Thank you so much for posting!! I love reading your thread. I hear that sororities at USC do incredible videos so tell us all the details!!

Have fun, sorry you are sick drink lots of fluids!

Awww...I hope you feel better! I'm glad that you got invited back to the houses that you really loved. I can't wait to hear how your day went, so keep us posted! :)

If you have time, get some echinacea & golden seal,m or just echinacea . . if you take a few every couple hours you will feel and perform a lot better. Good luck.

Both you and Enna are sick! Hang in there...I'm glad you're happy with your invites! Best of luck:D

Chloe:
Wow, you are having an amazing rush. Your posts are wonderful. So glad you're going back to the houses you connected with, that's all that matters.
You and Enna are really doing well, I can't wait to see where you will both end up!
Good luck,
violets

Chloe, I woke up with a cold on bid day, but I still managed to have fun! Get some Zicam at the drugstore. It's amazing stuff.

It sounds like the houses you are clicking with are clicking with you, too. Get plenty of sleep so you can wow 'em at preference!

Hi Everyone! Hi chloe
 

I just found this thread now, and this is my first posting although I've been lurking for a while trying to learn more about Greek Life. I'm actually also at SC this fall, and going through Rush and having the BEST time.

It's all so new to me, and I'm loving it. And Chloe, for all I know, we may have met each other already!!

Anyways, I would love to ask you all for some help because I am having the hardest time. I went back to all 4 of my first choices for today and now I need to cut 2 and I don't know which two to cut.

I went to:

Delta Gamma
Pi Beta Phi
Gamma Phi Beta
Kappa Kappa Gamma

And I loved all of them. I think DG, Pi Phi, and Kappa are more for me, but I can't choose which one to cut. Any ideas or suggestions. I loved the Kappa's and I thought they were great, but I didn't feel as comfortable there as I did with Pi Phi. I'm just really confused.

I didn't know anything about any of them before so I really came in with an open mind, but I'm having such a hard time. do any of you have any ideas of things to look for or evaluate now while I'm trying to make my decision. I'm going to make a list for each other to and try to jot down some things.

Chloe, how was your day? Did you have a good time?

I've met so many girls who are SO SURE about where they want to go and I just don't have a clue! Plus I'm a Pisces and so my star trait is that I'm indecisive!!!

HELP ME SOON PLEASE.

I'm meeting my Ro Chi in less than one and a half hours!!!
Any Ideas???


PLEASE???!!!!!

Love Honey

Honey, my best advice is to just follow your heart. Pick the places where you feel the most comfortable and at home. Sometimes the choices can be really tough, but trust your instincts and you'll be just fine. Best of luck:D

Two Suggestions
 

1) Picture yourself in your PJs, no make up, unshowered. Now try to picture yourself in each house. If you can't picture yourself in the house like that, then you may want to cut it.

2) Picture yourself in the letters of each house. As you dou this. Ask yourself are you being yourself in those letters? Are the members you met girls that you'd want to hang with even if they were not in your sorority? If your answer is no, consider cutting.

Follow your heart. And if in doubt, go with your gut. ;)

Thanks so much... Its still so hard!!
 

Thanks so much for the advice girls! I like the idea of being in my Pj's and wearing no makeup, etc, because I really feel like that at Pi Phi.

DG was stunning and so was KAPPA, but I don't know if I would feel as comfortable like that at Kappa. I'm not planning on living in I don't think. And so I would be coming to visit, and would want to be happy being there and not living there, but I loved all three houses.

I'm trying to follow my heart, which is telling me Pi Phi, but I'm struggling to decide between DG and Kappa because I love both!!!

and then I think maybe I should cut Pi Phi and then I don't have to choose between DG and Kappa!!!

:(

I'm so upset now. This isn't fun. and my meeting at at 8pm...

Chloe, I woke up with a cold on the day of Prefs and I lost my voice. I hope you feel better! Get plenty of rest and good luck!
I also have a cold now. :(

hon-
So, it sounds like you like Pi Phi and Gamma Phi, since you have not mentioned cutting them. I would def keep those two!!

Other than that advice, I echo the other posts:
Where did you feel most like yourself? Where did you feel most comfortable? Stay there. Imagine it's Bid Day and you have a bid from each house-- what does your stomach do? Follow that!

Good luck, this is really exciting!
ll,
Michelle:D

Ok, Imma dork, and I re-read your post. You actually didn't like Gamma Phi.. whoops.
Have you tried looking at the org's websites? Getting a feel for the national level? Just a thought!
ll,
M

I'm pulling for....
 

I'm pulling for ADII!

I worked with a girl who was an ADII from USC. She was the sweetest thing!


Good Luck!!! :D

Wow sounds like rush is going fantastic for you...congrats! Glad you are feeling so comfortable with some of the houses. That is quite shocking to me actually about Gamma Phi's video...I know at my school there is NO way we are allowed to have anything that even hints at alcohol and stuff and aren't allowed to talk about fraternity guys, etc. And I thought that you weren't allowed to leave houses with anything from that chapter....I know when I went through rush they made us throw out or give back everything. We couldn't even leave with the napkins from the drinks or it was considered dirty rushing, so I am surprised they gave you cookie platters. Does anyone know if the rules are different at each school? Good luck with pref. I am sure you will get your top houses...ADPi seems to just love you, that is awesome!!!

She didn't say they got to leave with the cookie platters. She said they gave them to them before the slideshow. USC's rules do not allow PNM's to leave with anything.

I'm surprised about the video as well. We were told to leave all boys and booze pictures at the door...the focus is on the sisterhood. Anyway, it sounds like you made the right choices and I wish you the best with your invites!

Good luck Chloe!

I really enjoyed reading about all the details about each chapter. Sounds like you're enjoying yourself and having a great time. I hope you end up exactly where you hope to be! Keep having fun and enjoy Preference.

Christin

How is it going Chloe?
 

Hey Everyone,

First of all, thanks so much for your help. I finally made a choice although I lay awake thinking about the house I cut, and I'm still upset, but I had to do it I suppose.

So I chose Delta Gamma and Phi Beta Phi, and both of them invited me back for pref, so I'm excited. I better get ready soon, but I also wanted to find out how everything is going for you Chloe? Hope you have a great day.

One question for all actives who have been on the other side of rush, how does it all work. If I've been invited back somewhere can I take it that they like me and want me back? I definetely want to make sure I'm comfortable in whichever house I choose and whether they want me or not is going to make a huge part of that decision for me?

Any insight?

Thanks,

Honey

Hon-
If they invited you back to pref, they like you! There are a few threads on how bids work here, but the jist is you can be a pledge of any sorority you pref. They know this and they don't invite you to pref if they don't think you'd be a good addition. Being invited to pref is not getting a bid, but it's the next step!
Good luck to you!
-M

What time are the Pref parties -- will you be done with both before the game tonight? When will the bids actually be handed out?
FIGHT ON!:D

From a USC - GPhiB alumna (moi!)

me too, hehe... seriously though this summer at our leadership conference i met the greatest girl from their chapter...

it's been wonderful reading your thread, good luck and i hope you had fun at prefs and i'm so happy to see you went back to adpi! follow your heart!

~jenaya

Chloe and SC Honey...

Good luck and have fun at pref, it is time for you to relax and enjoy!!!

SC Honey, you might want to find out DG and Pi Phi's housing policy... I noticed you do not want to live in... however, they might require you to live in the house for a year or two. This could be a selling point for you to either house, if you are having a hard time deciding.

A&As

Good luck with pref tonight. This past spring break some sisters and I went to another sister's house in L.A. We visited the USC adpi's and they were so sweet. We went up to their house and told them we were adpi's from alpha theta chapter and they treated us like they had known us forever and we were great friends. They have a beautiful house too, I don't know if you know this but Sorority Boys was filmed there and while we were there they were filming "Nancy Drew goes to College" (???) But I just wanted to say good luck, I'm sure it will go great for you!

I didn't mean to sound like I was making accusations on my post earlier..I was just a bit confused. But anways, a HUGE congrats on getting to pref at your top two houses!!! Good luck and let your heart be your guide.

SCHoney, I'm thrilled you're going back to Pi Phi! If a chapter invites you back to pref, they're looking seriously at you as a potential sister. Don't worry -- they like you.

Chloe, I'm so glad you're going to your top two for pref.

The best of luck to both of you.

SCHoney-I am glad you got your top picks...please post video AND pref reviews...you are holding out on us for details!! (see I live in the Northeast and we just do not have the sort of rushes that go on in CA! I love hearing about them!!)

Chloe-I am glad that you got to go back to the places you feel at home. Don't forget pref details!!!

Chloe and SC, I'm very happy for both of you! Pref is such a special night...enjoy it and really allow it to show you where you feel most at home. Best of luck...can't wait to find out!

Some girls go to college to meet their husbands,
Sorority girls go to meet their bridesmaids!

Best of luck to you, Chloe!

XOXO,
Annie.

Chloe,

I am so glad things went well today. Everyone at USC is sick right now. There is a really nasty flu going around and I know a lot of actives and PNM's were sick this weekend. Congrats on making it through recruitment and feel better. Please post if you can after you get your bid and let us know how you are doing.

Laura

Chloe, our pref was in the morning as well and I felt kind of silly all dolled up in my black dress at like 9am. Anyway, I'm glad you had a great pref experience. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!

Chloe:
Oh, I cannot tell you how exciting your thread is to read. It totally reminds me of my own rush. One of the other houses I prefed was GPhiB as well! It was gorgeous but ADPi was my home.
I think you've had an open mind and heart during this whole process, and I hope you end up where you will make a wonderful sister.
violets

Feel Better and Good Luck!!!:D

Hey Aphigal
 

I'm so sorry - I didn't mean to be holding out on juicy details. I just kind of intruded here on Chloe's rush experience and so didn't want to assume that anyone was interested in mine. I'd love to share with you though, and I just hope I can remember everything.

Sitting back now, Rush seems like such a blur. It went so fast and was so long, plus I met more people then I ever imagined and have a hard time keeping my facts straight between them. I think so myself, oh Kim was such a great girl.. blah blah... but um, what house was she in again? And thoughts like that....

I'm start with the House tours, but won't go into too much detail about those. I loved almost every house I saw. They were all stunning and the girls were all great. By the end of the day I was so tired, that I didn't enjoy it as much and so I feel that the one's earlier on had an advantage.

I started with Delta Gamma, and just loved the house and all the girls. I met the house mom, who pulled me and the girl showing me around, in her bedroom, and set to the girl, "We need her. This one's a keeper and we could do with more brunettes around here. [All three of us were brunette] So I had a good feeling there instantly. We have stunning drinks in Pineapples, and everything was amazing. Anchor shaped Cookies, and so on were just devine.

I don't even remember the rest of the order, but I visited:

Gamma Phi Beta
Pi Beta Phi
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Kappa Alpha Theta
Alpha Delta Pi

By Kappa I was finished, and couldn't speak, and ADPi was stunning but I was just ready to go home. I must say that I loved all the houses and each had something special and different and the girls were all great.

Theta was the first house I went to on Thursday night, and I loved it. I loved the girls, and everything, but then on my house tour I was paired up with some strange girls I couldn't connect with, and who didn't say much. There were huge lulls and I felt I needed to carry on the conversation, which I didn't enjoy.

Because I loved all 6 though, I had a hard time cutting 2 for the side show day and while I wasn't initially even going to keep G Phi Beta, I had a great tour and loved it, and then Theta was the opposite way around so I considered them to drop.

After much agony with my Rho Chi, I picked the following 4 to go back to:

Kappa
Pi Phi
DG
G Phi B

I'm so tired now though so I think I'll pause and take a break and come post more details soon. Sorry! I don't mean to keep anyone in suspense. I'll share one detail from Kappa though before I leave which I LOVED!!

They were all dressed in a baseball kind of them, with little denim shorts, white and green knee high socks and Green and Blue base ball shirts. The front said Kappa, and the back said "we're in a league of our own"

When I went inside to watch the video, the girl left to get me a drink, and when she came back, she had a cookie for me, frosted like a baseball. It was white with red icing for the stitching, and then in light blue, was my name across the cookie! I loved it. It was the cutest most personal touch I'd seen all day and even though I was hot and tired and not hungry, I indulged in the cookie!!!

Again on this day I visited DG first and so I started to see it as possibly being a sign....but I'll tell you more soon!!

Bye Girls!

SC Honey

One more thing...
 

I may have left out an ijmportant piece of information that some of you might be interested to know. I'm actually rushing as a Junior!!

Which was and still is very scary. I didn't know how that would work out, and I was nervous about being older than all the other girls, and the houses not wanting me because of it. This is my first semester at SC because I transfered so it's not like I waited.

What is the policy regarding upperclassmen at some of your houses? does it make a difference? I've heard some chapters only accept Freshman, but I'm not sure why that is???

Anyone know?

SC Honey:) :)

Re: One more thing...
 

Because that way they fill their houses with members that will be there for a full 4 years.

Chole-- I can't wait to hear how your rush works out!! Good Luck!

SC_Honey-- as a transfer, you are most likely looked upon differently than a junior who has already been there for 2 years. I can speak only for my house at USC at the time I was there, but we didn't penalize transfers. GOOD LUCK!

Fight On!
Amy

Thank goodness....
 

...Gamma Phi at USC did not care that I rushed as a Junior! I was not a transfer student either -- I was in the Trojan band though and band camp always fell the same week as rush -- so I missed out on rushing as a sophmore (my parents did not allow me to do anything as a freshman except women's swim team & ROTC). So
as a junior who desparately wanted to go thru rush, I essentially blew off band camp -- actually I went to a few days of it after rush ended...but to this very day, I am so glad Gamma Phis did not cut me because I was a junior -- I have been one VERY dedicated alumna that's for sure!!!

amycat -- when were you at SC and what house were you in?

CONGRATULATIONS CHLOE!!!!!!!!!!

How awesome! Enjoy it!!!

:)
Amy