Woohoo! for Emma. AuburnDad, it's quite enjoyable to read your perspective. From what you've written, Emma sounds like she's got a great attitude and it shows in her invites. Impressive. Keep us updated when you can. Best of luck to Emma (and to every other Auburn PNM, of course).

(just saw Cassie's news, woohoo! for her too!!!)


I know I should root for the Diamondbacks, but I'm a diehard Giants fan

I am really thrilled for both young ladies going through recruitment right now. They are not even my daughters and I felt a deep relief that they both are feeling great up to this point. Whoo Hoo!:D

Good Luck to both ladies during recruitment! Parents, please keep the updates coming!

My rec girl at AU is having a good time too! I don't want to say too much but she is excited about all of her parties today!

Congrats Emma and Cassie! I'm waiting to hear from "Suzie", but since I'm in a different time zone I usually speak to her at the end of the day.....

I'm so excited for both of them, and can't wait to hear how their recruitment turns out! :)

Update
 

Here at the 12 groups that Emma will be visiting today and tomorrow for the Philanthropy round. Other than the Diamondbacks, these are in no particular order of preference.

Diamondbacks
Blue Jays
Angels
Reds
Cubs
Giants
Pirates
Rays
Astros
Dodgers
Orioles
Cardinals

She will have lunch break, so I may hear from her then. She had some interesting insight on the impact of having or not having a rec letter which I will probably share later on tonight.

Carnation, with the next round of cuts, are the PNM's selections "true cuts", or like the first round, do you list all of the groups and then if you don't get your top 7, one or more of the others move up to replace those spots?

If there are any girls reading this who are discouraged about not having a full slate like Emma and Cassie, do not despair - you can only receive 1 bid. You will be more rested and more able to focus on the parties you are invited to. Sometimes it is just a numbers game - and the girls that talked with you may have loved you, but you did not get to meet as many of the members as you needed (something completely out of your control). Do not give up. There will be a place for you where they will love and appreciate you and you will love them. Some of my daughter's favorite sisters are girls she did not meet until after bid day, as well. Hang in there!

Lawgal tells me that these days, the PNMs only prioritize, not cut like back in the day. Therefore, if one of her top 12 cut her, number 13 would move into its place.

I am to ditto what Lawgirl said.

I know a young woman who went through rush at a competitive SEC school. After the first round, she received only one invitation to the second round. To best honest, she had neither positive or negative feelings about the chapter that invited her back.

She said she could withdraw from rush and take her chances with COB or go through rushing again in the second semester or the next year. She realized that the odds working in favor were slight if she decided to follow those paths.

She decided that she learn more about ABC sorority and decide if she would want to join that sorority if offered a bid. She attended the second round party at ABC, showing interest and asking questions; she said that she tried not to sound too enthusiastic or too eager so she would been seen as desparate.

She was invited back to the third round and preference night events. Needless to say she was offered a bid, which she accepted.

My friend said she had to weigh there options as well as her feelings. For her, the ABC house was pretty nice place, she felt she could live with the members (realizing that she couldn't expect to like everyone and that every member couldn't expected to like her) and that if she wanted a part of Greek life, ABC was the best option.

She added that her decisions might not be right for every young woman or man wanting to participate in Greek life

For skit day (7 invites), all her invites would come from the 12 she attended for philanthropy - they will not go back to include the 5 she did not attend for philanthropy, so in that sense, there was a cut.

Day 3 Update
 

Emma sent a text message about today's parties.

The said that this round was more relaxed and more natural than the first round and the conversations were less awkward. However, she said that it was harder in some ways because now she sees some new things about some of the groups that cause her to like them more than she did yesterday.

Hopefully will have more later tonight.

i am so happy for emma and cassie and hope they had(are having) a great time today.

Let's see, they go until about 6:30 tonight and then finish those parties at 11:30 AM tomorrow. Then they wait until the next morning to get their results, I guess, and leave right for the parties from there like they did today.

Boo for no White Sox. Rooting for the Cardinals just in spite of the Cubs.