It was an informal recruitment

I hope your friend wasn't too upset because she missed pref at Circle!

So after a fitful night's sleep, it was finally bid day. Since it was informal recruitment, bid day wasn't such a big party...but it was still pretty nerve-racking for the PNMs. Julie and I decided to get breakfast first. We ate until about 945--bids were able to be picked up at 10am. At quarter to, we left the dining hall and made our casual way over to the co-corricular office. I was pretty excited, and decently confident. We were about the 5th and 6th people in line. Surprisingly enough, in front of me was Jacki and her really quiet friend we had met during one night of rounds. We all discussed random nerves etc., but i noticed more than one "i already know where i'm going" face from the girls in line around me...in retrospect, it could have been due to a bit of dirty rushing.

The four girls in front of me all went into the office and then must have gone out another way. Finally it was my turn. Inside, all of the panhel reps from recruitment week were lining the walls, ready, i assumed, to take their new members to their respective sororities. I remember recognizing one Star sister...but I don't remember anyone else. I went into the private office with the co-corricular greek advisor and sat down. It was just the two of us and a large envelope. She smiled at me and told me that she was happy to tell me that I had recieved one bid. I was a little confused because I had been thinking that I would get at least 2, but I shook it off fairly quickly. She explained to me that I did not have to accept the bid at this time, that I could accept it and defer it until next semester, or that I could accept it with the intention of joining during this new member period. She also told me that if i accepted the bid, and then dropped out, i could not rush another sorority until the following year (ie: fall 2007). I only have listened because I was excited to open my bid. She handed me the enveloped and I pulled out a really pretty invitation to.....
















the STARS....

I stared at the invitation--completely confused and a little hurt. I was certain that the Triangles were going to bid me. After I got over the initial shock i started wondering. Could I seriously be a Star? I wanted to go greek---but I didn't want to do it for the wrong reasons, and I knew from the Star's reputation that I would not fit in there... I stared at the paper for about five minutes, tears welling in my eyes. Finally I smiled and looked up at the advisor.

I told her that I was going to pass.

awww zeta theta, im so sorry that that happened to you!

are you planning on going through rush again, or have you decided to let going greek go?

whatever you choose, i hope you end up very happy!

Agh! Cliffhanger! Agh!

whoa i did not see that coming!!! i must know what happened!!

Awww... I hate when that happens! :(


Poor Zeta Theta. Does the story continue?

Okay, it's been 12 hours. Explain!

Pretty please?

okay lol---by popular demand--- i'll write a short one (im sleepy)

After I declined the bid, I was walked out of the office the same way I came in...this meant having to walk by all of the Panhel reps and all of the pnms. Julie must have been pulled into the second office while i was in there, because she wasn't in line. As I was walking out of the building, i heard someone call my name. I turned and saw the cute canadian Circle sister in the deans office (she works there). She waived at me and told me to come inside. I did so, wondering what she wanted and amazed that she remembered my name. She wasn't a girl for small talk and so immediately dashed into recruitment talk...well sort of.

She told me that she was sorry about my recruitment week, and that there were unfortunately a lot of girls this year who didn't receive bids. She said that most of the sororities only consider the girls who go to their pref parties when they give out their bids. (something i didnt know!) She also told me that the Circle sisters only gave out 2 bids! (i didnt realize how selective they were). I very quickly explained that I did receive a bid, and chose not to accept it, although I didn't tell her the sorority. She said that she admired the fact that I wasn't going to just "go anywhere".
Leaving the office, I felt better. I was still upset about the Triangles, but I liked that I wasn't completely forgotton. When I reached the door to the outside, I ran into Julie. She too had recieved a bid from the Stars and chosen not to accept it (although much quicker than I did--as she pointed out). Julie was really upset because she had come to love the Triangles as much as I did--and didn't really want to join anything if it weren't them....
We walked awkwardly by the sororities celebrating with their new members, and as I glanced over, I saw that there were about 10-12 new Stripes and a similar amount of Triangles. There were no Stars or Circles. I recognized some of the new Triangles. Jacki and her quiet friend made the cut, as did a couple of really snobby girls I didn't get along with.

As Julie and I were walking into our dorm, we ran into the famous Star sister (i wont say who it is, but some of you may have heard of her). She was working at the front desk. She called us over and asked us if we were still considering going greek. She also hinted at asking us why we didnt accept our bids (she knew already!). I lied and told her that I wasn't sure that I wanted to be in a sorority anymore--although I guess it was partly true. She told me that she understood--you don't really get to know anyone very well during recruitment...and that we should both consider coming to the Stars COB party that they were holding on monday--if only to get to know the girls better. I smiled and told her maybe.

A few hours later, talkiing to my Triangle RA friend, I asked her if she could tell me why I didnt get a bid. She seemed reluctant to talk (i dont blame her) but said that these things were complicated and that they weren't sure that I would devote my time, because I was so active on campus. I laughed. They obviously didn't know me very well. I asked her if it was worth it to wait for the spring and to try and rush again. (they were at total and wouldn't be having a COB party) She said that i could wait, but that there were of course, no guarentees.
After she left, I checked my AIM (of course, we of the age of the internet) and found out that the cute Circle sister I spoke with in the Deans office had imed me and asked me if I would like to get breakfast with her tomorrow (she had totally facebooke stalked me!!! lol). I told her that that would be nice because I found that I really wanted her to like me, and for some crazy reason i thought that if i refused breakfast she wouldnt like me anymore! So now i was left in a really strange position. When I had been with the Circles, i alway felt a little strange--and now i found myself trying to impress one of them...and I still really wanted to be a Triangle, but there were a bunch of new members that I didnt really get along with, and i knew that it was even harder to get a bid in the spring if i tried again....then again, maybe the Star sister was right and I did judge them too early---I did base my whole decision on their reputation, and they still wanted me!--maybe i ought to give them another shot?

If anything was certain--I knew i needed to at least sleep on it.

Oh wow. So, how long ago was this recruitment? Does that mean that spring recruitment is coming up? Oooh I wanna know!

ok now, I get your school is in the south " the sweet tea" was a give away. However, for us left coasters we'd love at the end of the story to know what school/University-- just out of curiosity ( you've peaked my curiosity with your great writing .....)

Smiles:confused::):p

I am pretty sure that Zeta Theta doesn't go to school in the South.

Mandy Pepperidge makes reference to sweet tea in her thread, but she already told us she goes to school in the South.

oops, have I mixed threads.... ? :eek:thanks violetpretty. I'm reading threads while watching CAL football vs Air Force. I'm enjoying reading the threads while on vacation.... thanks again. ( I still have no idea what school)