So in class, despite the disgusting weather, we separated into groups and went out in search of Greeks whom we could survey. While we did one survey on the street with a random SigEp we saw, most of what we did was based on phone calls and house visits. The biggest thing i noticed was everybody's initial reaction. Most people i talked to were surprised about our questions. As a PHA women, this made me laugh, because during formal recruitment the answers to these questions are drilled into our heads on the off chance a PNM asks us about something other than our live-in requirement. It seems however, that once january is over, the "correct" answers go straight out the window. I found that the best answers i got were the ones who previously held positions and often the upperclassmen. The younger ones had more issues with the questions.
When people did manage to get a response out that wasn't "uhhh" almost everybody answered with the same repetitive answers. "We value sisterhood/brotherhood, leadership, we like to have socials and are involved and our ritual is what separates us from other chapters." Ironic isn't it that no matter what council and what chapter you were, you said almost the exact same thing. I'm thinking that's what kristen's point was.....
i found the same thing. i think that was kristen's point too- that we all have similar values and beliefs in our rituals so we are not in fact as different as we think
ReplyDeleteway to note the difference you saw from recruitment. as one of the babies it is true that questions about activities and values of the organization during recruitment were pretty automatic. its a little discerning that these answers aren't as easy all the time, and only during recruitment.
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