I rushed and they took me out to lunch during the summer before rush. I ended up preffing them 2nd on pref day and got my first choice house but they did promise me a bid. The one thing that bothered me the most was when I wouldn't tell the girl in Chi-O who I was cutting she got pissed and was like, "Well I thought since we're going to be sisters you would feel comfortable telling me that stuff."
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by: Greekgirl
The PNMs HAVE to tell someone! Everytime I went back to ChiO, they asked me where else I was going. (I kept them through 7 party day.) They told me what offices I could run for in the ChiO house when I was a sophomore, how I was perfect ChiO material, etc. It was nauseating & I cut them. (They were NOT my type & I should have cut them earlier!) I didn't say anything - just figured it didn't matter since I was cutting them. But maybe by speaking up, I could spare other girls from this experience.
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by: Sound Advice
Last year, both Theta & ChiO asked me repeatedly which houses I liked, who I was cutting, etc. Although I was somewhat intimidated and very clueless, I knew that line of questioning & those conversation topics were not allowed. I politely told the girls that I thought we could all get in trouble for discussing those things and quickly changed the subject. It was a BIG turnoff for me. I ended up cutting one of the houses and the other one cut me. I couldn't be happier in my sorority and can't wait to move into the house. Good Luck to all PNMs and don't let anyone intimidate you or force you into breaking the rules. :)
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by: Townie
I'm from CoMO and had heard all about the ChiO dirty rushing tactics. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to have a great recruitment so by 7 party day, when the ChiO girls were pouring on the compliments, telling me all about bid day & basically showing me where my room in the house would be, I acted like I was all in. Then I cut them & it felt like I beat them at their own game.
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