Well, the ladybug isn't Phi Mu's symbol, and I didn't know it was *ever* used with individual chapters until I logged on GC. My chapter doesn't use the ladybug AT ALL (possibly because we have ASA on campus, our biggest rival size-wise and quality-wise -- yay ASA -- and their symbol, at least here, is the ladybug.)

Anyway, I had a girl from the Phi Mu listserve I'm on e-mail me and sign it, "ladybug love"........ I was CLUELESS!

lol... jacquelyn, i was told our LOCAL mascot was the ladybug ~ Sir Fidel was national. so, yeah, Sir Fidel is national, and GC taught me that we were not the only chapter fond of ladybugs. i think you're the only Phi Mu I've come across to say that ladybugs had not been used on your campus.

I had never heard of them before GC, and believe me, noone knows useless chapter facts like I do.

really???? even tho my chapter didn't use ladybugs, we knew that they were the "unofficial" mascot. some bigs gave their littles lady bug stuff and they showed up here and there around the house. lol, i think that we have hijacked this thread!

When I went through rush, one of the first houses I went to was ASA and I got cut after that. I went in thinking my roommate was one of their ladies, and so naturally I asked if they knew her. I was informed, quite rudely, by one that they didn't know who she was. When I talked to my roommate later *we lived in the dorms, so I barely knew her* she told me what had happened and that yes, she had been an ASA. We were looking through her scrapbook and sure enough, the girl from earlier had been her big! I think that's why I got cut, but, I hang out with alot of them now and we get along great! :D But I still love where I am!

Well, it could be that the particular chapter in question had a special affinity for snakes as a local symbol. OR, it could be that the PNM with the snake phobia saw a pledge pin and the crest and over exaggerated a bit. After all, when someone has a phobia, things probably seem worse than they are. :)

.....Kelly :)

we just have 7 sororities on my campus.....after going to all seven houses, you can go back to 5 for theme, and then 3 for pref. i only got cut from one group first night and i don't think, i know why...heeheehee. :)

i walked into this precious house on the 2nd night of getting to know you, talked to this really cool girl, had a lot to talk about, blah, blah, blah....ok, so rotation kicks in and here comes none other than this chick that did a pageant with my sister--and they did not get along. i knew she didn't know who i was, so i asked her if she was l'ville's jr miss the previous year, and she looked all surprised and excited answering, "well yes i was!"....so i told her that her roommate was my sister, and her face went from a flattered smile to a freaked out blank stare in 2.5 seconds followed by a disgusted "oh." it was hilarious. yeah....not asked back to that one. :p

s'all good, though....no place for me like AGD!!!!!!

Well, last year I rushed this sorority that I had some pretty good friends in so I thought, "Hey, if they are that cool, then the rest must be awesome". (stupid me) Well, me and a good bud was there rushing together when I told them that my best bud wasn't able to come do to work. They wanted her name and all, well, I gave them her name and all. All of a sudden some of them start bashing her quite rudely!! I'm like WTF??? So, since I was pissed I decided to have some fun. We were taking group pics of us and I started mocking one of the girls as a stereotypical cheerleader. Needless to say some didn't enjoy that. *grin* Odd thing, I was invited back.....but I dropped them pretty damn quick. *nods*

I'm sorry, but I had to search to find this post as I think someone climbing out of a window to "escape" wallpaper has to be the funniest thing ever done in the name of rush! As this thread has gotten pretty long, I wanted the newbies to enjoy... :D

honeychile

As most of you know I rushed as a senior/junior (sr credits, jr in year standing), so I have been on my campus for 2 years before rush. Well I think I didnt get asked back to Chi O on my campus because the girl I was talking to kept telling me I was in her rush group the year before when I had never even rushed. She kept going on and on how I was in it and Id tell her no I never rushed before but she wouldnt listen and started to get defensive about it, and I kept trying to tell her no youve probably just seen me on campus but she wouldnt let it go. She was like remember our Rho Chi's Suzie Q and Patty P or remember so and so in the rush group they are a Chi O too....I was like nooooooo. The funny thing is that her last name began with a C and mine with a P so even if we were to have ever rushed together we wouldnt have been in the same groups anyways. Very strange.....But in the same sense during round 3 at Tri Delt the conversation was not flowing very well (FYI- do not take this as me saying anything bad about them b/c I came really close to staying in rush and preffing there rather dropping out and pursuing DZ) and I think the only reason I got asked back because I had on a Lilly dress and blonde hair (basically what the chapter consists of) because the girl and I had no conversation what so ever....but I ended up where I am supposed be walking in the light of the flame!!! I LOVE DZ!!!

While it's not getting "cut" I finally thought of a reason as to why I didn't get the best response from one house when I was rushing...

We were at a beach alongside some lake/river and we were playing wiffle ball. I was on second base, and one of their rush chairs was playing shortstop. Groundball to him and because there was a guy at first I was forced to run...wasn't really paying attention and I ended up totally leveling the rush chair b/c he was in the base path...The house is considered a dominant intramural house, but even that intensity or aloofness caused them to take a step back...

This wasn't funny but it left me feeling like a complete idiot. This past fall was my first time going through formal rush, period. I pledged the previous spring. At preference, the one night we can say "hey we really like you" one of my sisters said "I think so-and-so is a girl I rushed the other night" so when the girl came in I said that the sister really enjoyed talking to her and she'd make a wonderful addition to ZTA. Turns out it was the wrong girl and she looked at me like I was crazy. I felt so stupid. Another girl struck me dumb when she said "I would come back tomorrow night but there's just one problem, you don't have real greek letters." I had some choice words for her but instead I just smiled and tried to rush her to the best of my ability. To this day I haven't seen her in anyone else's letters.

LOL, if anyone is joining just for pretty Greek letters, it'd be cheaper just to go print up their own t-shirt!

Don't feel bad about the other girl ... most rushees have the sense to realize that with the number of rushees we meet, there are bound to be some mix-ups. Apologize, move on, and if she's that touchy, it's her problem!

Thanks Fuzzie. I don't care what my letters look like. It's what they mean that counts. I'll always be a ZTA, curly-q letters or not!!!

I have pretty letters.