NFL Transfer Recruitment
 

Hey Everyone!! I am so excited to share my recruitment story with everyone. I am currently in the middle of recruitment at a medium size school in the southeast. I am a 22-year old transfer student, I originally went to a 4 year university but due to personal issues took time off, worked, went to community college etc but have finally been able to return to my dream school and am ecstatic to be going through rush. I am a sophomore and understand it is much more difficult to go through this process as both a transfer student and a sophomore but have a very open mind. I just want to be apart of a sorority, a place I can call my home, a place where I can be myself and thrive. I don't care if everyone is head to toe lilly or has the best name or has mixers with the "hottest" fraternities. I just want to be me!

SO anyway, I am a huge football fan so I am going to be doing an NFL themed recruitment.

We have 9 sororities on campus

1. New England Patriots
2. New York Giants
3. Pittsburgh Steelers
4. Miami Dolphins
5.Green Bay Packers
6. Chicago Bears
7. San Francisco 49er's
8. Arizona Cardinals
9. Dallas Cowboys

Lets get ready for some football ladies! :)

Go Bears!

Go 49ers!

Steeler Nation, baby!!

I hope you rank the Cowboys last.

I'm rooting for the Cardinals!

Love the theme! I'm going for the Packers!



I wish you the best during recruitment and I hope you're open and wise with your choices!

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Hope you have a successful recruitment!

Go Green Bay Packers!!!

Go Giants! ... I mean, Go Patriots! ... I mean ... oh frak. I grew up in New York, I went to school in New England, I live in New England, and my father (New York born and bred) is a die-hard Giants fan. I can't win. :-/

Go ... with the sorority that fits you best. Good luck and have fun!

Go Patriots!!

This!

^ I'm with Clemsongirl. Go pats!

What? No Redskins? WELL?! ;)

I never post in these, but I have to root for the Niners. I still love Joe Montana after all these years :)

Ditto. Come sit with me in my box seats, we'll enjoy the game together! (family has been season ticket holders since 1946, when the Niners played at Kezar). I loved Bill Walsh. What a coach. What a team.

ETA: JK about the box seats. We're not That Kind Of Folks!

The first night of recruitment was very informal and basically to just give us a glimpse of each chapter. We got to meet 2 sisters from each house and got a tour where the girls live and just learn some basic information. It was a whirlwind but so great to get to know the chapters a bit better! I took very simple notes, so bare with me!

New England Patriots- The Patriots were first, they were very sweet, their apartment was decorated beautifully with lots of Lilly and pearls

Pittsburgh Steelers- Steelers were next, their apartment reminded me of anthropology. The girls seemed a little stand-offish. I didn't feel very excited leaving.

Miami Dolphins- Dolphins were 3rd! This is a newer chapter on campus and you could tell they wanted everything to be perfect. There was not a single flaw in their decorating and the girls were as sweet as could be. I'm really interested in learning more about them!

Green Bay Packers- I walked into the Packers and fell in love. The only notes I have written down are "perfection" I really want to meet more of these sisters and learn more about them.

Chicago Bears- DA BEARS were very cute. They didn't have as fancy of decorations as other chapters but I felt like they were very genuine. I liked that the president shared a bit about her experience as a Bear

San Francisco 49er's- Their apartment was beautiful. It looked like lilly and tory burch got together and decorated. However, I don't remember much about the sisters.

NY Giants- The sisters were very nice and seemed laid back and very real. Their apartment was decorated very nicely but had a lot of diversity. There was just a very relaxed feeling to it.

Arizona Cardinals- All I wrote for this chapter was "neutral" nothing struck me in either direction.

Dallas Cowboys- Cowboys were our last visit, I was exhausted but when I walked in I felt a rush of energy. I could just tell how excited these sisters were to share their home with us. I loved it!

We didn't do any rankings tonight and I honestly didn't feel even thinking about making a ranking based on these very short tours would be fair. I am really looking forward to seeing all of them and getting to know them more in Philanthropy round!

How have I missed this thread up until now?!

Go Pats! :)

Bear down, Chicago Bears!

GO CARDINALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm cracking up, imagining Patriots fans decked in their finest pearls and Lilly to attend a football game:p They would freeze to death before the end of the first quarter from October onward!

Bill Walsh was fabulous too. Sigh. What a magical era.

Are you all going to get season tickets when it's at Levi's Stadium or whatever that place is called? It seems very far away to me...

P.S. OP -- sorry for this tangent!

GO Cowboys!

Amen! Go Steelers!

Sorry It's taken a while for me to write! Recruitments been so busy and overwhelming.. but 100% worth it!

Round 1- Philanthropy

Since we have 9 chapters it was split across 2 days, but I'm going to write them all together

Arizona Cardinals- I like their philanthropy. They were sweet but I'm not super connected, double rushed, don’t think I could see myself here, the girl talked a lot about house on the beach, how frat boys lived behind them, and their big mixer the day after bid day which was kind on a turn off.

Miami Dolphins- Very Touching philanthropy video. Really sweet, especially liked the last girl I talked to. I could see myself with them, would like to go back and talk to them more.

Green Bay Packers- LOVE! Worried 1st girl thought I was too excited. President came over to say hi which was really nice. The girls were so classy and genuine. I could really see myself here

Dallas Cowboys- AMAZING! Talked to 4 girls, conversation totally flowed, felt so comfortable, nothing awkward at all, seemed genuine and real! Favorite philanthropy

Chicago Bears - Really sweet, very low key, super involved on campus which I loved, easy to talk to.

San Francsico 49er's- I walked in and just felt uncomfortable. The girls were complementing me left and right and it just seemed so fake. They talked a lot about mixers and didn't focus much on philanthropy, I would not be happy here.

Pittsburgh Steelers- The conversation flowed and I felt pretty comfortable. I was double rushed with a girl who asked about mixers for most of the time which was frustrating for me. The girl rushing us was very nice but she confirmed that they do have many mixers and party frequently, so to me I knew I didn’t really want to be apart of that. I really loved their philanthropy though and the president came to talk to us who was a sweetheart. Left here feeling unsure if I could fit in or not.
New York Giants- PHENOMENAL. I immediately felt comfortable, I had so much in common with all the girls, I loved their involvement on campus. They were so genuine and I felt like I could be myself with absolutely no shame or fear of judgement. Felt like I could share my story with them.

New England Patriots- Very sweet and real, I had a lot in common with the girls and felt comfortable. The president remembered me from the tours and came to say hi. I really would like to go back and talk to more girls.

Ranking was hard! I We had to rank our bottom 3, I knew I wanted the 49er’s and Cardinals in my bottom but I was torn between putting Pittsburgh Steelers or Chicago Bears in the bottom 3. After talking with my Gamma Chi I decided to rank
1. New York Giants
2. Dallas Cowboys
3. Green Bay Packers
4. New England Patriots
5. Miami Dolphins
6. Chicago Bears
7. Pittsburgh Steelers
8. Arizona Cardinals
9. San Francisco 49er’s

Whoo hoo! http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/icons/icon14.gif Good luck!

Every chapter has plenty of social events and every chapter has women who like to party. Every chapter has lots of philanthropy events and has women who like to focus on academics. I wouldn't put too much on "frequent mixers" as a reason that you rank a group low.

I just realized this thread is a sorority recruitment story. I kept skipping over it in my "new posts" list because I saw the word "NFL" and thought it was people actually talking about football...like, recruiting players transferring from other teams or something. I want to use a smiley here, but there is not one that conveys the level of "duh" I am feeling.

I thought "Beer" (aka partying/mixers ) was one of the 4 Bs to stay away from. I'm surprised that this was a topic at most of the houses.

Really? I think it's really normal to talk about your social events; that's a big part of being in a sorority. You're not going to talk about how drunk you get, but certainly "we had an awesome mixer with XYZ! It was a circus theme, and people had the most creative costumes!" is totally acceptable.

Just to clarify... I think it is totally acceptable too and every sorority talked about it to some extent... I just got the vibe from our conversation that mixers and parties was the main focus of their chapter (which is fine! just not for me) because she didn't care to talk about much else

Round 2- Sisterhood

Sisterhood was also broken into 2 days, we could get invited back to up to 6 chapters and I got asked back to my top 6! I was so excited, there were many girls who only got asked back to 1 or 2 and some who got none... so I was very blessed to get the chance to see these chapters again

1. Chicago Bears- The girls were very nice, I clicked well with the first girl I spoke with but has some awkwardness with some of the other.We did "speed dating" and I liked that because they had specific questions to ask us so our conversations had more of a direction. We watched their sisterhood video which was cute, they seem to have a lot of fun together and are involved on campus. Nothing really struck me though, I left feeling neutral.. They are not my first choice, but I wouldn't be upset to be with them either.

2. Miami Dolphins- I felt like they had a great sisterhood, I really clicked with the girls I spoke with and could tell they had a great sisterhood. At some points I felt like I was leading the conversation more then the girl rushing me which I wasn't sure was a good or bad thing. I did get the vibe I would have a lot of opportunity for leadership though, which I was excited about! Since they are newer on campus, they really had to do a lot of work and I admire that about them. I could see myself in here.

3. Green Bay Packers- I had such a wonderful time here. I just loved every girl I spoke to and felt they were so genuine. We talked a lot about values of the sorority and the importance they place on each member following them. I spoke with a lot of girls in exec positions and they seemed genuinely excited to have me back. The president was an absolute doll and was someone who I felt like I could look up to. Their sisterhood video was totally homemade and I loved that! These girls just exude class, I didn't want to leave this party.

4. Dallas Cowboys- I really like these girls, but I felt worried they didn't like me. The first girl I spoke with was really stand offish towards me, but then the second and third girls I spoke with I had a ton in common with and we had a great conversation. I got to speak with the new member educator which was awesome, she was really open with me about what the new member process would look like and I appreciate that. They had a great sisterhood video, but I didn't get as good of a sisterhood vibe as I did with other sororities. I was really tiered by the time I saw them, so I think that impacted my thinking too. I left longing to want to go back for pref round but I think it may be because they are a highly "ranked" sorority. I realized this and had to keep telling myself the rank does NOT matter... all that crazy stuff just gets in your head.

5.New England Patriots- The girls were nice but awkward. I was double rushed and could barely get a word in. I could just tell I would not fit in here, the girls seemed really shy and just not excited about anything. I wasn't moved by their sisterhood video, they all talked very softly and monotoned. The party seemed to drag. This is my last pick for sure.

6.New York Giants- Last Party of The Round!!! I really loved them, the first girl I talked to was a dance and dance teacher like me so we had tons to talk about. Their sisterhood video was great and I could just feel how much they loved each other. I felt accepted here and was able to be myself. I could have stayed and chatted all night. The last girl I talked to said I gave her chills when I told her what I really wanted from a sorority. I could see myself here, they are definitely tied with the packers for the top!

For ranking we had to put our bottom 3 and top 3. I ranked

1. Green Bay Packers
1. New York Giants
1. Dallas Cowboys
2. Miami Dolphins
3. Chicago Bears
4. New England Patriots

After I left and thought about it more, I felt kind of angry at myself for ranking the Cowboys above the Dolphins. It really came from a place of wanting to be asked back to the "popular" sorority even though I knew in my heart it wasn't the place for me.

LOL. Nobody knows why the Cowboys are popular. Everybody hates the Cowboys! ;)

But the best part is that Cowboy fans are EVERYWHERE. ;)

Just like roaches.

That's right...we're everywhere and indestructible. We will survive the nuclear apocalypse! :D

At least you admit you're roaches. :cool:

Glad to see the Packers are at the top of the pack!

I'm also a 22 year old transfer student so reading this is great! I'm pretty excited to see the Packers in the lead, too! :D