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Dancing_Greek's Fabulous Recruitment Adventure! Fall Recruitment 2011
After hours upon hours of reading through other girl's stories about recruitment, I have decided that I am going to do my best to keep you up to speed on my own formal recruitment endeavors.
Recruitment begins in about 2 1/2 weeks. I move up to my new place of residence on August 13th and the process starts on the 14th. I am an incoming freshman to this whole experience. Both older sisters have either graduated from this same university or they are in the process, one is a senior this year. Neither of my sisters went the sorority route, just never really had the interest. Now me on the other hand, well that is a different story. When my oldest sister was still in college, I remember visiting her. We would always drive past sorority row and I couldn't help but have this connection to them. I always told my mom, I am going to be in a sorority! Well now that time has come and the experience of a lifetime will be here in a few short weeks. I can't believe how time flies. :eek: I am the baby of the family, the last one to go off to college. My mom continues telling friends how even though she has done this twice before, she has no idea what to expect this last time around. LOL The university has a total of 16 sororities that we will be getting to know over the course of that week. I see that many people have chosen to use code names for the houses just to keep things vague. I am a Grey's Anatomy fanatic so I am going to go with the lovely character list as my code names: Meredith Derek (McDreamy) Christina Alex Izzie George Callie Bailey Mark (McSteamy) Arizona Lexie Owen Jackson April Teddy Addison Well anyways, this post is long enough! Can't wait until the process actually gets underway! You've got one overly nervous and excited girl over here! :D |
Good Luck to you!
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Update of Formal Recruitment Preparations!
Well I can't believe it! 9 days until I move and 10 days until my first official day of formal recruitment! It is all very exciting, I have found it virtually impossible to go a single day without thinking about it. I think I might be a tiny bit obsessed! :D
I finished up my outfit shopping yesterday, just have to find some more accessories and shoes! Two of my favorite things, so that shouldn't be too hard! I am really excited about all my outfits esspecially my business casual outfit, it's sassy but classy! Now my pref dress, well that has been a struggle. The funny thing is though, we aren't having a problem with finding one that we like or looks great. We are having too much luck and finding that every single dress I try on looks awesome, not to toot my own horn. We actually bought 3 the first night, one being a black dress. I figure, if I find my new home, a black dress is a stable of the sorority wardrobe. So that will be a keeper, but the other two are both blue. One has a bit of a pattern and the other is plain blue and strapless. My mom and I were a bit hesitant about both of them so we decided that we would keep looking! But, man did they look good on me. ;) Yesterday we finally found a dress that looks killer and we think that it will be perfectly apporpriate for pref night. Whelp, counting down the days!! |
I have to admit, I'm pretty jealous you've found multiple pref dresses! I'm having a hard time just finding ONE! I'm excited to read your story though, good luck!!
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yay!! I can't wait for it to start for you! I have a good friend who is about to start recruitment at Ole Miss, so I'm loving all of these stories! Best of luck to you!
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Thank you for the Good Luck vibes everyone! I can't wait until I get to start reading other recruitment stories, so much fun. Ohh and it's highly addictive, I have been reading past posts and I keep telling myself, one more page then shut it down. Yeah, that hasn't been happening. One page turns into 10! Haha
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Wow, Wow, Wow...It has officially been a week since the end of formal recruitment. It feels like I have been living in my dorm for over a month! With my first week of classes done with, and catching up on most of my sleep, I have decided it's finally time to reveal my recruitment story. Bear with me, its going to be long and I will do my best to post promptly and not make you all wait!!
Saturday night, August 12th, we started off our week right with a huge pizza party that included everyone participating in recruitment. It was a lot of fun to see all the girls and think that a handful of these girls will be your new sisters by the end of the week. We went to the party with our Rho Gamma and recruitment group. This is the point when I would like to mention how fabulously wonderful my Rho Gamma was. She ALWAYS had a smile on her face and I felt so comfortable talking to her about my unsure ideas about the houses. Hands down, the best Rho Gamma ever!! My recruitment group also turned out to be an amazing group of girls. We grew so attached to each other and we were all a little torn when we realized that we wouldn't get to be together the whole week. I absolutely loved these girls. We will all be so close throughout our whole college career. Anyways.... Pizza party was awesome, the faculty introduced themselves and the Rho Gamma's did a skit for us. They sang us a song from each of the 16 sororities, so much fun to watch! After dinner we went on our real estate tours. This consisted of walking around Greekland and going to all the houses, without entering. We gathered in front of the houses and our Rho Gamma told us a few facts about the house physically. We wrote our notes and continued on to the next house. This was mostly so we could see the house and make a mental note of it, and hear some interesting facts about it. Once we saw all 16, we headed back to our dorms so that we could get an amazing night of sleep before the longest day of recruitment. Next up, 16 party day! |
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So excited to hear your story!
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Alright all, I am back! Seems like I was MIA for awhile there, but not to worry, I have come back with a recruitment story!! :)
Sixteen Party Day! Whew! Sixteen houses in one day! Let’s go! April - First house up! There were some mixed emotions going into the first house of the day and my first house ever! I was so excited but super nervous and really had no idea what to expect. Thankfully, after all the lurking I had done on GC over the summer I knew to at least expect loud chanting and clapping and sure enough 2 minutes after getting lined up the chanting began. As we walked up the front steps it all began to become very surreal. I absolutely LOVED April the second I started talking to the first girl. I really connected with the girl, as we were both the first girls in our respective families to go Greek. She was also a dancer just like me so we didn’t run out of things to talk about! Overall, I felt super comfortable talking to the April girls and they all seemed like the same kind of personality as me and held the same values. This was the perfect way to start off my recruitment experience and I was ready for more! Owen- I was so excited to go into Owen! I had done some research earlier this summer on all the houses and found that I loved this one. We got ready to go into the house and I had butterflies in my stomach. I talked to 3 girls while I was in this house and felt so comfortable talking to all of them. One girl even mentioned that she loved how confident I was about my future and I wasn’t afraid to speak up, this was a major self-esteem boost! We talked about dance team and dance in general and before we knew it, it was time to head out. As I was walking out the door, one of the girls caught up with me and told me to remind her of my name again because she was wanted to remember it. I thought that was good sign! I had an awesome impression overall of this house and I couldn’t wait to go back! Meredith- Meredith was next up on the schedule and I was a little apprehensive going into this one. The reason being, earlier that year, my mom and I had taken a tour of this house and thought it seemed a little…. funeral parlorish. Fake flowers everywhere and outdated decorating. I knew that I didn’t want to base my decisions on the house its self but it would play a little factor in my decision. But, to my surprise I walked through the door and was completely taken back! It looked completely different and more updated which was a relief because I absolutely loved all the girls I talked to. I talked to a girl with the same major as me and that was a lot of fun. Another girl and I talked about how she had such a family relationship with her show choir team in high school and that’s when I told her about being the same way with my dance studio and that was one of my main reasons for wanting to go Greek. I left the house feeling like I had made some great connections with the girls and was feeling very confident about this house. Arizona- After going to 3 houses and having amazing experiences at all of them I was ready for the next! I went into Arizona with an open mind and ready to mingle. I talked to 3 girls at this house and out of the 3 girls I really only felt comfortable talking to 1 of them. The other 2 girls were super nice but they were very awkward to talk to and I just couldn’t carry a conversation with them. The girl that I enjoyed talking to was the VP and we held a pretty good conversation. When it was time to go I was ready. Arizona was somewhat of an awkward house and I couldn’t really picture myself there. Callie- Before going into this house, I had a preconceived opinion about it. I knew I shouldn’t but I just couldn’t help it. I was hoping that all the girls in the house would turn my opinion around because I really wanted to have an open mind during recruitment. I walked through the doors of Callie and was greeted by all these gorgeous girls. The theme of their house for the day was very clever! I had some pretty good conversations with the girls I talked to, but I felt like I was pulling teeth to get them to ask questions and be engaged. I left the Callie feeling so-so about them and sort of wanted to give them a second try but I wasn’t sure. Bailey- I was surprised at how much I actually liked Bailey. I figured that I wasn’t the typical Bailey girl, but I found that I had a lot in common with the girls and really enjoyed talking to them. They all loved the flower that I had in my hair and their outfits were supering cute too! We talked a lot about the connections that this particular Bailey had with all her sisters and I loved that she cared about the girls so much. I left the house feeling surprised in a good way and happy. Mark- I went into this house having a friend that was in it and she absolutely loved it and was always talking about it. I couldn’t wait to go in! All the girls were super sweet and they had one these adorable pink sparkly Toms! I talked to one girl, who was in the university modern dance company, and really got me thinking about joining it, myself! Everything in the house was so bright and fresh and I was so comfortable talking to all of the girls that I did. I left this house feeling really confident about it! Derek- The first note I had written about Derek was: ABOSUTELY LOVE THIS HOUSE. That basically sums up how I felt about Derek. When I was talking to all of the girls, there were no awkward pauses and the conversation wasn’t forced at all. It felt like I had known these girls forever and we were all best friends. They weren’t your plain Jane conversations, they were super interesting. I couldn’t stop smiling when I walked out of this house; I wanted to go back in so bad! Teddy- I really liked Teddy!! All the girls that I talked to had so much in common with me, like we had parallel lives! I hadn’t talked to anyone in other houses that were as serious about dance as this girl and I. I loved it! She told me about how close all the girls were in the house and that some of the seniors had a huge “moment” last night and I thought that it was really special and super touching. I really felt the connections that the girls had with each other. I was hoping that Teddy would show up on my schedule tomorrow because I wanted to get to know these girls more! 16-marathon day to continue soon…. |
16 Party Day Continued...
Here it is, the rest of my 16 party day! Hope you enjoy it and I will be back tomorrow with results and more stories! :)
Alex- I didn’t really know what to expect from this house, but it turns out that I really liked it! All the girls seemed so down to earth and really sweet. I had pretty good conversations with the girls and I felt comfortable with them. We had a funny conversation about creeping on our new roommates via Facebook and how if we didn’t have FB we would be lost. The only thing I really didn’t like was that unlike all the other house they had two PNMs for every one active. I felt like I couldn’t really get to know the girls because I felt like I needed to let the other girl talk and I didn’t want to dominate the conversation. I wanted it to be fair for the both of us. I left the house feeling like I needed to give it a second chance. George- I remember having amazing conversations with all 3 girls that I talked to. They were all so easy to talk to and had great senses of humor. One member of George actually came up to me and said that she knew my older sister and then a light bulb went off in my head and I remembered this girl too! She ended up being the next girl that I talked to and we chatted on and on! All the girls in the house were beautiful and their personalities were perfect. They weren’t too over the top but you could tell that they really love each other! I really, really liked this house! Lexie- Well, I will just come right out and say that Lexie was defiantly not one of my favorite houses. The conversations I had at this house were very forced and boring. I felt like at the other houses, the small talk was more interesting and expanded into normal conversations and stories, but at this house it was all about the plain small talk. I felt somewhat comfortable and I smiled and was polite. One thing that really bothered me was whenever I answered a question; the girl would ALWAYS respond with, “that’s cool.” She would then wait for me to ask the next question. I know that these girls are just as nervous I am, but it just felt like a let down after having such a good day at all the other houses. The girls were nice but I just couldn’t see myself there. Izzie- Overall I really like Izzie! The girls were super sweet and they were all dressed so cute! The conversations were so-so only because one of the girls was a little awkward to talk to. She seemed like she was really nervous, but we got through the conversation. I feel like if I got to know the girls a little bit more, I could really start to see myself at this house. I love the connections that the girls had with each other and seemed so comfortable together. Like I said before, I really liked this house! Jack- Hmm, what to say about Jack. To tell the truth, out of all 16 of the houses, Jack is the only house that I don’t recall very well. It is obvious that it didn’t stick out for a reason. By going back through my notes I am having some “aha” moments and it’s coming back to me a little bit. There just was something about this house that didn’t jump out to me and say that it was the right place for me. The conversation was just average and nothing special. The house was gorgeous and the girls were all very kind but I just don’t think that I could have seen myself there. Christina- Whew, last house of the night. We all did a little cheer when we got to this house! I wanted to make sure that I was still pleasant and peppy when I walked through those doors even though I was hungry, exhausted and had blisters growing on my feet. The girls on the other side are just as tired as I am! I put on a happy face and popped right through the door. I talked to 3 girls while I was at Christina and had some of the best conversations of the day. By this point, I am a professional at the whole small talk thing and I feel so comfortable talking to these girls. We talked about my major and what I was going to do after college, which is go to nursing school. The last girl I talked to was a riot. I was so happy that she was the last girl I talked to on the end of day one. She asked me the most random questions like, “if you could live on any planet, which one would you choose?” and “what is your favorite flavor of gum?” The funny thing is, I didn’t find the questions weird at all. They were super refreshing and I had so much fun. When it was time to go, I was sort of bummed. I wanted to stay and talk to this girl! Absolutely loved this house and it was the perfect way to end my day on a good note! Next came the ranking. We were to rank our bottom 6 houses from favorite of the least favorite to our lowest choice. This is how I choose to rank mine: Bailey Izzie Callie Arizona Lexie Jack My favorites of the day in no particular order: Meredith Derek Christina Alex George Mark Owen April Teddy Coming up next……. Sisterhood Showcase (9 party day) |
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Drum roll please....9 party day! :)
I survived the first day and was very anxious to find out what my schedule would look like today. I was hoping for a full schedule of 9 houses but I knew if I didn’t I would be okay with that too, it only takes one! Most people would see the most cuts this day because girls were cut based on grades, I crossed my fingers that my GPA was seen as asset to the houses and went to receive my schedule from my Rho Gamma.
Schedule for Sisterhood Showcase: Alex Owen Mark Christina April Bailey Meredith Teddy George A huge wave a relief came over me after I saw my schedule! I had a full schedule and was going back to all of the houses I loved! I was a little bummed that I didn’t get invited back to Derek but with all the other awesome houses that I did, but it barely even phased me. I was very happy that I didn’t get invited back to the houses that I found super awkward to talk to. Now I could just be myself and not have to put a fake smile on for those houses. Today would consist of skits that the houses had put together to show us the values of their houses. I was really excited to see these and I was ready for a good laugh! Alex- Alex had a really super skit idea that they went off of. It was all about two girls that were on vacation and they were facebooking all of these Alex girls. I was so impressed by the set up that they had and I wasn’t literally laughing out loud and it wasn’t a fake laugh, it was genuinely funny! There was more small talk about majors, movies, travelling and the kind of foreign languages we took in high school. There was really nothing very personal or deep. Once again they had two PNMs for every member, I am not a fan of this recruitment method. I had fun at this house and it was starting to grow on me! Owen- I was about ready to jump out of my skin when I saw that Owen was on my schedule for the day. I was so excited to see some of the girls personalities come out in their skit and man was that skit hilarious. The funny thing was, compared to all of the other houses they had like no props but there’s was by far one of the funniest ones. The girls in the skit were just so funny! It was the classic recruitment group skit where there were all these different personalities in one group and they all had to interact. So funny!! The skit really reminded me of my friends and myself; we would totally do the same thing in a heartbeat. The girls I talked to after the skit were some of the same girls that I had talked to the day before and I loved how they remembered certain things that we had talked about. We had some awesome conversations about how they had such a support system within their sisterhood. I couldn’t get over how much I loved this house!! Mark- I so super happy to be invited back to this house today! The girls were so sweet and down to earth. They had a really good skit that really showed the main points of what their sisterhood meant to them. The girls I talked to after the skit were pretty interesting to talk to but I didn’t feel as great of a connection to them as I had the previous day. I really like this house overall still, and it was still one of my top picks. Christina- I was excited to be back at this house today! Christina’s skit was okay, and I was a little disappointed. It was just a little weird and my host/active member kept talking to me the whole time so it was really distracting. Once the skit was over we went back upstairs and talked some more and after being bumped to a few different girls I was bumped to a girl that had actually gone to the same school as me! She said that she wanted to make sure that she got a chance to talk to me and that was nice to hear. I was really comfortable talking to her and it was nice to see a familiar face and be able to talk. We really talked about the bonds that being in a sorority makes. I was glad that I left the house loving it because at the beginning, during the skit, I was feeling a little unsure. April- I was back and the skit was sooo cute! It was April through history and how it has changed and stayed the same. The girls did a very nice job of getting through their skits and doing there best not to laugh! After the skit I had an amazing conversations with my girl and we didn’t run out of things to talk about it. There was no small talk, which was such a relief! I had so much fun at April and I could see myself in so many of the girls. Bailey- I wish I could come back saying that I loved this house and that I am glad that I gave it a second chance, but the truth is I wasn’t really all that impressed with it on this day. The skit was very cute and it was super funny but the turn off was the girl I was talking to. She was uninterested in what we were talking about. I had to ask her all the questions and when I gave my input she would look off and not even pay attention to me. I was really disappointed because I really wanted to like this house. I had to decide how much I would let this conversation affect my decisions for the night. Meredith- I am not sure why, but I just did not have fun at this house on the second day. That was a bummer because I had loved it so much the day before. My particular host was almost a little annoying. I know that is rude but I am doing my best to tell you how I felt this whole week. I don’t know what it was about her that made me feel that way, but I just did. Their skit was cute but not very original and I didn’t understand it very well. It was Grease themed. I left the house a little discouraged because I had had such an amazing time the first time around and I didn’t know what to think of them now. Teddy- I was so pumped to be back at this house!! I couldn’t wait to meet some more of the girls and get to know them more. The skit was very well done and it looked like they put a lot of effort into it and it really paid off. The girl I was with was so cute and nice! I loved talking to her and we talked about clothes for a while, one of my favorite subjects! LOL You could just tell how much all these girls loved being together and the time just flew by while I was there. Left the house feeling excited and hopeful. George- Last house of the night! Since I knew it was my last house of the night I got a rush of energy to get me through the next 40 minutes. I talked to two people that were in the skit and they were hilarious and I loved talking about them. We were joking with each other the whole time but still made sure to talk about what I was looking for in a sorority. So, the skit was so funny! It was so clever and they have to have had to put so much work into it. I had so much fun at George and I didn’t want to leave when it was time to go! Ranking was pretty easy on this night and I was thankful for that! The houses that I choose to put on my bottom were kind of a bummer because I did have such a good time at all of them the first day, but they just lacked something on this day. Just like the previous night we choose 3 houses to put in our bottom and rank them from favorite to least favorite. Alex Meredith Bailey My favorites of the day in no particular order: Owen Mark Christina April Teddy George Stay tuned for 6 party day!! |
I am loving reading your story! I can't begin to imagine going to 16 houses in one day- going to 6 in one day seemed nearly impossible to me! Fingers crossed for you!
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Whew, sorry I haven’t updated you all week! Two exams and two papers were due this week, can you say welcome to college??
So anyways, the next day in my marathon was the 6 party day. We were able to start a little bit later today since we had fewer parties to go to and that meant more time for me to sleep in!! After our usual morning meeting with our Rho Gamma, it was time to receive our schedules! Here we go: Alex Christina Teddy Meredith When I saw my schedule for the day I could have sworn there was a mistake, only 4 houses?? I am not going to lie about how I felt, it was devastating. Some of the houses that I for sure thought were my favorites and that had gone really well we no longer on my schedule. What I was most devastated about was not being invited to Owen. I had fallen in love with this house which I knew was not a good thing, but I couldn’t help but love all the girls there. Luckily for me, my schedule allowed me to have a break first thing. I was able to hold it together until I got to my room and then I let my self-go. I had had such a drastic cut, and in my eyes, it made me feel like a failure. My mom was still on campus because she was making some last minute errands for me and I ended up calling her and she came right over. We talked it over and I composed myself and started accepting the fact that I didn’t get invited back and just to move on! It was hard, but my mom asked me if I would have wanted to be invited back by girls who didn’t like me. Of course not! It was time to move on and be happy about the houses that DID want me back because they could see me becoming one of their sisters! Today on the agenda for all the houses was to get tours of the house and go over the financial side of things for the particular house. I was told my mother to not let the finances of the house sway my decisions, so it was very informative to have them go over that, but I won’t go into great detail about that stuff, mostly what I liked about the houses. Alex- First of the day! Once again, they had one active paired with two PNMs. I had learned to get over that and was used to it from this house. Still wasn’t my favorite mingling method, but what are you going to do? While we were touring this house, something that really stuck out to me that I really like was that they didn’t have any cold airs. For those of you who don’t know what a cold air is, it is a large room with everyone’s beds (usually bunk beds), and it is always dark and always cold. It is where everyone has their own bed and they all sleep in that same room. There is usually one cold air on each floor. So like I said, Alex did not have cold airs and it was just two girls per room. I liked that they had privacy and only one other person living there. The whole house is air conditioned, so that was a major plus too! The whole rest of the house didn’t really stand out to me, it was pretty boring architecturally and the living room was just too fancy looking for me. Like I couldn’t lounge around in sweats if I wanted to. This house had some pluses and minuses. The conversations I had with the girls here today were also lacking. Christina-Christina’s house is going through a redecorating transition one floor at a time. The floors that were done looked amazing; every thing seemed so updated and sleek. Loved the natural colors of the rooms and the simplicity. Christina did have cold airs but a feature that the cold airs have is if you are on the bottom bunk, there is a curtain type thing that goes around the bed so that it seems less like you are in a room with a bunch of people. I didn’t learn about that until at I got to Christina. I really love to grand look to the house when you are on the outside, it is so pretty! Overall, I would not have any problems living in this house and my conversations were also really good again today in this house. Getting good vibes from Christina! Teddy- Yayyyyyyy back at Teddy! The first thing I would like to say about this house is…GORGEOUS. Definitely the most unique on campus and you would feel like a princess if you lived there. The girl that gave me the tour was the best! I haven’t felt a better connection with anyone I had talked to that whole week. She was so down to earth and funny. We joked and talked about legit stuff. I felt really comfortable asking her questions about the cold airs and if she liked them. She said that she couldn’t imagine living any other way and they have only just moved in! Their study room is really nice and they have the wonderful resource we call study files, as do all the sororities on campus! Don’t worry, the professors know about them! I just got an overall good feeling from this house and it seemed really comfortable to live in! Meredith- I am not going to lie, I am pretty happy that I saw them back on my list. Even though they were in my bottom, I really wanted to give her a second try because I really wanted to like them since I had so much on the first day. Meredith’s house is very nicely set up, and like I said before, they have recently redecorated. A cool fact about the girl who redecorated, they were both interior design majors in the house. How cool is that? They also have the cold airs, and by this time the idea of a cold air is starting to look pretty nice. I love to sleep in the cold and I love that it is completely dark all the time. Can you say perfect napping atmosphere? The outside of the house is a little dull and blocky looking. It doesn’t really look like a homey house. It kind of looks like a business. Today my conversations at this house were so much better! Like they were a complete 180! I loved the girls that I talked to, they were really interested in what I had to say and they were interesting to listen to. So sweet! Ranking was kind of hard tonight because since I didn’t have a full schedule. I had to choose one to put into my bottom. All of the houses had really stood out to me today but there was one that just didn’t make me feel as comfortable as the others had. The one house that I choose to put in my bottom was: Alex My Favorites of the day in no particular order were: Christina Teddy Meredith I can’t believe that my next post will be Pref Night! Such a big decision is coming up and you won’t want to miss it! :) |
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The finish line is approaching!!
Here we go! It’s now time for the biggest night of formal recruitment, Pref Night! The whole day leading up to the ceremonies later that night was very relaxing and much needed. We were able to sleep in and roll out of bed and go to breakfast together in our sweats! It was so much fun! But, who cares about that! I am sure that you are all dying to know how the night went!
My recruitment group met around 3:00 all dressed up and we all looked gorgeous and so confident. Our Rho Gamma talked to us for a little bit about how tonight would work with the whole strict silence our campus does, and I am sure along with many other campuses. The walking between houses would be silent and so would line up at the houses. The only talking that would be done today was in the houses. After explaining all of this, our Rho Gamma led us in our own candle passing ceremony. We all went around the circle talking about what recruitment meant to us and how it affected the way we felt. Wow, this was very emotional for all of us, and you could really see that we were so comfortable around each other that we could really open ourselves up to each other. Very powerful and it got us in the mood for the night and how special this night is to all the girls in the house too. Anywhooo, schedule time! I nervously took my schedule from my Rho Gamma and flipped it over not knowing what to expect! Teddy Meredith Christina I wave of relief came over me! Despite having a small schedule yesterday, I had a full schedule today! Also, they were all my first choices from the day before. There were no negative feelings going into my first house, I know by the end of the night I would really find the house I fit into, and it was definitely one of these. No doubt about it! Teddy- the atmosphere at this house was completely different then the previous days, and this goes for all the houses. There was no chanting but instead we were called into the house one by one by our names. This was nice because it felt more personal instead of being herded into the house. It was calm and peaceful once you got inside. They had the house decorated so elegantly and beautiful. The same girl that gave me the tour of the house yesterday hosted me, and I was so excited to see her again! We had some amazing conversations, and the small talk was nowhere to be found. I loved it; it was like we were best friends! We watched a slide show that showed pictures of their sisterhood and had tasty chocolate covered strawberries. The song in the slide show made me tear up a little bit, it was very touching! I was really blown away during the ceremonies at this house and it felt so comfortable and natural to me. Meredith- I have had mixed feelings about this house all week, it had its ups and downs. I was ready to see how I felt about it for the last time. I can honestly say that I really felt no connection during my conversations and during the ceremony for that matter. The house looked gorgeous and so did the girls, but something just wasn’t clicking with me. The conversation that I had with my gal was very forced and I noticed myself picking at my cake a lot because I was…bored. I am really not trying to be disrespectful to these girls and I know that I really could learn to love them, but I didn’t want to have to learn to love them. I wanted to know right then and there if I could see myself there tomorrow. You could really see that the girls cared about each other, especially the seniors, their letters were touching. I left the house feeling like my heart was really beginning to see where it wanted to go and it was drifting away from Meredith. Christina- Where to start with this house? I will start with the fact that the girls at this house looked gorgeous and so was their home décor. Once we were all inside we were escorted to the basement where we were served H’orderevs that were delicious! It was good to get some real food in my stomach. The girl I talked to was so down to earth and I absolutely loved talking to her. She was even comfortable enough to tell me how Christina was actually not first on her pref night list and when she found that she was a Christina on bid day, she couldn’t have been any happier. She said that she really couldn’t imagine it any other way. This was nice to hear that it’s going to work out in the end. The system works and I would need to let it work it’s magic! After the awesome I had with the girl, another girl that I was pretty good friends with in high school traded spots with her. I was ecstatic! We could never run out of things to talk about and I could really see how much Christina meant to her. It was now time for the ceremony. It was a beautifully candle lit gathering with singing and memory sharing. We all held on to candles that we lit and were invited to recite some lines with the girls, which was really cool that we could be apart of. I was starting to get kind of teary eyed and by the end, I was full on tears. I am not really sure what happened but this wave of emotions just came over me and I couldn’t hold it back. I felt like the biggest sap. I was crying but laughing at the same time because I was dropping hot candle wax on my legs because I was shaking my candle all over the place. I walked out of that house experiencing all the emotions that I had read on GC about pref night. Whew, here comes the hard part. A huge group of silent girls made there way to the location where we were making our final decisions. Our vice presidents of recruitment said a few things and then we were left to make our own decisions. I noticed that some girls left, meaning they chose not to pref any of the houses, and others knew exactly what they wanted and headed over to the computers. I needed a few minutes to gather my thoughts and really think thru each of the houses. I knew that I wanted to maximize all my options and would pref all 3 houses, the question was in what order. After a few more moments, I realized it was clear what my choices were………. These are ranked from favorite to least favorite Christina Teddy Meredith After I made my final decisions and made it official I came to the conclusion that I will truly be happy at any of those houses and I will have the 4 best years of my life with them. Next stop…..BID DAY!!!!!!! :D:D |
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Carnation: My friend's grandmother called them horse's ovaries.
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Welcome to our final destination...BID DAY!!
Okay everyone! It is now time for the moment you have all been waiting for!
BID DAY! I woke up that morning very nervous not knowing what was going to happen next, I was praying to myself that I wouldn’t receive the dreaded phone call from my Rho Gamma telling me that I didn’t receive a bid. The hour came and went that the Rho Gamma’s would call us if this were to happen. I was soo relieved!! There was a house that truly wanted me! I got ready to go and rushed down to the parlor where I was meeting my recruitment group! We took pictures and then headed to central campus where we would get our bids! The Rho Gamma’s gave us our sacred envelopes and instructed us to not open it until the bell rings at noon! We were all so anxious and comparing evelope styles to other girls! Finally the clock struck noon and all you could hear was paper ripping and screaming girls!!!! I opened my envelope to find that I was a proud new.... HANG IN THERE WHAT COULD IT BE? WHELP HERE WE GO, I AM A BRAND NEW... TEDDY!!!!!!!!!! AKA... SIGMA KAPPA!!!!!!!!!! :D |
Congratulations! May you enjoy a life-long bond with your current and future sisters!
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Congratulations to you and Sigma Kappa! It's been a big year for Sigma Kappa on GC.
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WHOOO!! Welcome, welcome!
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Glad you finally realized the value of "cold airs" (we called them sleeping porches - same thing).;) I adored ours, although I was less thatn thrilled with it when I first moved into our house. I'm sad that our new house won't have one.
I love the "walkaround," the informal walk around sorority row with a short talk about the physical properties of each house. That would be a great way to help PNMs remember the differences between houses and keep them a little straighter. Thanks for sharing your story! |
Congratulations! I'm happy you found your home in Sigma Kappa! :D
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