This is just hilarious. Anyone who went to Hillsdale with me has to chuckle at this. No offense to any Kappas - I'm friends with several - , but I am laughing so hard inside right now. Thanks for the collegian for supporting RSS, I get a steady feed of collegian articles to scroll through, and rarely do I find one worth reading. Today was my lucky day.
http://www.hillsdalecollegian.com/home/index.cfm?event=displayArticle&ustory_id=b1c5ed5d-b051-4fac-aedb-2438352df25f
Busted for breaking recruitment rules, members from Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority learned Sunday they must deal with a semester of social probation.
A Panhellenic councilmember said members from Pi Beta Phi and Chi Omega sororities complained in January that members of Kappa Kappa Gamma allegedly sent text messages to potential members, promising bids into their house in exchange for listing Kappa Kappa Gamma as their first and only choice. The councilmember spoke on condition of anonymity.
Some of the women who complied were ultimately denied an offer because the sorority could not uphold their promise based on space limitations in their house.
Potential members who list only one house on their bid card, or "suicide bid," do so as a testament to their interest for one particular house.
The councilmember said several women who chose to suicide bid but weren't picked up approached Panhellenic Council complaining about the infractions, commonly termed "dirty rushing."
Members of Panhellenic Council refused to comment on the record.
Junior Sarah Holland, president of Kappa Kappa Gamma, declined comment per adherence to her sorority's national rules.
Mediated by Hillsdale College's Panhellenic Council, which supports and enforces national policies of sororities, the three campus sorority houses agreed to a set of disciplinary actions to address Kappa Kappa Gamma's infractions. The Collegian learned the sorority forfeited all social functions except for their spring formal.
In addition, Kappa Kappa Gamma issued letters of apology to Chi Omega and Pi Beta Phi Sunday and Monday evenings.
Joanna Wiseley, campus Panhellenic adviser, said Panhellenic Council members make confidentiality agreements before taking office. She became frustrated when she learned that one council member came to The Collegian with information regarding the disciplinary matters.
"The people involved with this situation behaved with utmost maturity, and they are being undermined by this in my opinion," Wiseley said. "Nobody should have known about the probation until Sunday."
Jessi Cole '06 joined Chi Omega after she transferred to Hillsdale from Michigan State University. Cole said she wasn't dirty rushed, but did witness dirty rushing during her college years.
She said it hurts women going through recruitment because they lose the perspective to see all three sororities equally. Cole said promising bids to women is deceptive.
"It can't always be honest because it's not up to one person to choose," she said. "One person doesn't make the decision on who the new initiates are going to be."
The last round of sorority pick-ups occurred in January. Kappa Kappa Gamma picked up 12 women, Chi Omega picked up nine and Pi Beta Phi picked up 11.
Showing posts with label Hillsdale College. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hillsdale College. Show all posts
Friday, February 13, 2009
Thursday, July 10, 2008
See ya later, Hillsdale College
As most of you know, I recently left my job at Hillsdale College to move on to other things such as money, women, power, and the occasional acid flashback (kidding). I intended to work there for 2 years which is exactly what I did. Now, this is the time where former employees burn bridges by lambasting former bosses, co-workers and/or the executives in the company, but as much as I think about it, I can't really complain about much and here's one reason why.
As a student, I thought I knew some glaring weaknesses that the school either chose to ignore or simply denied the existence of. After "working for the man" for a year, I learned many more weaknesses the school had. However, whenever I voiced my concerns in these areas, I found myself surprised that just about everyone that works for the school was fully aware of these issues and was just as concerned as me. Hillsdale is by no means a perfect college, but it is remarkably self-aware regardless of what bantering students (including me) may think.
I do have several good things to report about the school. I truly do believe that its students learn better stuff than the students of any other school in the Midwest. While the University of Michigan or Kalamazoo College or some of the other highly ranked colleges may have bright students that change the world, I think that Hillsdale students learn better because the environment of the place helps them understand the purpose of their education. Because of this, Hillsdale students tend not to float around lost for 4 years. ..... It does bother me, though, that many of these bright students end up working for think tanks instead of Wall Street, silicon valley, and other places where they can really make a difference. I dream of the day when I hear of a Hillsdale grad raising 40 million of venture capital to start up some cool new firm. I suppose that's my responsibility...... Moving along, if you throw in the fact that Hillsdale teaches in a conservative environment and all the "good" colleges in the Midwest are far off to the left (Oberlin, Kenyon, Michigan, MSU, Kalamazoo, Macalester, even Notre Dame and U of Chicago to some extent), then there really is no other choice for the household that wants a Midwest college for its child and doesn't want the status quo of academe which seems to be intolerent of folks who believe the "old way" of doing things still holds water. I do fear that the Hillsdale College employees who see this blog will look at the last sentence and wonder how I got through Freshman English. Well, I got an A- and B, so trust me, at one time, I was able to write.
Another good thing about the college. It has a TON of money. Calculated per student, Hillsdale's endowment is nearly twice that of any other college in the state of Michigan. This includes the University of Michigan's 7ish billion dollar endowment. The endowment is only going to go up as donors continue to pour in money. Hillsdale's sales pitch is pretty easy since almost no other college says the things we say. If a donor agrees with Hillsdale's message, there is nearly no competition and next thing you know, we have a new student union.
Next, "it's the people." That's the sign that greets comers on M99. I really can't describe how great the people there are, but let's just say I will be very lucky to meet and work with better people again in my life. The students there are a unique bunch, and they are pretty much all conservative, but the students there bring so many different personalities and experiences to the table, it's impossible to keep up.
I could go on, or maybe even edit my prose a bit to make it worthy of a Hillsdale College graduate, but I won't for two reasons. The first reason is, I majored in Economics and subsequently forgot most of the words I once knew. I was thinking a while ago and realized that I really only know about 30-40 words, so I can only write for so long. The second reason is, I'm headed to Buenos Aires in a couple days and I have a few final affairs to get in order. This is a blog after all, not an essay so why make it pretty? The bottom line is that despite its inevitable problems, attending Hillsdale College and working there were two of the best decisions I've ever made.
ok, there are my nice (and truthful, mind you) compliments - now GET A TENNIS TEAM
As a student, I thought I knew some glaring weaknesses that the school either chose to ignore or simply denied the existence of. After "working for the man" for a year, I learned many more weaknesses the school had. However, whenever I voiced my concerns in these areas, I found myself surprised that just about everyone that works for the school was fully aware of these issues and was just as concerned as me. Hillsdale is by no means a perfect college, but it is remarkably self-aware regardless of what bantering students (including me) may think.
I do have several good things to report about the school. I truly do believe that its students learn better stuff than the students of any other school in the Midwest. While the University of Michigan or Kalamazoo College or some of the other highly ranked colleges may have bright students that change the world, I think that Hillsdale students learn better because the environment of the place helps them understand the purpose of their education. Because of this, Hillsdale students tend not to float around lost for 4 years. ..... It does bother me, though, that many of these bright students end up working for think tanks instead of Wall Street, silicon valley, and other places where they can really make a difference. I dream of the day when I hear of a Hillsdale grad raising 40 million of venture capital to start up some cool new firm. I suppose that's my responsibility...... Moving along, if you throw in the fact that Hillsdale teaches in a conservative environment and all the "good" colleges in the Midwest are far off to the left (Oberlin, Kenyon, Michigan, MSU, Kalamazoo, Macalester, even Notre Dame and U of Chicago to some extent), then there really is no other choice for the household that wants a Midwest college for its child and doesn't want the status quo of academe which seems to be intolerent of folks who believe the "old way" of doing things still holds water. I do fear that the Hillsdale College employees who see this blog will look at the last sentence and wonder how I got through Freshman English. Well, I got an A- and B, so trust me, at one time, I was able to write.
Another good thing about the college. It has a TON of money. Calculated per student, Hillsdale's endowment is nearly twice that of any other college in the state of Michigan. This includes the University of Michigan's 7ish billion dollar endowment. The endowment is only going to go up as donors continue to pour in money. Hillsdale's sales pitch is pretty easy since almost no other college says the things we say. If a donor agrees with Hillsdale's message, there is nearly no competition and next thing you know, we have a new student union.
Next, "it's the people." That's the sign that greets comers on M99. I really can't describe how great the people there are, but let's just say I will be very lucky to meet and work with better people again in my life. The students there are a unique bunch, and they are pretty much all conservative, but the students there bring so many different personalities and experiences to the table, it's impossible to keep up.
I could go on, or maybe even edit my prose a bit to make it worthy of a Hillsdale College graduate, but I won't for two reasons. The first reason is, I majored in Economics and subsequently forgot most of the words I once knew. I was thinking a while ago and realized that I really only know about 30-40 words, so I can only write for so long. The second reason is, I'm headed to Buenos Aires in a couple days and I have a few final affairs to get in order. This is a blog after all, not an essay so why make it pretty? The bottom line is that despite its inevitable problems, attending Hillsdale College and working there were two of the best decisions I've ever made.
ok, there are my nice (and truthful, mind you) compliments - now GET A TENNIS TEAM
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Farewell USA on July 12
I sent an email to all my college friends and other associates of many sorts shortly after I graduated from Hillsdale, bidding them all farewell and thanking them for their friendship. I really meant it. It ended up being a waste of time since about 2 weeks later I took a job at the college and came right back. Well, I really enjoyed my work these last two years at Hillsdale despite the desolate location. I've learned so much on the job, and I've met some incredible people.
I'm headed off to new things now. One of those new things includes a trip down to the Paris of South America, Buenos Aires. I will intern at a banking consultancy for 10 weeks and then spend a week in Santiago, Chile. For those of you who remember me planning to do this two years ago then backing out... I actually AM going this time. Yes, I bought the plane ticket and everything.
My cell phone will be gone by the end of the week, so don't call it. You can get a hold of me via email, and I will try to find a way to call you back. I don't plan on getting a new phone since I fly down to Argentina on July 12th. If you need to get a hold of me via phone, you can try my parent's home phone at (email me for this #... don't want to put the rents' number down publicly). I will be there from July 1 - July 12.
I will blog (in spanish) periodically during my time down there. I plan to post photos and commentary about the situations I come across. For those of you who don't know Spanish, Google has a pretty good translation tool - look it up. I hope to see some of you before I leave, and for those who I don't, I hope to see you when I get back. My contact information is below.
There are some email addresses that I was unable to find. Go ahead and forward this to whomever you please.
e.) joe.petrides@gmail.com
blog.) comeonfranco.blogspot.com
Cheers!
Joe
I'm headed off to new things now. One of those new things includes a trip down to the Paris of South America, Buenos Aires. I will intern at a banking consultancy for 10 weeks and then spend a week in Santiago, Chile. For those of you who remember me planning to do this two years ago then backing out... I actually AM going this time. Yes, I bought the plane ticket and everything.
My cell phone will be gone by the end of the week, so don't call it. You can get a hold of me via email, and I will try to find a way to call you back. I don't plan on getting a new phone since I fly down to Argentina on July 12th. If you need to get a hold of me via phone, you can try my parent's home phone at (email me for this #... don't want to put the rents' number down publicly). I will be there from July 1 - July 12.
I will blog (in spanish) periodically during my time down there. I plan to post photos and commentary about the situations I come across. For those of you who don't know Spanish, Google has a pretty good translation tool - look it up. I hope to see some of you before I leave, and for those who I don't, I hope to see you when I get back. My contact information is below.
There are some email addresses that I was unable to find. Go ahead and forward this to whomever you please.
e.) joe.petrides@gmail.com
blog.) comeonfranco.blogspot.com
Cheers!
Joe
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Hillsdale College is the greatest college in the universe
There are many reasons why this is true. I won't have time to outline ALL of them, but here goes....
I've outlined several google services on this blog, but this one will be the most interesting. Most in the internet world know about google alerts. It's pretty simple. Each day (or week or month - whichever you specify), google searches its index for new appearances of a certain word of phrase that you specify. I know for a fact that many people at Hillsdale College sign up for a google alert for the phrase "Hillsdale College." Each day, they receive an email listing links of all the places on the internet where that text occurs. Some may be news articles about a speaker visiting campus. Others are results of a Hillsdale sporting event. Sometimes, there are random blog posts from alumni, prospective students, or parents.
So what's the point of this post then? Well, I'm running a little experiment here. Since the text "Hillsdale College" is in this post several times, I expect to see a spike in the visits to my blog since this post should be linked in the emails of many Hillsdale College employees - at least the ones who didn't exclude blogs from their alerts. Google analytics will work it's magic to log all the hits and tell me how many came from Hillsdale, MI. Pretty cool. This will give me an idea of how many individuals at the college sign up for this alert. Now, I only get a hit on my blog if someone actually clicks on the link that google sends them in their email. That is why I put in the sensationalist title. Hopefully, it will encourage folks to click the link.
Well, let's see what happens. Hmm.. maybe I'll get a comment or two.
I've outlined several google services on this blog, but this one will be the most interesting. Most in the internet world know about google alerts. It's pretty simple. Each day (or week or month - whichever you specify), google searches its index for new appearances of a certain word of phrase that you specify. I know for a fact that many people at Hillsdale College sign up for a google alert for the phrase "Hillsdale College." Each day, they receive an email listing links of all the places on the internet where that text occurs. Some may be news articles about a speaker visiting campus. Others are results of a Hillsdale sporting event. Sometimes, there are random blog posts from alumni, prospective students, or parents.
So what's the point of this post then? Well, I'm running a little experiment here. Since the text "Hillsdale College" is in this post several times, I expect to see a spike in the visits to my blog since this post should be linked in the emails of many Hillsdale College employees - at least the ones who didn't exclude blogs from their alerts. Google analytics will work it's magic to log all the hits and tell me how many came from Hillsdale, MI. Pretty cool. This will give me an idea of how many individuals at the college sign up for this alert. Now, I only get a hit on my blog if someone actually clicks on the link that google sends them in their email. That is why I put in the sensationalist title. Hopefully, it will encourage folks to click the link.
Well, let's see what happens. Hmm.. maybe I'll get a comment or two.
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