First, :eek: at your friend's comment. While I can appreciate her loyalty to you, I hope she is not counting on being invited back to that chapter. Her statements raise a number of red flags, and I'm afraid she may well be cut by that particular chapter.

As to it getting back to other chapters - don't worry about it. During recruitment there is almost no communication between chapters themselves - I'd say none, but I'm only going by my experiences. Chapters have their hands full with their own business - while they are in communication with the panhellenic council , they don't have the time to talk directly to one another.

Oh no. Something as juicy as that is bound to cause phone calls.:eek:

Hi everyone! Sorry I didn't update you sooner, recruitment is exhausting. I went to sleep as soon as I got home last night and only just now woke up!

Anyway, it looks like my friend's comment didn't hurt either of us. I wasn't cut by anyone again! :D Looks like I need to change my name because I am definitely no longer a sad PNM!

My friend also wasn't cut by anyone except for the lower chapter, which is what she was going for anyway. She's still acting like she did me a huge favor and like we're best friends now (oh, also, about her "loyalty", we only met the first night of recruitment, so it's not like we ever were close enough for her to need to stand up for me like that!) but I'm not even sure if I want to be friends at all with her anymore. I don't know if I want to surround myself with people who can be that mean. Cutting girls is a part of the process; no one is getting mad at the other groups for cutting people.

But that's enough about that topic. I have fallen in love with a new chapter! They are very, very, very popular with everyone though, so I know that chances are pretty good that I will not get a bid there. I wouldn't be so upset, though, because I really like every chapter and would accept a bid from any of them in a heartbeat! :D

Tonight is pref! I can't believe it's finally almost over! All of this recruitment drama is exhausting!!!

Your attitude is fantastic and it sounds like you would be a terrific asset to any chapter. I have a feeling that you're going to be very pleased at the outcome of your recruitment experience. Stay positive. Enjoy yourself. Keep an open mind. Follow your heart. Keep us posted.

(coming across as "bossy britches" - whoops!)

Don't sell yourself short. I don't know you, but maybe you have a lot going on for you. You haven't been cut by any of the other houses yet, so I'd say that's a good sign that there is something in you that the chapters there like.

I wish you the best during Pref! I hope you join a house that you enjoy for years to come!

p.s. Personally, I wouldn't want to be that girl's BFF either. I mean, you can be friendly to her, but what she did just screams "DRAMA TO COME!!!" if you get really chummy with her.

good luck!

I am so happy for you! Have a great time today, and good luck!!

That girl seems like heaps of drama. My guess? She is going for "status" and was looking for a reason to be rude to a bottom chapter and found it, or she is simply a chronic liar and told you that in order to suck up to you. Luckily it doesn't sound like it has changed your recruitment. You sound like such a cute PNM with such a good attitude, I hope you get what you want!

I hope sadpnm is a happyNM today and having fun w/ her new sisters :)

Last night was easily the most intense night of recruitment.

To start, there was a lot of heartbreak. My rho gamma group went from twelve to five. My mean friend and one other that I know of were cut from all of the chapters and a few quit because they didn't like their choices. I have no idea what happened to the others. There were only two of us (including me!!) going to two parties.

I honestly cannot believe how perfectly recruitment is going for me after the first night. It's so hard to try and not act really happy and excited around my friends who aren't doing as well, but I'm trying to be respectful. As you can probably imagine, I was invited to my two very favorites. The super popular chapter and another one where I've had the best conversations all week.

I went to the super popular one first. The girl who rushed me was one that I had met at the very end of the first night, but had come over to say hello every night since. I had really liked her, despite hardly getting to talk to her, so it was nice to have that opportunity! She told me how she had to fight off girls to be able to rush me! :p The ceremony was beautiful and my rusher began to cry! And I mean, very loud, noticeable crying, which made me cry! She apologized and told me that every year pref night reminds her of what an amazing sisterhood she has and she can't control her tears. I thought that was very sweet. Also, apparently her pledge name is Tissues because she cried the same way on pref night when she went through rush! I left this chapter thinking there was no way the other chapter could ever live up to this one.

Yeah, you probably could figure out that I was wrong.

I also knew the girl who rushed me here and really liked her! She sat me down and told me she'd heard that recruitment hadn't been the easiest for me (I guess word had gotten around to the other chapters), but that it would all be worth it in the end and that whatever happens, whether or not we're sisters, she wants us to be friends. (It was said in a much less corny way that flowed with the conversation, promise.) I loved the ceremony here too, although I didn't cry.

And, for the first time all week, I had absolutely no idea who I wanted to put first.

So I went and had an hour long discussion with my rho gamma. I hadn't mentioned her before and didn't talk to her after the lower chapter debacle because I really thought she didn't like me. She came across as cold and barely looked at me even when she was talking directly to me! But tonight we talked and she gave me some advice: She told me to think about which chapter I could do normal, non glamorous things with, like late night fast food runs or which girls I would feel comfortable at in sweats and no makeup.

I ended up putting the really popular chapter first. After all, they had already seen me cry! (and I am not a very pretty cryer, lol) I felt like it had been easier to let go of my emotions there... it seemed a little less formal.

I'll know for sure where I'm going in only a few hours. Like I've said all week, no matter which chapter gives me a bid, I will be a very, very happy girl.

Sorry if this is rambly or doesn't make sense. I'm so tired and drained today!

Best of luck! It's nice to be between a rock and a hard place when their both good things! :)

The turn around in this story was just beautiful! Best of luck to you hon!

good luck !! It seems like you can't go wrong with either of the houses

looking forward to learning about your happy ending.

Did we ever hear where sadpnm ended up other than happy?