Yeah, that's fine.

I am a KD legacy.. My mother and 2 of my aunts were affiliated w/ another chapter at another school. Not like the sister legacies that we have going on right now..

5 parties for today..

trust me, there are *very* few girls who get invited back to 5 parties. my gamma chi said getting four invites is LUCKY. you still have three great groups to choose from, and ORANGE is still in the running. i'm sorry to sound ridiculously optimistic, but i am trying to be that way for myself, so i can share some optimism with you, too.

Ames you are doing outstanding!
We know where you are not going, but which three GLO's will you be attending skit round? I see that Kappa may still be in the mix....(had to do a shameless plug ;) ) Best of luck with all your parties, you're half-way there!

I've told ORANGE how comfortable I feel there.. and asked them why they chose XYZ..But is there anything else I can say to reassure them that I am interested today? Without being over-the-top pushy..

Sure, there are lots of things you can say!
"I feel so comfortable here!"
"I really like XYZ aspect of your party!"
and on and on!

Have fun at your parties. Keep us updated.

OMG I am SO excited for you! It's making me feel sooooo excited to start rushing for girls when I get back to school! Good Luck! I really hope that you get ORANGE ! That would be awesome but the others that you mentioned sound like they would be good for you as well. Good Luck again! I hope that you end up where you want!

When you do express how comfortable you feel at Orange, make sure not to put other houses down (ie. I feel so great here, it's not like XYZ at all...I just don't feel good there....) - because if a group sees this they may think you are telling the other group the same thing....just backwards.

The best thing to do is just to relax, be friendly, carry conversation...if all of that falls into place, they will KNOW that you are comfortable and very happy there!!

Best of luck!

OK, I'm confused. You listed 3 colors you are NOT going to, and 3 that you are. But you mentioned 4 houses you will not be returning to, then asked if 4 inviites was ok, Ahhhh:confused:
So, you are going to 3, 2 cut you ( :( ), and 1 invited but you decided you didn't want to go there? I think i got it, right?

Now my question is, especially for the NPC Green Book experts, I thought you had to attend the maximum # of parties (assuming you were invited to them) in order to be bid eligible? How can Ames NOT attend a party she was inivited to? I'm so confused...

She has every right to decline any and every invitation she receives - that is protected by NPC policy (see the Membership Acceptance Card demo). You can not make anyone go to a group they clearly have no interest in going to. If that campus has a rule that says you do, it may need to be modified as you can not penalize a PNM for not accepting an invitation. Most importantly, a rule like that doesn't have the PNM's best interests in mind, which is why we do recruitment the way we do in the first place :)

More often that not, a rule will say that a PNM has to attend a certain number of rounds to be eligible to be invited to pref/get a bid - I think this is more of what you are thinking of... In this case, she is still attending the round, thus still eligible.

(We had a problem with this in the past, and in working with the NPC Area Advisor, we got it straightened out (I'm the Panhellenic Advisor)).

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At some schools, there is a guaranteed bid process which says that if you attend the maximum number of parties each round to which you are invited, you are guaranteed a bid at the end of recruitment. I don't know if LSU has that guarantee, I would doubt it. That is where attending all the parties to which you are invited would come into play.

Ah-ha! That IS what I was thinking about! Thank you, NeonPi!

Ok, Round 3 is over!! My feet are killing me.. but it's worth it.

Today I went to ..

ORANGE
BLUE
BLACK

ORANGE thus proved themselves again..God, it was great. I want to be a part of their chapter SO badly!! When I walked in and they did their skit for us.. I had to hold back the tears! I know it's pathetic, but they all looked so happy being together and doing things they love.. The girl that rushed me was awesome! Just awesome!! We talked about so many things.. interesting conversation, not short talk.

BLUE was fun.. Skit a little less impressive than ORANGE, but still really really great and really really funny. I could see myself being a part of this group more and more, but I put ORANGE first.

BLACK was fun.. I'll join if it's my last option, but certainly not my first choice. The girl who rushed me had similar interests, but I still haven't gotten a feel for the entire group.

I'm still singing their cheers in my head.. Just can't get them out!! They cut tonight, gamma chi meeting tomorrow for selections.. I hope I'm not removed! And I hope I get ORANGE! I'm confident..I must be!!

so glad you had a great day! I love hearing about skits bc we don't have them at my campus. Best of luck!!