wahoo!!! its tomorrow!!!

mtsugurl- what are the actual times for rush?
never mind, i found it. i cannot believe that less than 1 week from now, you might know where your home is!!!!!!!!

How exciting!!! Good luck!!

one more day!

this is getting exciting!

I am so excited to read about your recruitment experience, as well as all the other mtsu girls!

I haven't been very vocal about it thus far, but I am SO looking forward to all you girls finding your homes. I wish all of you the best of luck!!!

YAAY Crystal only 1 more day for us :) woo hooo


Nichole

Good luck!!!
 

I just wanted to say good luck to Crystal and Nichole! I am so excited for tomorrow and I wish you all the best in finding your sorority homes!! :) I also look forward to meeting you all!

See you tomorrow!

Love, Vanessa

Good luck this week and have fun!

GOOD LUCK!!!

The fun starts today!!!

i woke up feeling the excitement!

Yay yay yay!!! I'm so excited to start reading this thread. I'm really looking forward to seeing how all the work I know she's put in has paid off. Can't wait till Monday when I get to read all about it (work comp is the easiest access to GC :( )

Good luck!!! As I've told others let your heart lead you to the house of your dreams!!!!!! Can't wait for all the updates!

mtsugurl- i see you in here. tell us what happened!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, I MISSED Orientation. I drove frantically around campus looking in every auditorium I knew of because I didn't know where it was (my computer has been down, and I've been moving, so I didn't get the email.) I did finally meet with my rho sigma, (who is as sweet as she can be), and got all my information. I hate that I didn't get to meet the other girls in my group though. That's what I was most excited about!

Of course, all of the other girls that I saw were absolutely gorgeous, blessed with great hair and the ability to tan (I don't have that...), and several had their mothers with them. I envy those girls - my mother rolls her eyes whenever I bring up recruitment. The rho sigmas that I met while searching for mine were all very friendly and excited. People are moving into the dorms today, so there were several sorority women helping people move in. Kinda nice to see. :)

I meet my rho sigma group tomorrow at 1:00. Whoo hoo I'm finally getting started! And only a year after I joined Greek Chat. ;))

yay!!!!!!!!!!!!! too bad about orientation, but everything is going to work out. i am so excited for you!!!!!

I went to parties in this order:
AXO, ADPi, AOPi, XO, KD, DZ, ZTA.
At ZTA, I got to meet ZetaLuvBunny! I was so excited!
I didn't follow the advice about comfortable shoes. :( I had to borrow some from my friend because I couldn't find any that I liked. They HURT. But, I got through the night and had a wonderful time!

These are not in order of the parties that I went to.

France - I really enjoyed this group. I met 3 girls, one was the president that I had met several times before. I had a lot in common with these girls, and they were so genuine. Conversation was a breeze! I felt really comfortable, and not intimidated like I thought I was going to be.

Italy - The conversation was very very forced. I was polite and tried to be interested, but I had to carry the conversation. While the girl was trying to tell me they were diverse, she said, "We're not all smart, and we're not all pretty..." I understood what she was trying to say, and that she was probably very nervous, but even when I met someone else I still wasn't very interested. I didn't have anything in common with this group. I got a lecture about the philanthropy, but couldn't really talk to the girls I met - they seemed very uninterested.

Canada - I honestly expected not to like this group, but I really enjoyed it! I met a few really sweet girls that nearly cried during our conversation when I asked them wat they liked about their chapter. I felt like I had alot in common with them.

Ireland - I expected to love this group and I really didn't. It felt like a job interview - a really forced conversation, businesslike, and I only met one girl who didn't really seem that interested in talking to me. I smiled and nodded alot. She talked continuously and I didn't really get a chance to ask questions.

Greece - I really liked this group as well, which I expected. I was actually rushed by one of my brother's ex-girlfriends (they're still friends), and another girl that is a friend of my brothers. I had a great time. Conversation was easy, and I feel like I really learned alot about the chapter.

Spain - I LOVED THIS GROUP! I went in with almost no opinion about them, but the girls were so outgoing and sweet. They were incredibly easy to talk to, and I really enjoyed meeting them. I felt very comfortable with them, and I really hope they ask me back.

Germany - I LOVED this group! I felt very comfortable here, and felt like I learned alot about the chapter. I was mainly rushed by one girl, but she introduced me to people. I can't wait to see them again.

I get my invites at 11:55 tonight.

Your write-up is a thing of beauty! I can't WAIT until the next chapter!!! :)

I am so excited for you! It sounds like you had a lot of fun and have quite a few amazing chapters to pick from! Good Luck!

Sam

I glad you had a good time at the majority of the houses....

Keeping fingers & toes crossed for you & waiting for chapter 2 w/ Honeychile.:D

Anxiously awaiting to hear where you go!!! :D

Sounds like you had a good time, Crystal! I saw you there! ;) I'm looking forward to hearing more about your week and see where you go! Keep having fun!!

yeah....sounds like a plan....roll with it and see what fate has in store...
it should be a winner....before we know it.

I wish I could be online more but I am busy with soccer! :( But I am rooting for you and I wish you the best of luck! I am thinking about you this week!

Heather, I looked for you!

i am starting to shake from withdrawl my dear:)

HELLO!
Well, I am glad to hear you had a great time today, Crystal. I had a WONDERFUL time as well! When they say you will "just know" which group you are meant to be in they aren't kidding....I found my home..now lets just hope they want me! :D

Kara

excuse my stupidity. i am so tired that i missed your rush recap on the last page!!!!!! woe is me:p

I am so excited for you! I don't know what I would be doing with all this time before I start rush. Now that I know about GC, I can go through it a bunch of times with you!!
Good luck!!

47 minutes until I get my invites... I really hope that I'm invited back to France, Germany, Canada, Spain and Greece. I would love for Ireland and Italyto cut me so I don't have to make that decision!

Well you better post in 67 minutes, then! ;)

When I saw you, you were sitting on the steps talking to a Rho Sig and another PNM, I think. I wasn't in the parties, though!

I hope you get invited back to the groups you really love! Can't wait for an update to see where you are going!

I was cut pretty harsh. Tomorrow I will be attending France, Canada and
Ireland. (in a different order: ADPi, KD, and XO.)

3 of the groups that I loved (2 that were reasons I rushed to begin with), cut me.

I'm extremely disappointed, but otherwise ok. I considered for a split second dropping out of recruitment, but that didn't last long. I really loved 2 of them, and although I really didn't enjoy one, I'm trying to tell myself that I may meet someone I really love in there tomorrow.

MTSUGURL - Congratulations on your invites! I am so glad that you put that thought of dropping out of rush right out of your head! You have three wonderful groups to visit tomorrow! I hope you have a great time!

Crystal, I'm sorry you're feeling disappointed!! :( But I'm SO glad that you chose to continue with recruitment. You have some fabulous groups to choose from and you'll find your perfect fit, I'm sure!

Keep your head high Crystal! You have 3 great groups ahead of you! GOOD LUCK! and see you tomorrow!!!!

and PS - for those of you that wanna know, I am going to AXO, AOPI, ADPI,XO, & KD tomorrow!:D

Honey, I hope that you at least continue through until the end of recruitment, even if you ultimately decide not to join a group. The reason that I say this is that one round is not always enough to tell whether or not a sorority is right for you. After the first round of recruitment, Tri Delta was not in my top three. To tell you the truth, it may not have even been in the top five (out of eleven groups) -- I can't remember for sure. But when I went back for round two, I liked them a lot more than I had the first round, and by Pref I knew I was home. The problem was that round one is skit night, and our chapter is just not that great at skits -- but we can put together a knock-your-socks-off heartfelt pref night. The girls you talked to at the sorority you didn't feel so comfortable at might have liked you, but they might just not be great at rushing, and it could take a while to get to know them better. You might love them during the next round.

Plus, you got two of the sororities you liked most . . . that's nothing to sneeze at.

Please don't take the cuts too seriously -- for all you know, they might have been mostly due to age. And that sucks, but we all know that it happens at many, many schools.

I'm glad you're sticking with it -- and anything could happen. :)

Crystal, I agree with everyone else--you have SOO much to learn about the three houses that invited you back. Get dressed up, keep smiling, and enjoy yourself--everything DOES happen for a reason! GOD LUCK!!!!