Allrighty, update time!

Tonight I met with my Sigma Rho Chi group. I have four SPXs, which seems a little out of balance since there are nine PNMs in our group. But I'm sure people dropped out or they're expecting more or something. One of the girls said she estimates there'll probably be around 100 PNMs, which would put quota at around 13 or so. Anyhow, all four girls were very nice. The PNMs were a good mix of freshmen, sophmores, and juniors, so I didn't feel like I was too old or anything. Here's how the week is going to go:

Tuesday-
Theme parties/philanthropy for first four houses.

Wednesday-
Theme/philanthropy for second four houses.

Thursday-
Up to 6 houses for house tours.

Friday-
Up to 4 houses for skit night

Saturday-
Up to 3 houses for Pref night.

Sunday-
Bid day.

Things here are extremely casual. There's no dress code for any night aside from pref. We don't do any rankings until pref night, and the girls gave us the impression that we'll all probably be invited back to all 8 after the first round. Also, there's no big ceremony on bid day, at least when we pick up our bids (no sitting/standing on our cards, running to houses, etc.), just a big get-together that evening with all the houses, sisters, SPX revealing, etc.

I think it's going to be pretty fun! Hopefully I'll find a house with some great girls that I can become friends with, and if not I'll be happy to have been a "liason" from the GDI to the GLO worlds!

I don't know which houses I'll be visiting tomorrow yet. I'll try to update when I get back, but I've got an assload of reading and writing to do by wednesday, so we'll see!

Hey, at least my boyfriend is excited! He wants me to visit him at school (Vandy) so he can show off his sorority girlfriend...

You have a great attitude! Good luck this week :)

(and your boyfriend should want to show you off no matter what!)

Good luck!! Let me know when you come to Vandy!! :)

Yay! I'm so excited that you are going to tell us about your Rush. I can't wait to learn more about the UMass Greek system. As a grad student, I really don't know much about campus life, so this thread will be enlightening:) Have a great time! I've met some really nice sorority women here.

Erica

Good Luck tonite :) Have a great time!!

Nichole

Best of Luck...and have fun! :)

have a wonderful time and enjoy the ride.

Have a wonderful time tonight and enjoy the "rush"!!

Hey all-
I got back from my first night a little over an hour ago. I'm trying to write a paper before I pass out, so I'll make it quick. I'm also trying to reveal as little detail as possible, because there is at least one active member on GC, and I don't want to cause any trouble!

Tonight I went to four of the eight houses. I'll use some nice little constellation code names, cause why the heck not! I'll tell ya that there's no hidden meaning in these names, I'm picking them as I go along, and frankly I'm much too tired to think of anything clever...

Pegasus was the first house I went to. I talked to a few girls in their living room, and it was very comfortable. I wasn't exactly nervous, but I was put at ease very quickly and the conversations went well. I REALLY liked their house... we didn't have tours yet, but they explained things about their size/living requirements/accomidations and stuff, and I'm very excited. This was what probably made the best impression on me!

Aquarius was the next house. As I made something for their philanthropy, I spoke to two sisters. I had so much fun talking to them! We had a ton to talk about, not just about the sorority or about majors, school, etc. I felt completely like myself, and I think the two girls were enjoying the conversation a ton too, which made me even more comfortable! I only wish I had spoken to more than two girls, because I wanted to see if they were all this cool. A lot of the girls in my group liked this house as well.

Cepheus was the third house. I sat in a chair and was able to talk to about four or five girls who were rotating around the room. They were all very nice and had a lot to say, but I didn't feel as comfortable as the first two houses. Still, they were sweet, and I'm looking forward to meeting more of them later this week.

The last house was Orion. It was probably because we had all been talking, singing, and whatnot for almost three hours, but conversation did not flow as well here, which was disappointing. The girls all seemed very sweet too, but you know what? "Sweet" is not really me. There were many points where we ran out of things to say. I also wasn't too enthused about the particulars of their house/living requirements. Still, nothing completely turned me off, and it would be nice to get to know them better.

So that's it! I visit the other four tomorrow night, and I'm excited to see how it goes! I really felt the "click" with Aquarius, and also liked Pegasus a lot and would like to get to know them and the other two better.

And now I must go write like a madwoman!!

I'm so glad that you enjoyed getting to know the ladies. Just a quick question...does the local go through rush with the NPCs? Just curous...a simple "yes" or "no" is fine. I don't want you to give anything away!

Have fun:)

Erica

Erica-
They do go through with the rest of the groups.

Have fun with the rest of the houses!

yay! Have fun with the rest of the houses. I cant wait to hear how it goes :)

Allright, I'm back from seeing the last four houses!

[Just so you know, I didn't totally pull these names out of my ass, I went to a summer camp that used them for cabin names and I'm just running through them in order!]

Lyra's girls were really nice. I had some pretty good conversations with a few girls who seemed very down to earth. One is actually in one of my classes, and we started talking about this paper that's due tomorrow. Which was good, because I realized I have to re-write mine! Anyhow, I'm not sure there was a click here, but I'd like to return tomorrow.

Nova was the next group. Here I spoke to two girls. They were really nice and easy to talk to, but I didn't get the absolute best vibe. We were talking about belly button rings, and one of the girls said she took her out because she's "so fat and it looked bad". OK, WARNING BELLS! That's my biggest pet peeve, girls who clearly are in good shape moaning about nonexistant weight problems. So I was very turned off by that. Still, there were some aspects of their sorority that greatly interested me, and some of the other girls looked like they might be interesting to talk to. I'd like to return here.

Calypso I LOVED. I spoke to three girls here who were all excellent. The conversation went so well with two of them especially. One girl, who I recognized from a class last year, was telling me about when she rushed, and she was in an identical situation to me: sophmore, didn't really like the school and wanted to transfer, decided to check it out, she's even doing an individualized major like I might do. So that was very exciting and I feel like I clicked, especially with her! I'd love to go back here.

Little Bear was the last house, and I just wasn't feeling it. The girls were all sweet enough, but they seemed too "prim and proper" to me, which isn't my thing. I did talk to some nice girls about a lot of things, though, but again I'm not sure it clicked.

So, like I said I wish I could go back to all eight to give them all a second look, but unfortunately I can't! I'm not itching to drop any of them, but I'll have to if I'm invited back to more than six. I'll find out tomorrow morning where I'm going. Depending on how late my lab goes, I might be able to come back and fill you in (and get changed too, I hope!), but otherwise you'll have to wait it out!

So I guess, if I had to make an order, it would be:
Calypso
Aquarius
Pegasus
Lyra
Nova
Cepheus
Little Bear
Orion

So that's that. Later ladies!

Best of luck, and keep having fun! :)