University of Arizona's Soroity Recruitment help!!!!
 

So I just signed up for the Sorority Recruitment for U of A but I am so lost. It says i move in on Aug. 16th and then everything starts on the 18th or 19th but I don't really know what is involved with the whole recruitment stuff. What should i expect? What should i wear?

I'm so excited and nervous. I just don't want to come completely unprepared.

This thread is from last year but probably still relevant.

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ersity+Arizona

read the threads that are stickied to the top of the recruitment forums and do a search.

Basically some key things to remember about recruitment are:
-Look your best all of the days
-Keep a very open mind
-Don't take yourself too seriously
and lastly, just have fun with it. no matter what the outcome is recruitment is a great experience!

Good luck!

Set 1: (2 days) you will visit all the houses on campus. The attire will be casual, as the sororities will be dressed casual. Wear comfortable walking shoes! During these two days you will visit all 11 houses on campus. Thankfully now the houses are all on 1st Ave and 2nd St (I think that is the name of the street in front of the parking structure).

Set 2: Philanthropy Day, you will only visit a maximum of 8 houses. The attire is still casual, but a bit more dressy. I would suggest a sundress. Still wear comfy shoes (like comfy sandles).

Set 3: Theme Day, you will only visit a maximum of 5 houses. Still casual yet dressy. LOL. I would again recommend a sundress. Again, comfy shoes are important (seeing a theme here with the comfy shoes :D). You will get house tours this day as well.

Set 4: Preference Night. You will only visit a maximum of 3 houses. This is a more formal event. You will want to wear a cocktail dress or a semi-formal. You will also want to wear appropriate heels or flats this night as well. But bring a pair of like flip flops to change into to walk between house to house.

Bid Day: Another casual day. Wear shorts, jeans, skirts. Wear a tank top as your new sorority will give you a bid day t-shirt to change into to take bid day pictures.

As for what to expect, expect a lot of girls to go through recruitment. :D I thought someone said that there were about 1000 girls going through last year. Anyone know?

Expect for it to be HOT, HOT, HOT!!!!! Bring sunscreen!!!! Wear lots of sunscreen!!!! Bring lots and lots of water. Keep yourself hydrated.

Most importantly....

Go into recruitment with an open mind!!!!! I cannot stress that enough. Heck everyone on GC can't stress that enough :D

omg thank you sooo much that was super helpful!!

agzg thank you too. i do have a question about the recommendation letters. do i just get a letter from anyone or does it have to be someone from that specific sorority?

ABC chapter will only accept Recs from ABC alums, XYZ chapter from XYZ alums, and so on. Each org has it's own form to be filled out. An alum should be able to find it on her I/nat'l org's website or in her org's magazine. Recs should be mailed to the chapter, not to the PNM nor to the Panhellenic.

Scroll down on this page and in the left under the "Recruitment" section.

https://orgsync.com/:pan

the first step is to transfer to ASU.

Rufio, I fixed your post for you.

Lslyker89, recruitment is very competitive here, a lot more competitive than most people on the outside realize. Just because it isn't Ole Miss or Bama doesn't mean that it isn't brutal. Please make sure to get at least one rec for each house, and work very hard to get them now since you are pretty behind if you don't have them.

Nice post bear_down! Very true!

If I remember correctly from what I was being told (but please don't take my word for it :D), we were brought back early because the houses were making quota (maybe quota plus) and they needed another house because so many girls were going bidless.

Now that you've registered for recruitment you should get a book telling you all about recruitment. This will include guidelines, clothing options, fees (for the houses). The website has last years book online.

I would guess there might be three chapters that still struggle with quota mostly because many women drop out if certain houses don't invite them back. Or maybe they just die from the heat during recruitment so they never sign a bid. :) Remember, we just lost a chapter this spring due to its numbers issues and it is ADPi's first formal after their re-colonization. We are back down to 11 sororities. So it ought to be an interesting year.

what chapter was lost inthe spring? I'm sure things are working out better thanks to the new release system (although in reality it's not that new, it's been in effect for like 3 years :D)

Lol, the sweet smell of rivalry.

Alpha Chi Omega

University of Arizona
 

I will be going through rush this Fall at University of Arizona. Do most girls really wear shorts that first day of rush or do we need to be more dressed up?
I am from a Southern State and girls tend to dress up more for rush.
Can we really wear sandals and flip flops?

I have seen everything from short shorts and bare mid-drifts (not that I'd recommend this) to sundresses the first two days. And, yes, the PNMs wear sandals and flip flops. Remember you are dressing to impress other women not guys. You'll be doing a lot of walking in 100+ degree heat so be comfortable and drink lots of water.