Good luck this week! Can't wait to hear more!

Good Luck with recruitment! Don't forget to have fun!

I am having such a great time and I love everybody! I just stopped back on my way to lunch to give you another update.
Bambi - This chapter seemed smaller. I only talked to 2 girls and we didn't really seem to have very much in common.
Dumbo - A lot of girls at this chapter had the same major as me. This chapter wasn't tops for me but I'd like to go back.
Cinderella - I got along really well with the girls here and I definitely want to go back.

I still have 3 chapters to see after lunch and then I have to go rank them.

Ok i'm back.
Aladdin - I had such high hopes for this chapter but felt like I didn't really click with any of the girls. It was almost as if they didn't care about what I had to say, but it was at the end of the day so maybe they were just tired.
Pinocchio - Again, I didn't really seem to click with the girls in this chapter except for the last girl and we only had maybe 30 seconds to talk. I'd like to see them again to see if it was only the girls I talked to.
Alice in Wonderland - The girls here were nice but i felt like they all asked me the exact same questions. I know I should be used to the repetition but it was like it was scripted or something.

Tomorrow I can go back to as many as 8 so this is how I ranked them:
1)Beauty and the Beast
1)Dumbo
1)Alice in Wonderland
1)Peter Pan
1)Aladdin
1)Snow White
1)Cinderella
1)The Little Mermaid
2)Pocahontas
3)Pinocchio
4)Bambi

Sounds like things are progressing along nicely. Thanks for the updates. We're all pulling for you!

Hope you get some great invites back!!! Good Luck!

so today I was invited back to 7 houses. I'm really not bothered by being cut as none of the 4 that cut me (Alice in Wonderland, Dumbo, Peter Pan, and Cinderella) were favorites.
Pocahontas - I liked this house more this time around. The girls are really relateable but I still can't see myself as a part of the chapter.
Beauty and the Beast - I love this house! It's my favorite as of now. Their events sounded so fun and I like their philanthropy.
Bambi - I do not like this house. The girl I first talked with asked me and the other girl our names 3 times. She seemed bored even though it was still fairly early in the day. She presented her chapter as if she didn't like it.
Pinocchio - This chapter seemed bored with me as if they didn't want me there. It bothered me that they didn't even try to sound interested. I acted more kindly than they did even though they were the ones that asked me to be there.
Aladdin - I still don't feel a connection here. I was paired up with another girl and she made it impossible for me to get a word in and the girl showing us around didn't seem to mind.
Snow White - I really liked this chapter. I felt much more of a connection this time around.
The Little Mermaid - This chapter is about equal with Snow White. I felt very comfortable here and the girls seemed real.

Tomorrow I can back to as many as 5 and I ranked them in the following order:
1)Snow White
1)Aladdin
1)The Little Mermaid
1)Pocahontas
1)Beauty and the Beast
2)Bambi
3)Pinocchio

I'm so excited to get my schedule tomorrow!

You know it sounds like you are making rational decisions - it looks like there is a wide gap between the sororities you liked and the sororities you didn't like - which is kind of good - it is not fun to be torn

- so (here is my advice for you now) if you do get invited back to and choose to go to one of your least favorites then you can go and see if there is anything there - other wise make sure to make the best impression on everyone - like em or not - because believe it or not the sororities talk to eachother and you can still make good impressions even if you don't plan to have a future there.

I'm definitely sticking it out through preference night no matter what happens. I just feel that Bambi and Pinocchio don't like me. I had to do all the talking and they were just so disinterested. They're all nice girls but we don't match and I think they know that too so I just don't understand why I recieved invites from them. Maybe they just wanted the chance to see me again and then make their decision. I'll find out soon!

You know, the same thing happened to me at Pref...one of my Pref invites was to a chapter that I'd had at the bottom of my list the whole time because they just seemed lukewarm, like they didn't really like me all that much but were just sort of tolerating me because they had to. Needless to say, the Pref invite came as a shock. Knowing what I know now, though, I guess I've just come to the conclusion that some people just aren't "gushy" rushers...they might not fawn over you and act enthused to have you back at the house, but they might genuinely like you. :)

Just keep up the cheerful attitude & be yoruself.

Good-luck!

So i'm a little sad. I didn't get invited back to Beauty and the Beast.
Pinocchio and Bambi - I still don't like them and that's about all I can say about that.
Pocahontas - These girls are sweet but I can't see myself in their house. I'm just not as comfortable there.
The Little Mermaid - I still really like this house. I desperately hope I'm invited back.

So I'm kinda bummed about how this is turning out. I tried to get some advice from my recruitment counselors but they don't actually try to help. They just answered my question really briefly and walked away. I'll try and get some advice from the other group's recruitment counselors tomorrow. Spring rush doesn't really seem like an option since it only happens if a chapter doesn't make quota and then they only take 2-3 people. If The Little Mermaid doesn't offer me a bid I'll rush next year.

I'm sorry that you're disappointed. Hang in there! Try to keep an open mind about Pocahontas too -- many girls posting here with recruitment stories have had a change of heart about a particular chapter late in the game. It can only take one party for the sisters to show you a side of their chapter that you love.

I'm crossing my fingers for you and Little Mermaid!

just my advice
 

I'm sorry too that things aren't going as well as you'd hoped:(
But I was happy to read, earlier in the thread, that you planned on sticking it out through pref. That would be my advice- keep positive until the last pref party, and if you still are not happy with your options, just don't sign your bid card, and look to COR or something.
Good luck, and hoping it won't come to that!:)