:) Good luck to you Twinkle! I am also an alum of USF!!!

It's Orange Country here!
 

Ewwww.... no way!!! :p

Going with Ariel, that is my favorite Disney movie!! LOL.

Good luck with recruitment.

Good-luck!

here we go!
 

just putting the finishing touches on my hair and make up then its off to orientation..ill update when i return!!

ok so i got back from orientation about 20 minutes ago and i coudlnt stop smiling :) we split into our pi chi groups and went over everything. im also happy to say that one of the sororities that i didnt think i had a high enough GPA to join, is lower now (maybe there was a typo in the last thing i read??) so that is happy news! my pi chi's are so funny and sweet, i can tell were gonna have a good time this week. so tomorrow im visiting all 8 sororities in 35 minute intervals so ive got to make a really good impression so i can get as many invites as possible. soo..

1)be myself
2)ask questions
3)dont stop smiling!
4)dont be shy be upbeat (which isnt too hard for me :p lol)

i cant wait to learn about the philanthropies and why the girls chose the sorority they are in.

anything im forgetting?

ill update again after tomorrow. night all :)

best wishes for a fun day!!

Good luck! I am a USF alum but, darn it, they never let me rush the sororities. I miss Tampa, the Ybor City restaurants (like the Columbia)....

thank you FSUZeta!

BamaDad, its too bad you werent allowed to rush the sororities..darn! but i do agree, the columbia is delish!

one more thing
 

i also changed my outfit tomorrow for a specific reason. since tomrorow is spirit day, i am going to wear one of my school shirts. my boyfriend suggested wearing this one shirt that is a usf club, and since its kind of a rare club shirt i thought it would be a unique thing to talk about and also make me stand out a bit. but then i realized the new prez of this club is in "Ariel", and i know her from the club a little bit. so i thought maybe that would make me look like i was trying to get her attention and perhaps the other GLO's would take that as "ive already decided on Ariel". so i switched to another school shirt, which isnt as unique, but still, i think wearing something that says that i am, and have been, involved on campus is better than wearing a regular american eagle shirt or soemthing. right? lol

Glad you had a great orientation and first day of recruitment! Can you tell us who your Pi Chis are? (I understand if you don't want to, for anonymity)

BamaDad, did you join a fraternity at USF?

It sounds like you are having a great time! Enjoy every minute of it...:)
Please give us an update after your parties tomorrow.

No, unfortunately not. I joined Tau Epsilon Rho Law Fraternity while in law school later. But I dated a nice Little Sister from Lambda Chi Alpha. Yowee!

i survived!
 

today was the first round of parties! i was so surprised how little nervous i was. i was so excited to be there!! my pi chi's are such great girls, they made little nametags for our bags and were attentive to every need we had! i made a few friends in my pi chi group as well.

--the first party was "Tinkerbell" and while all the girls were welcoming i just didnt feel like i fit in at all.

--next up was "Aurora". and while i was enjoying their company, the majority of the girls i talked to didnt seem like they were into it that much. there was also another thing that i think hindered my experience but i think that will make me or this house obvious for girls to guess.

--third party was "Pocahontas" and i felt really comfortable with this house. i felt at ease and all the girls were more my type than the first two. i could possibly see myself there..

--fourth party was "Ariel" and i loved this house! the girls were so dedicated and i could tell they really worked hard and cared alot about it and the philanthropy. i felt comfortable and i got along with all the girls really well. i could see myself here as a sister.

--fifth party was "Cinderella" and i felt a little awkward going in, but quickly loosened up and enjoyed my visit. the girls i talked to were very passionate about their philanthropy and i liked that. i am hoping i warm up to them some more in the coming day(s).

--sixth party was "Belle" and as of right now they are my absolute favorite house. i felt very at ease there and i felt like i fit in well. the girls were very sweet and they shared some good stories with me. i could definitly see myself here as a sister.

--seventh party was "Jasmine" and i enjoyed myself at this house as well. i got along with the girls very well and felt very comfortable here. they were very down to earth and it was so much fun going over their scrapbook and hearing some crazy stories from their past events.

and last but not least.. "Snow White". i had amazing convo's with all the girls i talked to. i really hit it off with the first sister, we had like 4 major things in common so it was really fun talking to her! most likely i could see myself here as well.

so at the end of the parties, we had to narrow the sororities from 8 to 6. so i ranked as follows:

1 Belle
1 Ariel
1 Jasmine
2 Snow White
3 Cinderella
3 Pocahontas

..and i dropped..
Tinkerbell
Aurora

tomorrow we can be invited back to as many as 6 parties..i hope i get that many!!

so hopefully i dont get a scary phone call tonight..or 4 am lol.
ill update after tomorrow's parties!! wish me much luck!