LOL! That wins hands down for the Most Shameless Plug of 2002!

Oh, Gamma Phi Beta you are the best sorority....

Go Gamma Phi!

Good luck with rush, have fun...I'm so jealous of all you girls who have formal recruitment!

First day of rush!
 

I am using numbers but tomorrow I will tell you which houses I do end up visiting. Today we went to all 11 in no order. Again the sororities were (not in this order though)
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Epsilon Phi
Alpha Phi
Chi Omega
Delta Delta Delta
Delta Gamma
Gamma Phi Beta
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Pi Beta Phi
Okay today was my first day of rush here it goes:

1. First house was ------------. These girls were really sweet and I love how friendly they were. I almost felt pressured by a few because the rush chair and girls that I met the day before at the first reception. I liked them but I don’t know if I would want to be a part of their house.

2. We then went to -------- and I had so much fun there. The girls were really nice and I was able to talk to some about cooking and traveling and so forth. Overall I like these girls and want to check them out again to see their sisterhood better.

3. After that we went to --------- and I liked them though it seemed as if every girl was really trying to be an individual. And I don’t know if I really want to be in a sorority that champions itself in being different because I am looking for a traditional place. I am a traditional girl.

4. Then we went to ------- and I don’t like this house. While the girls I talked to seemed fun, something that caught my eye really made me not like them. They had shot glasses on a table next to the entrance to their party room with their GLO’s name on them surrounded by glitter and confetti on the table. I really thought that was a little distasteful from a PNM’s point of view to have shot glasses and other drinking paraphernalia there for show.

5. After that was ---------- and I loved it. I met so many beautiful girls and all of them were really diverse. I loved some because they traveled a ton and that was so neat. They were all really genuine.

6. Granted the first girl I talked to wasn’t very personable, I loved this house. All the other girls were great and I felt at ease with them. They were all from good families and well traveled but I really felt that they truly stand out.

7. Next this house was so great! I felt comfortable there and I didn’t feel like I was trying at all. These girls were great and I really feel like I should get to know them better to get a better feel for their house.

8. This house I didn’t know what to expect because their reputation varies from campus to campus but the girls I met were so fun. One was an Assisteens chairman like me and that was sooooo great because I really was explaining it to a lot of girls but not here. They seemed confident. I don’t know if this house is for me so I need to get a better feel for them.

9. I didn’t like this house. I didn’t feel comfortable and they seemed a little too relaxed. Even though they are supposedly big on campus they really weren’t for me. One girl didn’t talk much because we were two PNM’s with one active and I didn’t like that since all of the other houses were one on one.

10. These girls were very nice and incredibly athletic. I liked them and want to get to know them a little bit more. They seemed really real and I also liked how they had engineering majors at their house. Smart girls.

11. These girls had a lot of perk. At the BBQ the day before I was allowed to meet the rush chair and she was the nicest person ever. The girl I talked to though was very quirky and nice. We had a common friend and a common love for Florence. This girl knew my sister’s close friend really well so that was fun to talk about. They showed a slide show but they yelled and clapped in a small room and danced…it all would have been totally cute if they did it a little softer. It was a little bit too loud.

I dropped number’s 4, 9, and 11. I put 11 as my 9th choice but I just didn’t know if the girls were really for me. Like I said I am a traditional girl. Hopefully tomorrow I will get asked back to the ones that I like. I really hope that they liked me!
:D

Sounds like you had fun at most of the parties! Have a great time tomorrow - I can't wait to learn where you return to!

Okay, I wish I knew the code....
 

...esp if it was my sorority with the shotglasses on display...plus I'd just like to know what houses won your favor and which ones didn't...Anyways, since I don't know if my beloved sorority was one you liked or not, I will take the chance now to do a really SHAMELESS plug:

GFB! GFB! GFB!

ahem...that is all!

:D :D :D

Day #2 update
 

Second Day

Today I got asked back to 7 and I am sooooo happy with 6 of the 7 that I was asked back to. The max was 8 so I don’t feel left out because I know of girls that were only asked back to 3 or none!

In alphabetical order I was asked back to the following houses…I did not visit them in this order:
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Epsilon Phi
Alpha Phi
Chi Omega
Delta Delta Delta
Gamma Phi Beta
Kappa Delta


8. This was my first house and they were super friendly. They had a real cute slide show and I met more girls. I like their sisterhood and I am still keeping my mind open to them. I liked how they had a girl that I talked to yesterday talk to me as well today, that was really great.

7. My second house was soooo cute and nice. I loved the girls that I talked to and they did a skit about there being in ---------------- OZ. It was so cute and I really do love all of the girls that I talked to. I really hope that I get asked back to this house. They are so great!

2. I love this house. I met a girl that was just like me and I felt that we really clicked. Then I talked to a girl with the same name as I and who I also really got along great with. The third one I talked to was also great. I hope I get asked back.

4. These were again my last choice and they did a skit that was “Club-------“. Again they seemed to “party, party, party” for me. I don’t want to come back here.

1. These girls were super friendly and their skit was like a dream sequence. As much as I like the girls I just don’t know if I could be a part of their organization. They are really sweet and I put them in my 5th spot so I will be asked back if I don’t get one of my top four.

11. These girls were nice but again I don’t know if I would really fit in here.

3. This house was different than the day before. I really got along with the girls that I talked to and they seemed truly interested. I really may be starting to like them so I am giving them a second chance.

I decided to drop 4, 11, and 1 tonight. I hope that I get asked to at least two of my top four tomorrow. I really do feel connections at 7 and 2. They both have great sisterhood and I love how the girls interact with each other. I hope tomorrow is good. Wish me luck!

BTW I was really happy that I did not go back to visit some of the other houses because later that day I saw them act rather unfriendly to particular PNM's so I am happy that I am not going to those.

It seems like you are weighing your options very carefully. Good luck, and be sure to enjoy yourself!!!

Erica:)

I agree with erica, it seems like you are being very careful and thoughtful about this process. Good luck on the next round! I cannot wait to read your next post.
Best recruitment wishes,
violets

Will you at least tell us which 7 chapters you went back to??? i'm dying to know! If not, can you tell us which ones invite you back tomorrow, and then explain your parties by numbers??? Please Please Please tell us!!!

Ooooo, best of luck to you!! We all can not wait to hear the rest of your story!!! :D

uclagirl,
You seem to have a good head on your shoulders, and I really, honestly hope that you end up at the house that is best for you. (your comment about the shot glass was SO on target!) Yes, I hope it's mine, because I can't imagine a sorority NOT wanting someone like you! That being said, I am going to congratulate you on wanting to be part of the Greek system!

Enjoy rush!
honeychile

Thanks for telling us where you are returning to! Even though my chapter is not represented on your campus, I am so excited to read about your recruitment experience! Thanks so much for sharing your story!

How did 4 party go? Don't forget to let us know how you are doing!

UCLAgirl,
I love your writing and your rush posts. Thank you so much for sharing these details with us! It's such a pleasure reading your reactions, you seem to be a very self-posessed young woman, I'm sure you're going to find a lovely home that you will so enjoy.
Can't wait to read your next post!
Go UCLA Panhellenic!
violets

HI, Where are you? I guess things may not have turned out? Let us know. I am really sorry if they didn't.