I guess she's not coming back:(

:( I really like the story, maybe shes just busy?

sorry sorry sorry! I am coming back, I'm just SO busy. I promise a LONG good update with ALL of day two coming ASAP.

yay I can't wait!!!

Philanthropy Day
 

Hi Hi! I'm SO sorry for this obnoxiously long break. So much to do...so little time...I'm raising a puppy for a seeing eye dog organization and she ate my favorite pair of black stilettos. Let's just say I was quite unhappy. Anyway, I'm SO excited to update you guys! Hooray!

We left off where I was internally freaking out about Marie's comments that I had monopolized the actives and came off as rude and snotty.

Anyway, I got my list back and I was thrilled to see that I had a full schedule for Philantrhopy Day! Hooray!

First up....

Cherry: I was really excited to go back here today! Both Jena and I had gotten really good vibes from these girls. A different girl picked me up today than before, and I didn't have as great a connection as before, but it was still a pleasant conversation. I think I wasn't as impressed by the conversation because I was concentrating on their philanthropy craft so much. I really wanted to do a good job because I really wanted to impress these girls. When I finished the craft it was almost time to go. But then the girl hugged me and thanked me for coming! I was so taken aback by her hugging me that I think I left without saying anything...Shoot! Lol.


Honeydew:Boy do I remember this house today! I was so impressed by their philantropy. The girls seemed so legitimately into it. Their philanthropy video was really moving, and the girls seemed so invested in the cause. And their craft was so cute. I could really see how it could benefit their philanthropy. The girl I talked to, Ryah, was so knowledgeable about the organization and spoke so eloquently about how she was affected by it, and how she had grown were truly astounding and inspirational. Where I didn't really have a strong impression from their open house, I left this house feeling really inspired. Very, very impressive.


Cantaloupe: Again, I don't really know how to explain this house. The only word I can think of is...lovely. They were nice, their philanthropy was sweet, the house was beautiful, but I kind of felt like I was in a museum. I felt like everything was untouchable because it looked so pristine. I left with a so-so impression of this house. I still had yet to have a comfortable conversation. The small talk was very small.


Plum: The girl who I talked to while doing my craft was just...odd. She kept going on and on about monkeys, of all things. I had told her that I was going to be a puppy raiser for a seeing eye dog organization, and she was telling me about this organization that raised monkeys to assist the differently-abled. Interesting topic for a few minutes, but literally, that's all she would talk about. I tried to steer it away from guide monkeys but she WOULD NOT relent. I thought their craft was kind of silly, and I left this house not sure if I wanted to return.


Pineapple: Horrendous. Absolutely horrendous. The girl who picked me up was STUNNING, but would barely look at me, let alone talk to me. She was much taller than me and I literally had to lift my chin to talk to her. Everytime I would ask her something about their philanthropy, she would give me a really short, snippy answer. For example, I asked her if their philanthropy project today was for the national philanthropy, and she said, "Of course. Did you think it was just going to some random organization?" We had several more interactions like this, and by the end, I could not WAIT to leave.


Mango: I stayed on the look out for chubbie girls. Lol. Saw not one by my standards. I had an OK conversation, and the philanthropy didn't stand out too much in my mind. These girls were probab;y ranked in the middle of my list because they were so friendly, despite the lack of impression they left on me.

To be continued...

I really don't understand why the text got so small...

LOVE the fact that the Plum girl wouldn't stop talking about monkeys! Hilarious :D

I would have absolutely freaked! IMHO, monkeys are only a little less freaky than clowns! *cringe*

Haha monkeys? Really? I guess she was nervous? Anyways, GO CHERRY AND MANGO!

Oh. My. Gosh.

I just had the next installment TOTALLY done and then I accidentally refreshed. FML. More juicy fruit coming soon...

i hate when i do that! waiting with baited breath.....

philanthropy day 2 continued...
 

I was really excited for the rest of the houses because they were some of my favorites. But that also made me super nervous, because I didn't want to screw anything up...

Peach : Bri picked up again, so that made me really happy indeed! Their philanthropy video was so sweet. What I really loved was that the video was actual footage of the actives from some of their philanthropy events. The girls seemed so genuine, and they were all smiles - but what I liked was that it was very candid. None of that staged, planned stuff. I recognized alot of the girls, and they just seemed like they were having so much fun. I asked Bri if all the events were like that, and I loved her answer. She said that every day with her sisters was a new and unforgettable experience. I left ecstatic and absolutely smitten with this house. I knew I wanted to belong here.

Strawberry: A new girl picked me up, and she was sweet but seemed a little ditzy. While I did the craft, she kept going on and on about my pink hand bag, and how much she loved the color, and how vibrant that particular shade of pink was. It was SO strange. I mean, it was a really pretty shade of pink but it was just a weird conversation. I excused myself to the bathroom for a few minutes, and who did I run into but Rachel, Marie's friend. It was a very unpleasant experience. In short, Rachel told me I was stupid for cutting Kiwi because they were the only house that would take me because I was such a skank, and that maybe if I was lucky Grape would give me a bid ( Grape is a very nice house, minus the fact that they are small, though many call it the reject house). I was speechless. I had no idea what to say, and I was secretly hoping an active happened to be in one of the stalls so she could hear how mean Rachel was, but alas...no. So I just politely told her to mind her own business, and then I got back to my party. The rest of the party went off without a hitch, and Rachel's words didn't hit me until I was outside the next house.

Starfruit: Outside the house, my Rho Chi could totally tell that something was up. I was visibly upset, and I wasn't saying a word (I ALWAYS talked - I was such a chatterbox). I briefly summarized the Rachel run in (withholding names, of course!) and she was SO supportive. She basically told me to ignore all of that negativity - I had been called back to so many excellent houses for a reason, and not to let a stupid jealous girl who's parties were not going well to affect me. Anyway, I felt a little better, and went in to Starfruit. Since I was having the talk with my Rho Chi, I was late and felt kind of self conscious, but the girl who picked me up was SO SO amazing. She could tell I was really upset about something, but she didn't pry. She asked me about it, and I just said some girl had been really mean to me. She was so sweet and just said to keep my chin up, and not to listen, and that any house would be lucky to have me. I left this house feeling so much better. I was definitely ready to go on to...

Grape: It was really obvious how small this house was, but I tried not to let it affect my image of the girls. Some of the other PNMs were just downright rude to their active, but I made sure I engaged in the conversation and did my best to give them a fair shot. Overall, I had an ok time, but I really didn't connect with any of the girls, or feel particularly connected with their philanthropy. Last but not least...

Watermelon: Again, I just got the best feeling from these girls. It was so comfortable, and they didn't seem to conform to the formal recruitment etiquette. While I did the craft, I was in an informal group of three actives and three PNMs. Just nice, casual and natural conversation. I liked this house so much because it seemed like they wanted us to get to know them as an actual house, and not as their "recruitment profile", if you know what I mean. I left feeling great about this house!

Tomorrow, we would be returning to up to 8 houses. I ranked them as follows:

Peach
Watermelon
Starfruit
Cherry
Honeydew
Strawberry
Cantaloupe
Mango
Plum
Grape
Pineapple

Tell me all about your hopes and guesses!

xox

Eaglesbaby

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Anyone know if there is a way to include a poll on my posts? I'd love to see everyone's guesses/hopes for my house!

"A Monkey Named Hellion!!!!!!"

We watched this old 1970s video every year in the psych class I TA'ed for. Google it. It's actually pretty cool. I am SO rooting for Plum now!

For some reason I think you end up in Starfruit so Im going to switch gears and root for them!

erg, This is why i read the threads when they are old. Now I am caught up in the story and i have to wait for the next installment.

and I have no idea who I am rooting for. There are a few houses you will be really happy in.

same here...!

I'm feeling the love for watermelon. Even though she feels a connection with several houses, she noted that watermelon seemed the most natural and open, like she was seeing past their recruitment manners and into the real heart of the house.

Hey ladies!

I will not be able to post more of my story today because I have the flu and feel horrendous, but I will try to post more tomorrow.

Sorry to keep you all on edge!

xo.

gosh-i am sorry to hear that you have the flu. take care of yourself!

Skit Day
 

I was SO excited for Skit Day! I had heard this was the most fun of all the days. Today was supposed to be chilly, so I wore a pair of black leggings, a royal blue loosely crocheted sweater dress with a black tank under it, and a pair of mid-calf yellow Frye boots.

http://www.thefryecompany.com/Produc...0BAN_multi.jpg

I know these seem SO weird, but they were totally cute with the dress, and I swear I did not look like a cow girl. Lol.

Anyway, Jena (who also looked super cute in skinny jeand and ankle boots) and I went together to meet our Rho Chi to get our lists. I had told her the day before about my Rachel run-in, and she was definitely not a fan of either one of them. She told me that she doubted that either one would get a bid from Starfruit, the house they were both obsessed with. I secretly agreed with Jena, but I didn't want to voice my opinion incase one of them overheard me and then verbally attacked me even more.


Speaking of Rachel and Marie, I'm definitely not a skank....I forgot to say that in my last post.

Anyway, my Rho Chi gave me my schedule back and here's what is said:
Watermelon
Cantaloupe
Cherry
Pineapple

wait...WHAT?!?! How in the hell did Pineapple get back on my schedule?! I had no idea how this could have happened, and I tried to ask my Rho Chi, but she was swarmed with tons of upset girls. I vowed to figure it out later, but anyway
Strawberry
Starfruit
Mango
Peach

I was really excited for this day and couldn't wait to get started!

Will post more later!

xo.

I'm intrigued by this. Apparently, most (all?) of the top tier houses invited her back, but at least one of the bottom tier houses (Grape, which was described as the "reject" house) cut her. Is this common practice for houses that are in a "rebuilding" cycle to focus their energy on girls that are less likely to go to a top tier house?

I will say that alot of times, a chapter will cut a girl if they get the feeling that they are more interested in other chapters.

Third Round and still 8 houses?

four rounds. it goes 14, 11, 8, 3.

Yes. I think the system is kind of screwed up. Lol.

looking forward to your next post, eaglesbaby!

i'm new on GC and decided to join after reading a few of these amazing rush stories!!
it brings back all of the emotions of recruitment from last year! I can't wait to go through rush as an active come fall, even though my sisters say it's harder to do it on that side of rush than as a PNM. Still super excited, though!!

anyways, I love this rush story! GO STARFRUIT!!! <3 <3

I can't remember - have you mentioned what year you went through recruitment?

Yeah, and isn't it a coinky dink that we were just talking about changing numbers of groups in rounds in that IU thread?

OPhiA Ginger: according to this story, the "struggling/rebuilding" house is a local, so they can cut whoever and however many they want - the only numbers pressure they have is what they put on themselves. They don't have a national pressuring them to take any old thing with an ovary for the sake of quota/total.

I'm thinking that might be about right because the # of prefs is so limited.

And they even get to bring their purses into the houses. How cool is that? :cool:

^yeahhh I am seeing your point now for sure.

They also get to spend time in the bathroom during parties talking to other PNMs.....

I don't usually read these stories, and this is one of the reasons. Two and a half weeks and she is only UP TO the third round? Srsly? I'm sure eaglesbaby will have lots more time to devote to the story that she was "dying to post" now that finals are approaching. :rolleyes:

If you're going to say my story is fake, which it isn't, at least base your opinion on some credible fact. In my major, we are graded mostly on papers. This semester, I do not have a single test-based class, and as a result no finals. I did, however, have five papers that were all due last week and the week before. In essence, I've already had my finals week and don't really have much to do besides pack everything up and go home. Please don't insult me again with such a stupid, frivolous argument.

To everyone else who has stated arguments that are not ridiculous such as the bathroom rule and the fact that I was able to bring my purse into the house, did it ever occur to you that maybe my Panhellenic is not as strict as the ones that you have experienced? I'm not saying your
Panhellenics are unnecessarily strict. I do think that some of the protocol my Panhellenic calls for should be enforced more than it is, and many of the rules they set in place are ignored, or at least not taken seriously, by many sororities on campus.

To be fair, PJS didn't make an argument; she made a statement. And you gotta admit - to be on round 3 after 8 pages (and two and a half weeks) makes for a pretty slow read. Especially considering it's a retro story. Even a real-time story would've been complete by now.

It's obvious that your Panhellenic is not strict. That's part of the problem. It's so un-strict that it seems untrue.

I've refrained from commenting on this story so far because, like someone pointed out very early on (page one or two maybe), even if it's a complete fabrication, it still serves its purpose (which, I assume, is to entertain). Keep in mind, though, that good fiction novelists do their research and write from an educated pov. There are glaring errors from a Panhellenic pov that scream "Un-researched!" in this story. That's all I'm sayin'.