GreekChat.com Forums - A Zodiac Fall 2011 recruitment story!

Alright So Day 1 was a LOOOOONG day! I was anxious all day waiting for rounds to start and when the time came I was super excited, nervous, and scared all at the same time. I had no idea what to expect but was going in with an open mind. I walked to my groups meeting spot and we all walked together to the first house which was Capricorn. When we got to Capricorn, I noticed how amazingly beautiful the house was! Everyone lined up outside the house and we had our calling cards ready so that one of the sister’s would announce our name and be matched up with a girl when we went into the house. so we line up outside the house and wait...and wait...and then we hear banging, screaming, shouting, and their cheer from inside their house. so while we stand outside and hear their cheer and see their blinds shaking, they finally finish and file out in their outfits! (I can’t tell you what they wore b/c it would so give it away) so the line starts moving, I get to the president, she gets my name card, and introduces me to Monica* Monica is adorable and is all smiling and super nice. she leads me into the house, sits me down b/c they have to prepare for another song and she tells me she'll come back and get me when they finish their cheer. oh she also gave me some water haha. so i sit, she cheers then she comes back to find me. we end up talking about the basics - name, where im from, what i did this summer, where i live and it went by so fast! i was bumped by another girl who was equally sweet and adorable. while we got into our convo, the bell rang and it was time to go. i had an ok time in this house and would like to go back to get a deeper connection.

ok so we all file out, say goodbye and we walk to the next house which is:
Aries. soooo we walk a good ways down the street to their house and we wait for them to start cheering/screaming/banging on doors and windows and they file out. we walk down the line and get paired up with a girl and i get paired up with a pretty brunette named Joss* their house was gorgeous and had colorful balloons everywhere. we sat on the floor and enjoyed a lil dance they did and we got up to go in the parlor to talk. on the way to the parlor she asks about my nametag and i say its to represent my birthday flips the hell out b/c her bday is the same as mine! lol so we have a huge time gushing over that and we talk a bit about my summer and i get bumped by like 3 more girls! Actually i think i may have talked to 5 diff girls in that house but i felt like everyone was nice and genuinely interested in what i had to say. so also another overall great time. the time flew by and i didnt want to leave!

ok so after theeeeere, we walk over to Gemini (looord only the 3rd house and 7 more to go....and it was SO hot! everyone was sweaty =/ lol) so ok, we get to Gemini and I remember their theme was super cute and I enjoyed the look of their home! my first girls name was Kate* and she was mega nice. i got bumped by 2 more girls here and they all seemed pretty genuine and nice. the last girl did say she didnt enjoy recruitment when she did it so that kinda made me feel weird b/c i was having so much fun. overall, i'd like to see them again just to get a better feel. If I wasn’t invited back, I would be fine because I just felt kind of iffy here.

next house was Cancer. I talked to maybe 3 girls here and the two that stood out were named Lydia* and Samantha*. Their theme was pretty cool and it seemed like they enjoyed each other it looked like they loved it in their chapter. i wrote a note that everyone was really laid back and i could see myself fitting in.

By this time it was super hot and humid and I was thanking the Lord we got a break for dinner! We still had 6 more places to go and I still had my energy up but I was just wishing for the sun to go down! During the break, all 700 rushee’s went to go eat and there was MASSIVE TENT TALK! I mean jeeeeez! It was ridiculous, but I ignored it b/c I didn’t want them killing my joy.

so after dinner, we go to the 5th house which is Pisces. one thing i will say is that they were all tall, blonde, and gorgeous! i didnt think id fit in. they dressed up and looked great that night in comparison to my t-shirt and shorts =/. i got rushed by a beautiful blonde and felt self conscious for the first time in...years! it felt strange, but when i started talking to her i was comfortable again. i got bumped by 2 or 3 more girls and then it was over. one girl was really interested in my travels and i left feeling a bit unsure when i was going to the next house.

ok house number 6 was Scorpio. Their house was awesome and they went all out! The tent talk for this house was horrible, but i was anxious to give them a try. Their theme was….interesting and the minute I walked in I felt like I was going to go deaf from all the whistle blowing and cheering! Lol After their skit/dance I talked to the first girl here. She was….not the sharpest tool in the tool box…but nice. After talking to her, I got bumped by 2 other girls and the connection was just not there! The round here felt sooooo long and it was only 15 min! I knew this wasn’t the place for me.

House number 7 was Sagittarius. when i got here i was like looord, please be good b/c that was an epic fail after the last house. the girl i was paired up with instantly asked me 'what i was interested in' and i was shocked b/c it was the first time someone asked me that instead of the same old "where are you from, whats your major". So I told her and we had an AMAZING conversation! She was extremely interested in what I had to talk about and the convo flowed so smoothly. After we talked for a lil bit she sat me down so she could cheer and then came back so we could immediately pick up where we left off in our convo. . i REALLY clicked with her and we didnt want to stop talking! i got bumped by an equally awesome girl who was equally interested in me and we talked so long that when the round was over we were still talking and all her sisters were looking like..."uhm...its over.” I absolutely LOVED it here and didn’t want to leave!

House number 8 was Aquarius and the girls here were nice and laid back. Everyone was smart and really genuine. The round here sped by because I was bumped by 6 or 7 different girls! I was bumped so fast I couldn’t connect with anyone at all. This house was meh. I wouldn’t be mad if they didn’t invite me back.

house number 9 (by this time im running on adrenaline b/c its like 930pm by now) ok so this is Libra. When I got to this house I felt like the girls were just ‘meh’ because it was late and I’m sure they were tired. They weren’t as engaging and one girl asked if I heard about the upperclassmen quota and I felt like she was making me out to be a ‘quota filler’. I just felt awkward and the next girl was just as bad. I told her I loved traveling and she goes on to say she hates it….(awkward silence ensues) I was glad to get out of this house! Lol

LAST HOUSE OMG! I’m getting tired just thinking about this day all over again. So when I finally get to Taurus i really wanted to like them but i felt kinda luke warm to em. maybe b/c it was way too many girls in there, or i didnt click with anyone or maybe b/c it was the last house and everyone was drained? but the convo i had was kinda dry. the last house kinda sucked b/c i know EVERYONE was tired across the board. but i still ranked them in the bottom =/

so in no order here is how i ranked everyone:
Top 7
Capricorn
Aries
Gemini
Cancer
Pisces
Sagittarius
Aquarius

Bottom 3
Libra
Taurus
Scorpio

I’ll be back tomorrow with day 2!!

*names have been changed!